Talk:LaTeX/Internationalization

Micro sign
I couldn't insert the μ (micro) sign into a document ! LaTeX Error: Command \textmu unavailable in encoding T1. (ucs, utf8x, fontenc: T1)

I think, it should be covered the text, how can do it.

I think, the math mode is not elegant.

- Harp

XeLaTex
I think you should mention XeLaTeX which allows one to enter unicode data directly into the document. (scripts.sil.org/xetex). It's bundled with TeX Live and other TeX distributions.

order of babel, fontenc, inputenc commands
The order of these commands is differently stated for different languages. Is the order important at all?
 * It is important if you use utf8: it only loads definitions for characters presents in the fontenc. If you change the inputenc to utf8 before changing the fontenc, only the characters presents in the default one (OT1) will be loaded. So if you use utf8 with, let's say, T1, you should do:


 * I have no idea about the babel package thought…

selectlanguage
selectlanguage seems not to have any effect before \begin{document}. That could be added.


 * It selects the language, but \begin{document} reselects the main language. --80.26.88.176 (discuss) 09:41, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

babel languages
It appears to me that there are more babel languages and synonyms like "latin", "medieval", "portuges" for "portugese", etc. So how about adding a list with supported languages by babel with possible synonyms etc.? -80.133.103.170 (discuss) 07:45, 20 November 2013 (UTC)

babel and Xe/LuaLaTeX
babel can be used with those engines as well. --Johannes Bo (discuss • contribs) 10:16, 18 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Thanks, I'll note that in the chapter when I get the chance later today. Is there a compelling reason to use babel with those engines? My (certainly limited) understanding was that polyglossia handles everything Babel does, except for the encoding issues that the Unicode engines sidestep, and with better OpenType support. Mkline (discuss • contribs) 21:25, 18 January 2018 (UTC)
 * I am a person who switches between engines for one document often, as pdftex still is faster. There is no real reason of using one over the other I think. It should just be noted. -- Johannes Bo (discuss • contribs) 10:19, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

Babel and OpenType
Recent edits suggest that Babel will also activate language-specific OpenType features. Could anybody provide a link to evidence/instructions for doing so? I don't dispute that Babel can be used with fontspec/OTF fonts, but the Polyglossia manual (or at least my reading of it) gives the impression that it alone handles language-specific OTF feature activation.


 * Both polyglossia and babel rely on fontspec. So, font support is essentially the same (although babel provides a higher level interface to ease setting fonts up). --80.26.88.176 (discuss) 09:22, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

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