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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/babel/README b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/babel/README index 5499b94d1da..56d02ee289e 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/babel/README +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/babel/README @@ -1,30 +1,41 @@ -Babel 3.9t +Babel 3.10 ---------- -This is Babel 3.9t. - -*** Babel 3.9o and 3.9p are deprecated *** -*** For incompatibilities with polyglossia read the manual *** -*** You must recreate the formats if coming from version <3.9q *** +This package manages culturally-determined typographical (and other) +rules, and hyphenation patterns for a wide range of languages. Many +language styles work with pdflatex, as well as with xelatex and +lualatex out of the box. A few even work with plain formats. Version 3.9a fixed lots of bugs and added some new features, intended mainly to make it compatible somehow with Unicode engines. Some bugs have not been fixed to avoid backward incompatibilities, but they have -been documented. Most of the new features (like package options) are +been documented. Most of the new features (like package options) were intended to overcome issues in previous releases without changing significantly the behaviour of Babel. +Current development is focused on Unicode engines (XeTeX and LuaTeX). +New features related to font selection, bidi writing and the like will +be added incrementally. Versions numbers drop the letter and now 3.10, +3.11, etc., will be used instead. So, 3.9t is the last in the former +series. + +Included is a pre-release of the new ini files (for about 200 +languages) to be used in forthcoming versions. They are currenly not +used, but this way they can be fine-tuned before the final release +(they are based mainly on the CLDR, and some settings are not well +suited for fine typesetting). + Languages are not part of the Babel core any more; in particular, it shall be no longer necessary to synchronize Babel core releases with releases of Babel language files. See CONTRIB for further details -about contributing a language. +about contributing a language. You may also create an ini file or +improve the existing ones -- it's a trivial task (no programming +skills required at all), but don't hesitate to ask for help. -To install it, just tex babel.ins and move the generated files to the -corresponding place in your TeX distribution. Unlike former releases, -formats must not be recreated, but it is recommended, at least the -first time Babel is updated from 3.8 (or previous versions). +The best way to install and/or update it is with the help of package +managers. -Changes are described in babel.pdf with the label "New 3.9". The +Changes are described in babel.pdf with the label "New <version>". The manual has been expanded to include some tips and tricks, but it will be improved in next releases. @@ -39,95 +50,32 @@ http://www.texnia.com/contact.html Bugs related to specific languages are best reported to their respective authors. -Versions >=3.9i presumes the german style has been updated to 2.7. - -New ---- -* babel.dtx -3.9b - Fixed an idiot slip in hyphen.cfg: a \def instead of \let -3.9c - Added the "modifiers" mechanism - - Option shorthands accepts t for ~ and c for , - - \foreinglanguage inserted a par (because of an empty line - in the doc part) -3.9d - Fixed undefined \@expandtwoargs in Plain - - Code reorganized (just an "internal" change) -3.9e - Fixed a bug introduced in 3.9c which mangled key=value - options. -3.9f - Default hyphenmins were not set to 2 3. Now they are again. -3.9g - bbplain.dtx and babel.dtx merged. - - The number of languages was not printed in some formats. - - A new mechanism to force \StartBabelCommands even without the - 'strings' key (\UseStrings didn't work at all). - - With \AfterBabelCommands macros can be defined in the global scope. - - A tool for readjusting lccodes for hyphenation (\SetHyphenMap and a - package option). - - Tentative macros for \fontspec. -3.9h - Fixed bugs in \SetStringLoop (first token expanded prematurely) - and \SetCase (sometimes ignored). - - bplain didn't work (again). Fixed. - - Other minor internal changes. -3.9i - With LuaTeX, spaces are not ignored after shorthands and closing - braces can follow them. - - \textlatin and friends are deprecated. For the logos (see - below) a new macro is used if necessary (\ensureascii), so - \textlatin is not used in the core any more. - - \babelensure can be used to wrap caption texts with \foreignlanguage, - as well as to enforce an encoding. - - \babeltags is just for syntactical sugar, and defines macros - with short names to switch the language (eg, \textdeu and \deu). - - Partial compatibility with languages named as \lang@ instead - of \l@ (plain etex/xetex/luatex). - - Bug fix. The logos \TeX and \LaTeX were typeset in a wrong font - in some cases. Now if a non-ASCII font is not loaded they are not - redefined at all. - - Bug fix. \bbl@allowhyphens is now ignored in vertical mode. - - Bug fix. Loops with \@for failed in Plain. - - Bug fix. A few codes in xetex where wrong when loading patterns. - - Bug fix. With strings=encoded captions were left unchanged in - \MakeUppercase/\MakeLowercase. -3.9j - Bug fix. Plain formats didn't work (Undefined \@filelist). -3.9k - Code and doc reorganized with some `literate' concepts (with a - slightly patched docstrip). - - Removed the luatex stuff for shorthands. It was just a first step, - but ended up in the final release of 3.9i (it shouldn't). - - Improvements for Plain and other non-LaTeX formats. -3.9l - Formerly, fontspec set \latinencoding to EUx if babel was loaded. - Now, babel sets it if fontspec is loaded. - - New package options 'nocase' (\SetCase is ignored) and 'silent' - - Improved compatibility (hopefully) with babelbib. -3.9m - Fixed melayu name (from meyalu). - - A few lines for \babelpatterns (only luatex, see below). -3.9n - Just fixes a couple of minor bugs (related to 2.09 and ifthen). -3.9o - Adapted to the forthcoming Unicode encoding. -3.9p - A little change for bbunicode 1.1b. -3.9q - base now reads patterns in lua - - Some minor changes for luatex -3.9r - The three main dtx files now share version numbers. - - bbunicode - Fixed a line break at \cs{foreignlanguage} with - unloaded patterns. Also added \babelcatcodetablenum, just in - case. -3.9s - Bug fix - extra speces with \babelensure -3.9t - Part of the code for 3.10 has been "back-ported" to this +Recent changes +-------------- + +3.10 - New versioning + - New macro - \babelprovide + +3.9t - Part of the code for 3.10 ss has been "back-ported" to this release, but they are only internal changes. - Fix - with \babelhyphen{soft} the hyphen could vanish. - English, Indonesian and Malay "dialects" now rely on the proxy files provided by these languages (eg, american.ldf, melayu.ldf). - If you upgrade babel, you must upgrade those languages, too. - -* bbunicode.dtx -1.0b - Improvements by Elie Roux for LuaTeX. -1.0c - Bug fix. A few codes in xetex where wrong when loading patterns. -1.0e - \babelpatterns, which adds patterns to a language. - - Use [[]] instead of \luaescapestring (the latter is not always - available). -1.0f - Code for luatex assigned mistakenly to xetex. -1.1a - Revamped hyphenation loader for luatex. -1.1b - Now patterns are loaded with lua(e)tex (and a bug fixed). -1.1c - Patterns loader thorougly revised -3.9r and later - The three main dtx files now share version numbers. See - changes above + If you upgrade babel, you MUST upgrade those languages, too. + +3.9s - Bug fix - extra spaces with \babelensure + +3.9r - The three main dtx files now share version numbers. + - bbunicode - Fixed a line break at \cs{foreignlanguage} with + unloaded patterns. Also added \babelcatcodetablenum, just in + case. + +3.9q - base now reads patterns in lua + - Some minor changes for luatex + +*** Babel 3.9o and 3.9p are deprecated *** ------------ Javier Bezos -2017-04-28 +2017-05-19 |