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authormilde <milde@929543f6-e4f2-0310-98a6-ba3bd3dd1d04>2010-09-24 22:08:15 +0000
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xetex writer documentation and new default font.
git-svn-id: http://svn.code.sf.net/p/docutils/code/trunk@6432 929543f6-e4f2-0310-98a6-ba3bd3dd1d04
Diffstat (limited to 'docutils/docs')
-rw-r--r--docutils/docs/dev/todo.txt4
-rw-r--r--docutils/docs/user/config.txt43
-rw-r--r--docutils/docs/user/latex.txt214
3 files changed, 178 insertions, 83 deletions
diff --git a/docutils/docs/dev/todo.txt b/docutils/docs/dev/todo.txt
index c1c4f8501..b428fb77e 100644
--- a/docutils/docs/dev/todo.txt
+++ b/docutils/docs/dev/todo.txt
@@ -2425,6 +2425,10 @@ XeTeX writer
* Glyphs missing in the font are left out in the PDF without warning
(e.g. ⇔ left-right double arrow in the functional test output).
+* Disable word-wrap (hyphenation) in literal text locally with
+ ``providecommand{\nohyphenation}{\addfontfeatures{HyphenChar=None}}``?
+
+
problematic URLs
````````````````
diff --git a/docutils/docs/user/config.txt b/docutils/docs/user/config.txt
index c07ba9d6a..c5f1b4a6b 100644
--- a/docutils/docs/user/config.txt
+++ b/docutils/docs/user/config.txt
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ _`documentoptions`
Specify document options. Multiple options can be given, separated by
commas.
- Default: "10pt,a4paper". Option: ``--documentoptions``.
+ Default: "a4paper". Option: ``--documentoptions``.
_`font_encoding`
Specify LaTeX font encoding. Multiple options can be given, separated
@@ -1156,6 +1156,47 @@ table_style
Default: "standard". Option: ``--table-style``.
+[xetex writer]
+.................
+
+The xetex writer derives from the latex2e writer, and shares
+all settings defined in the `[latex2e writer]`_ section. The
+"[latex2e writer]" section of configuration files is processed
+before the "[xetex writer]" section.
+
+The following settings differ from those of the latex2e writer:
+
+font_encoding
+ Disabled as XeTeX uses Unicode-encoded fonts.
+
+.. _latex_preamble [xetex writer]:
+
+latex_preamble
+ LaTeX code that will be inserted in the document preamble.
+
+ Default:
+ Font setup for `Linux Libertine`_,::
+
+ % Linux Libertine (free, wide coverage, not only for Linux)
+ \setmainfont{Linux Libertine O}
+ \setsansfont{Linux Biolinum O}
+ \setmonofont[HyphenChar=None]{DejaVu Sans Mono}
+
+ The optional argument ``HyphenChar=None`` to the monospace font
+ prevents word hyphenation in literal text.
+
+
+ Option: ``--latex-preamble``
+
+.. _template [xetex writer]:
+
+template
+ Path to template file.
+
+ Default: "xelatex.tex" in the ``docutils/writers/latex2e/``
+ directory (installed automatically; for the exact machine-specific
+ path, use the ``--help`` option). Options: ``--template``.
+
[pseudoxml writer]
``````````````````
diff --git a/docutils/docs/user/latex.txt b/docutils/docs/user/latex.txt
index 1fe67b024..c94536f54 100644
--- a/docutils/docs/user/latex.txt
+++ b/docutils/docs/user/latex.txt
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ sources via LaTeX:
As with HTML, styling is mostly done via style sheets or
`LaTeX packages`_.
- If you prefer this approach, try the `latex2e` writer.
+ If you prefer this approach, try the `latex2e` or the `xetex`
+ writer.
2. treat LaTeX as a page description format (like Postscript):
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ sources via LaTeX:
files.
This documents describes the first approach used by the `latex2e`
-writer.
+and `xetex` writers.
LaTeX
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ available at CTAN_ (see the `TeX Catalogue`_).
.. _CTAN: http://www.ctan.org
.. _TeX Catalogue: http://texcatalogue.sarovar.org/
.. _stylesheet:
- ../user/config.html#stylesheet-latex2e-writer
+ config.html#stylesheet-latex2e-writer
.. _TeX input path:
http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=what-TDS
@@ -91,10 +92,10 @@ available at CTAN_ (see the `TeX Catalogue`_).
Docutils special LaTeX macros
-----------------------------
-Some Docutils objects have no LaTeX counterpart, they will be typeset using
-a Docutils specific LaTeX *macro* (command, environment, or length) to allow
-layout changes from the `style sheet`_ or with `raw LaTeX`_. By convention,
-special macros use the prefix ``\DU``\ [#]_.
+Some Docutils objects have no LaTeX counterpart, they will be typeset
+using a Docutils specific LaTeX *macro* (command, environment, or
+length) to allow customization. By convention, special macros use the
+prefix ``\DU``\ [#]_.
The generated LaTeX documents should be kept processable by a standard LaTeX
installation. Therefore fallback definitions are included after the `custom
@@ -158,8 +159,8 @@ PDF generation
==============
In most cases, LaTeX code is not the desired end-format of the document.
-LaTeX offers (at least) four ways to generate PDF documents from the LaTeX
-source:
+LaTeX offers many ways to generate PDF documents from the LaTeX
+source, including:
_`pdflatex`
Generates a PDF document directly from the LaTeX file.
@@ -173,15 +174,16 @@ _`latex` + dvips + ps2pdf
Produce a DVI file with ``latex``, postscript with ``dvips`` and PDF with
``ps2pdf``.
-_`xetex`
+_`xelatex`
The `XeTeX`__ engine works with input files in UTF-8 encoding and system
- fonts. It is currently not supported by Docutils.
+ fonts. Export your document with the `xetex` writer (``rst2xetex``),
+ if you want to go this route.
You need to call latex (or pdflatex/xelatex) twice (or even three times) to
get internal references correct.
-.. _documentoptions: ../user/config.html#documentoptions
-__ http://scripts.sil.org/xetex
+.. _documentoptions: config.html#documentoptions
+__ http://tug.org/xetex/
_`rubber`
@@ -219,7 +221,7 @@ Options can be specified as
* configuration settings (see `Docutils Configuration`_ for details).
.. _Docutils Configuration:
- ../user/config.html
+ config.html
.. _style sheet:
@@ -269,7 +271,7 @@ Stylesheet Repository
.. _clsguide:
http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/doc/clsguide.pdf
.. _embed-stylesheet:
- ../user/config.html#embed-stylesheet-latex2e-writer
+ config.html#embed-stylesheet-latex2e-writer
.. _repository of user-contributed style sheets:
../../../sandbox/stylesheets/
.. _sandbox: ../../../sandbox/
@@ -287,7 +289,7 @@ Option:
latex-preamble_
Default:
- Load the `PDF standard fonts`_ (Times, Helvetica, Courier)
+ used for `font setup`_
Example:
To use the better looking ``txtt`` font for monospaced text define the
@@ -298,9 +300,11 @@ Example:
\usepackage[scaled=.92]{helvet} % Helvetica
.. _latex-preamble:
- ../user/config.html#latex-preamble
+ config.html#latex-preamble
.. _PDF standard fonts:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF#Standard_Type_1_Fonts
+.. _Linux Libertine:
+ http://www.linuxlibertine.org/index.php?id=1&L=1
Templates
@@ -324,7 +328,7 @@ Example:
--template=titlepage.tex
.. _publisher documentation: ../api/publisher.html
-.. _template: ../user/config.html#template-latex2e-writer
+.. _template: config.html#template-latex2e-writer
Raw LaTeX
@@ -558,7 +562,7 @@ Option:
.. _memoir:
http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/memoir.html
.. _documentclass:
- ../user/config.html#documentclass
+ config.html#documentclass
document info
@@ -585,9 +589,9 @@ Example:
__ ../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#bibliographic-fields
.. _use-latex-docinfo:
- ../user/config.html#use-latex-docinfo
+ config.html#use-latex-docinfo
.. _use-latex-abstract:
- ../user/config.html#use-latex-abstract
+ config.html#use-latex-abstract
document title
@@ -710,6 +714,7 @@ Example 2:
.. _float.pdf:
http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/float/float.pdf
+.. _font setup:
font
----
@@ -720,30 +725,102 @@ http://www.csarven.ca/web-typography).
Selecting a suitable font also solves the problem with `bad looking
PDF output`_.
-Default:
+Font selection is one of the main differences between LaTeX and XeTeX:
+
+LaTeX
+ cannot use the fonts of the operating system directly but needs
+ specially installed fonts with additional supporting files.
+
+XeTeX
+ can use system fonts and provides access to the full feature set of
+ modern OpenType_ fonts.
+
+.. _OpenType: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenType
+
+The default font setup is done in the latex-preamble_:
+
+LaTeX
`PDF standard fonts`_ (Times, Helvetica, Courier)
- (since Docutils 0.7)
+
+XeTeX
+ `Linux Libertine`_, a free, high quality alternative to Times with a
+ wide coverage of glyphs, styles, and OpenType features.
+
+ Despite its name, Linux Libertine can be used on any operating
+ system that can handle OpenType fonts.
Alternative fonts can be selected by
-a) specifying the corresponding LaTeX package(s) as argument to the
- stylesheet_ option_ or with the ``\usepackage`` LaTeX command.
+LaTeX
+ a) specifying the corresponding LaTeX package(s) as argument to the
+ stylesheet_ option_ or with the ``\usepackage`` LaTeX command.
+
+ * packages can be combined,
+ * passing options to a package is only possible in a `style sheet`_
+ or the `LaTeX preamble`_.
+
+ b) changing the font-default macros ``\rmdefault``, ``\sfdefault``
+ and/or ``\ttdefault`` in a custom `style sheet`_, the `LaTeX
+ preamble`_ or `raw LaTeX`_.
+
+ Example 1:
+ Use `Latin Modern`_. LaTeX code::
+
+ \usepackage{lmodern}
+
+ Command line argument::
+
+ --stylesheet=lmodern
+
+ Example 2:
+ The _`Times/Helvetica/Courier` `PDF standard fonts`_ are
+ selected by the LaTeX code [#]_::
+
+ \usepackage{mathptmx} % Times for serif and math
+ \usepackage[scaled=.90]{helvet} % downscaled Helvetica for sans serif
+ \usepackage{courier} % Courier for teletype (mono-space)
+
+ Since Docutils 0.7, this is the default value of the
+ `latex-preamble`_ option.
+
+ .. [#] When generating PDF-files from LaTeX, the `PDF standard
+ fonts`_ do not need to be embedded in the document. While this
+ results in smaller files, the actually used fonts on screen and in
+ print might differ! (For details see, e.g., the testflow_ package
+ documentation.)
+
+
+ Example 3:
+ Use the teletype font from the txfonts_ package. As there is no
+ package for this, we re-define the font macro with the LaTeX code::
- * packages can be combined,
- * passing options to a package is only possible in a `style sheet`_
- or the `LaTeX preamble`_.
+ \renewcommand{\ttdefault}{txtt}
-b) changing the font-default macros ``\rmdefault``, ``\sfdefault``
- and/or ``\ttdefault`` in a custom `style sheet`_, the `LaTeX
- preamble`_ or `raw LaTeX`_.
+
+XeTeX
+ using the macros of the fontspec_ package. Use some font-viewer or
+ -manager (e.g. fontmatrix_) to find out the correct names of the
+ fonts on your system.
+
+ Example:
+ DejaVu_, very wide coverage, screen optimized. As this font
+ runs wide, add ``DIV=10`` to the `documentoptions`_::
+
+ \setmainfont{DejaVu Serif}
+ \setsansfont{DejaVu Sans}
+ \setmonofont[HyphenChar=None]{DejaVu Sans Mono}
+
+.. _fontspec: http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/fontspec.html
+.. _fontmatrix: http://fontmatrix.net/
+.. _DejaVu: http://dejavu-fonts.org/
+.. _documentoptions: config.html#documentoptions
choice of suitable fonts
````````````````````````
-Unfortunately, LaTeX cannot use the fonts of the operating system directly
-[#]_ but needs specially installed fonts with additional supporting files.
-
-.. [#] XeTeX_ can, but is not (yet) supported by Docutils
+High quality free fonts suitable for use with XeTeX are, e.g., listed
+at `Good Libre Fonts`_, `25 Best Free Quality Fonts`_ and the update
+`19 More Free Quality Fonts`_.
The `LaTeX Font Catalogue`_ provides information and examples for a wide
range of fonts available for use with LaTeX. Here is just a selection:
@@ -864,39 +941,6 @@ d) PSNFSS_ Postscript fonts
which is part of, e.g., `TeX Live`_.
-Example 1:
- Use `Latin Modern`_. LaTeX code::
-
- \usepackage{lmodern}
-
- Command line argument::
-
- --stylesheet=lmodern
-
-Example 2:
- The _`Times/Helvetica/Courier` `PDF standard fonts`_ are
- selected by the LaTeX code [#]_::
-
- \usepackage{mathptmx} % Times for serif and math
- \usepackage[scaled=.90]{helvet} % downscaled Helvetica for sans serif
- \usepackage{courier} % Courier for teletype (mono-space)
-
- Since Docutils 0.7, this is the default value of the
- `latex-preamble`_ option.
-
-.. [#] When generating PDF-files from LaTeX, the `PDF standard
- fonts`_ do not need to be embedded in the document. While this
- results in smaller files, the actually used fonts on screen and in
- print might differ! (For details see, e.g., the testflow_ package
- documentation.)
-
-
-Example 3:
- Use the teletype font from the txfonts_ package. As there is no
- package for this, we re-define the font macro with the LaTeX code::
-
- \renewcommand{\ttdefault}{txtt}
-
.. _LaTeX Font Catalogue:
http://www.tug.dk/FontCatalogue/
.. _Latin Modern:
@@ -917,6 +961,13 @@ Example 3:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF#Standard_Type_1_Fonts
.. _testflow:
http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/testflow.html
+.. _Good Libre Fonts:
+ http://typophile.com/node/18207
+.. _25 Best Free Quality Fonts:
+ http://www.alvit.de/blog/article/20-best-license-free-official-fonts
+.. _19 More Free Quality Fonts:
+ http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2006/10/11/17-more-free-quality-fonts/
+
font encoding
-------------
@@ -954,7 +1005,7 @@ Example 2:
.. _encguide:
http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/doc/encguide.pdf
.. _font-encoding:
- ../user/config.html#font-encoding
+ config.html#font-encoding
.. _fontenc:
http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/fontenc.html
@@ -1078,9 +1129,9 @@ Example:
See also `non-breaking hyperlinks`_.
.. _hyperlink-color:
- ../user/config.html#hyperlink-color
+ config.html#hyperlink-color
.. _hyperref-options:
- ../user/config.html#hyperref-options
+ config.html#hyperref-options
disable hyperlinks
@@ -1177,7 +1228,7 @@ Example:
__ ../ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#literal-blocks
.. _literal-block-env:
- ../user/config.html#literal-block-env
+ config.html#literal-block-env
.. _listings.pdf:
http://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/listings/listings.pdf
@@ -1400,7 +1451,7 @@ and can be configured in a LaTeX `style sheet`_, e.g.::
.. note:: The LaTeX name is 'secnumdepth' (whithout 't').
.. _sectnum directive: ../ref/rst/directives.html#sectnum
-.. _sectnum_xform: ../user/config.html#sectnum-xform
+.. _sectnum_xform: config.html#sectnum-xform
sidebar
@@ -1553,7 +1604,7 @@ With use-latex-toc (default since release 0.6):
This is an intended feature of the minitoc_ package. If you really
require local ToCs at lower level, turn off the use-latex-toc_ option.
-.. _use-latex-toc: ../user/config.html#use-latex-toc
+.. _use-latex-toc: config.html#use-latex-toc
.. _contents directive: ../ref/rst/directives.html#contents
.. _minitoc:
http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/minitoc.html
@@ -1624,7 +1675,7 @@ Note:
(where *n* is the Unicode page-number) to the style sheet might help.
.. _LaTeX Unicode: http://www.unruh.de/DniQ/latex/unicode/
-.. _output-encoding: ../user/config.html#output-encoding
+.. _output-encoding: config.html#output-encoding
.. _inputenc:
http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/inputenc.html
.. _ucs:
@@ -1695,8 +1746,7 @@ Bad looking PDF output
So am I just stupid or is there a way to get really high quality pdf from
Docutils?
-Make sure the default font is not a bitmap font. Unfortunately, the
-default font is a bitmap font. You must change it.
+Make sure the default font is not a bitmap font.
There is `Latin Modern`_ if you like the look of the standard font on paper,
but want nice pdf. Or select something else like Times, Palatino, ... via
@@ -1764,10 +1814,10 @@ This can be solved with the "unicode" hyperref_option_ setting::
--hyperref-option=unicode
(works also with non-unicode input/output encoding (e.g. "koi8r" or
-"latin1"). However, this setting clashes with the XeTeX_ engine and is
+"latin1"). However, this setting does not work with xelatex_ and is
therefore not made a default.
-.. _hyperref_option: ../user/config.html#stylesheet-latex2e-writer
+.. _hyperref_option: config.html#stylesheet-latex2e-writer
image inclusion
@@ -1779,7 +1829,7 @@ supported file formats depend on the used driver:
* Standard latex_ can include **only EPS** graphics, no other format.
* `latex + dvipdfmx`_ works with EPS and JPG (add 'dvipdfmx' to the
documentoptions_ and 'bmpsize' to the stylesheet_ setting).
-* pdflatex_ and xetex_ work with PNG, JPG, or PDF, but **not EPS**.
+* pdflatex_ and xelatex_ work with PNG, JPG, or PDF, but **not EPS**.
If PDF-image inclusion in PDF files fails, specifying
``--graphicx-option=pdftex`` or ``--graphicx-option=auto`` might help.
@@ -1921,8 +1971,8 @@ only by a single space or a newline) are combined to a single citation
group, i.e. ``[cite1]_ [cite2]_`` results in ``\cite{cite1,cite2}``.
The appearance in the output can be configured in a `style sheet`_.
-.. _docutils-footnotes: ../user/config.html#docutils-footnotes
-.. _use-latex-citations: ../user/config.html#use-latex-citations
+.. _docutils-footnotes: config.html#docutils-footnotes
+.. _use-latex-citations: config.html#use-latex-citations
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