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+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/babel-greek/babel-greek-doc.rst
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ babel-greek
Babel support for the Greek language and script
===============================================
+:Version: 1.13.1 (changelog_)
+
:Copyright: © 1997 Apostolos Syropoulos, Claudio Beccari, Johannes Brahms,
- © 2013 -- 2022 Günter Milde.
+ © 2013 -- 2023 Günter Milde.
:Licence: This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
conditions of the `LaTeX Project Public License`_, either
version 1.3 of this license or any later version.
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ Babel support for the Greek language and script
:Abstract: `babel-greek` is a contributed package providing comprehensive
support for the Greek language and script via the Babel_ system.
Document authors can select between the *monotonic*
- (single-diacritic), *polytonic* (multiple-diacritic) and
+ (single-diacritic), *polytonic* (multiple-diacritic), and
*ancient* orthography of the Greek language.
.. contents::
@@ -36,8 +38,9 @@ Files
`<usage.tex>`_
Description of the `LGR Latin transliteration`_ and the `Greek numerals`_.
[`<usage.pdf>`_]
-test-*
- Documented test sample documents.
+test-\*.tex
+ Documented test samples.
+ [`<test-greek.pdf>`_, `<test-greeknum.pdf>`_, `<test-athnum.pdf>`_]
Requirements
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ Alternatively:
ending in ``.dtx`` through LaTeX.
The last steps can be automated using the Unix `make`_ tool.
-The provided `<Makefile>`_ defines the targets
+The repository sources include a `Makefile`_ defining the targets
:``all``: (re)build packages, documentation, and tests,
:``packages``: (re)build the packages,
@@ -99,6 +102,7 @@ The provided `<Makefile>`_ defines the targets
.. _greek-tex: https://codeberg.org/milde/greek-tex/
.. _snapshot: https://codeberg.org/milde/greek-tex/archive/master.zip
.. _make: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_(software)
+.. _Makefile: https://codeberg.org/milde/greek-tex/src/branch/master/babel-greek/Makefile
Usage
@@ -106,49 +110,69 @@ Usage
.. role:: latex(code)
-Use the "greek" document option or pass the "greek" option to Babel, [#]_
-e.g.:
+To **load Greek language support** with Babel, use the ``greek``
+document option or pass the ``greek`` option to Babel. For example,
.. code:: latex
\usepackage[greek,english]{babel}
-For polytonic Greek, set the language attribute "polutoniko", either
+activates support for Greek text parts in an English document. [#]_
+
+For ancient Greek, set the language attribute "ancient", either
after loading Babel
.. code:: latex
\usepackage[greek,english]{babel}
- \languageattribute{greek}{polutoniko}
+ \languageattribute{greek}{ancient}
or as modifier
.. code:: latex
+ \usepackage[greek.ancient,english]{babel}
+
+Similarly, the attribute "polutoniko" selects the modern polytonic Greek
+language variant,
+
+.. code:: latex
+
\usepackage[greek.polutoniko,english]{babel}
-Similarly, the attribute "ancient" selects the ancient Greek language
-variant.
+The Babel_ core provides two commands to **select the active language**:
-For details see [babel-greek.pdf]_ and the babel_ documentation.
+* The declaration ``\selectlanguage{greek}`` switches to the Greek
+ language,
-Input of Greek characters is possible as literal characters (α ... Ω)
-[#]_, as LICR macro (``\textalpha{} ... \textOmega``), or via the `LGR
-Latin transliteration`_ (a ... W) [#]_. See
-[usage.pdf]_ and the example files provided with greek-fontenc_.
+* the function ``\foreignlanguage{greek}{<some text>}`` sets
+ its second argument in Greek.
-.. [#] Alongside other languages that will be used in the document.
- The *last* language option sets the document's main language.
+Both ensure support for the Greek script and select Greek
+case-changing and hyphenation rules.
+For details see the Babel_ documentation and babel-greek.pdf_.
+
+Input of Greek characters is possible
+
+* as literal characters (α ... Ω) [#]_,
+* as LICR macro (``\textalpha{} ... \textOmega``),
+* or via the `LGR Latin transliteration`_ (a ... W) [#]_.
+
+For details and caveats, see test-greek.pdf_ and the example files
+provided with greek-fontenc_.
+
+.. [#] The *last* language option sets the document's main language.
.. [#] with the greek-inputenc_ package or XeTeX/LuaTeX
-.. [#] only with LGR fonts
+.. [#] only with 8-bit LGR_ fonts
+
Greek text fonts
----------------
A list of `Greek text fonts for use with LaTeX`_ is available at CTAN.
-The non-standard LGR `font encoding`_ is used for typesetting Greek with
-"traditional" 8-bit TeX engines (pdfTeX). Fonts in this encoding include
+The non-standard **LGR** `font encoding`_ is used for typesetting Greek with
+"traditional" **8-bit TeX** engines (pdfTeX). Fonts in this encoding include
the `CB fonts`_ (matching CM), grtimes_ (Greek Times), Kerkis_ (matching
URW Bookman), and the `GFS font collection`_.
The package `cbfonts-fd`_ registers the CB fonts as Greek substitute for
@@ -157,20 +181,22 @@ families, declaring Greek fonts as supplement for matching Latin font
families can be done with the :latex:`\DeclareFontFamilySubstitution`
macro (see section `Providing font family substitutions` in [fntguide]_).
-Unicode fonts used with XeTeX or LuaTeX provide slots for all Unicode
-characters in one font but commonly only a subset of the actual glyphs.
+**Unicode fonts** used with **XeTeX** or **LuaTeX** provide slots for all
+Unicode characters in one font but commonly only a subset of the actual
+glyphs.
.. Warning::
- The default **Latin Modern contains only a few Greek letters!**
+ The default **Latin Modern** Unicode font
+ **contains only a few Greek letters!**
Unsupported characters are silently dropped from the output.
- Warnings about missing glyphs are written to the log
- file only, not to the console.
+ Warnings about missing glyphs are written to the log file
+ but not to the console.
-Select a suitable font with Babel_'s font selecting framework or
-directly with fontspec_. Examples for suitable fonts are CM-unicode_
-or `Linux Libertine`_ as well as any system-wide installed OTF font
-that supports Greek (e.g. `Deja Vu`_). See, e.g., the list of free
-`fonts supporting Greek script`_ by openSUSE's fontinfo.
+Select a suitable font with Babel_'s font selecting framework or fontspec_.
+Examples for suitable fonts are CM-unicode_ or `Linux Libertine`_ as well
+as any system-wide installed OTF font that supports Greek (e.g. `Deja Vu`_).
+See, e.g., the list of free `fonts supporting Greek script`_ by
+openSUSE's fontinfo.
.. _Greek text fonts for use with LaTeX: https://ctan.org/topic/font-greek
.. _fonts supporting Greek script:
@@ -183,7 +209,7 @@ LGR Latin Transliteration
The LGR font encoding allows input of Greek characters via a Latin
transliteration. This enables simple input with a Latin keyboard. Characters
with diacritics may be selected with accent macros (cf. greek-fontenc_) or
-via the ligature definitions in the font (see [usage.pdf]_).
+via the ligature definitions in the font (see usage.pdf_).
The following ASCII characters are converted to Greek symbols:
@@ -197,12 +223,12 @@ a b g d e z h j i k l m n x o p r s c t u f q y w
Accent symbols and punctuation:
============== ======= == ====================== ======= ==
-tonos ``'a`` ά right apostrophe ``''`` ’
+tonos/oxia ``'a`` ά right apostrophe ``''`` ’
varia ```a`` ὰ left apostrophe \`\` ‘
dasia ``<a`` ἁ left quotation mark ``((`` «
psili ``>a`` ἀ right quotation mark ``))`` »
perispomeni ``\~a`` ᾶ erotimatiko ``?`` ;
-dialytika ``"i`` ϊ middle dot ``;`` ·
+dialytika ``"i`` ϊ ano teleia [#]_ ``;`` ·
ypogegrammeni ``a|`` ᾳ zero width non-joiner ``av|`` αͺ
============== ======= == ====================== ======= ==
@@ -211,6 +237,10 @@ LGR is the active font encoding. This means that for every Latin-written
word or acronym in a Greek text part, an explicit font encoding switch is
required.
+.. [#] The "_`keep-semicolon`" language attribute prevents the mapping of
+ a semicolon to a middle dot to allow its use as Greek question mark
+ (erotimatiko).
+
Greek Numerals
--------------
@@ -364,6 +394,13 @@ Changelog
- `athnum.dtx`_ 2.0:
Don't require Babel.
Use LICR macros instead of the Latin transliteration.
+1.13 (2023-03-15)
+ - New language attribute "keep-semicolon_".
+ - Rename ``\greek@tilde`` to ``\bbl@greek@tilde``, simplify definition.
+ - Fix links, update documentation.
+1.13.1 (2023-03-17)
+ - Don't use text command in math mode with "keep-semicolon".
+ - `athnum.dtx`_ 2.0.1: Fix behaviour in math mode.
.. _babel/4303: http://www.latex-project.org/cgi-bin/ltxbugs2html?pr=babel/4303
.. _babel/4305: http://www.latex-project.org/cgi-bin/ltxbugs2html?pr=babel/4305
@@ -405,6 +442,7 @@ References
.. _hyperref: https://ctan.org/pkg/hyperref
.. _textalpha:
.. _greek-fontenc: https://ctan.org/pkg/greek-fontenc
+.. _LGR: http://mirrors.ctan.org/language/greek/greek-fontenc/greek-fontenc-doc.html#lgr
.. _greek-inputenc: https://ctan.org/pkg/greek-inputenc
.. _GFS font collection: https://ctan.org/pkg/gfs
.. _Kerkis: https://ctan.org/pkg/kerkis