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diff --git a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-xetex.html b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-xetex.html index 6a172fd554c..8e28391e537 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-xetex.html +++ b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-xetex.html @@ -5,19 +5,11 @@ <p>XeTeX (by Jonathan Kew) is a successor to the shareware TeX/GX program. It is a Unicode-based (UTF-8) TeX implementation which is able to make use of Mac OS X AAT (Apple Advanced Typography) -<code>.dfonts</code> and OpenType fonts. It uses Apple's Quartz system +<code>.dfonts</code> and OpenType fonts. It uses Apple’s Quartz system (which facilitates the afore-mentioned font access) to generate PDF output. -<p>XeTeX requires Mac OS {X} 10.3 "Panther" or later (although -there has been some success using earlier versions). It is -especially oriented towards multi-lingual typography, taking advantage -of Apple's keyboard input systems and system font support for various -languages. -<p>The system is able to make use of Gerben Wierda's TeX for -Mac OS X setup, but a minimal set of TeX support files is -also available, making an attractive proposition for those with -limited bandwidth who are inclined to use Plain TeX. It can be -installed using Apple's Installer, or as an i-Installer package. +<p>A Linux version has been announced (2006); that version of course +can’t use AAT fonts, and relies on OpenType fonts alone. <p>The project has a <a href="http://scripts.sil.org/xetex">web site</a> for the user who wants more than this simple answer, and you can also sign up to a <a href="http://www.tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex">mailing list</a>. |