On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Sam Lewis
<stroboscopicallyconflu...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> LyX already departs from LaTeX defaults by changing the font encoding
>> from OT1 to T1. (See the line
>> \usepackage[T1]{inputenc}
>
> Is this not absurd for a default setting: I.e. T1 and CM? If the majority of
> users supposedly not primarily write in English, should it not be T1 + LM? If
> however most write in English should it not be OT1 + LM? Why bother with CM?
> Or
> am I missing something?
>
The status quo makes little sense for either case, but it's quite hard
to come up with a 'one size fits all' setting. The trouble is that
LaTeX classes can define default font settings, and they are not
universally CM. This means that pre-selecting LM is not a panacea: it
would distort default settings of classes that default to some non-CM
font.
But this was discussed at length. Please search the archives. Regards
Liviu
> Perhaps a survey might shed light on the situation.
>
> Cheers, Sam
>
>
>
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