Bug#507652: Increase severity to release-critical because XeLaTeX is broken.
Dear Norbert, sorry for bugging you. Am Donnerstag, den 12.02.2009, 13:35 +0100 schrieb Norbert Preining: > > I am raising the severity because xelatex is unusable for me. > > What about simply using > \"Ubung ... > and then xelatex ... > > That works. > > > In my message from Sunday 13:47 (EST) I enumerated some ways to fix > > this. > > No, you enumerated problems, no ways to fix it. Well, I consider documenting this bug in README.Debian as a fix and would appreciate if you could point to this report or write down to use \" for umlauts (although this defeats the purpose to use xelatex for full UTF-8 support). > The fix is useing \"U for now. This works for me. > > If I am wrong about the severity, I am sorry. > > Yes you are. Noone ever said that xetex is ready for full math > typesetting. That is so much WIP, the lmodern fonts in use in Debian > imply don't have the math stuff AFAIS set up properly. > > But we cannot update only lmodern, because there are a bunch of other > things we would have to touch withing texlive (fontspec eg). That is not > a good idea. > > > So your options are: > - wait for texlive 2008 in Debian > - install texlive 2008 as is (no debian packages) > (I can confirm that using test-fontspec in TL2008 gives the expected > output) > - use pdflatex > - use \" notation (recode is your friend, I guess it has a mode for > that) > - install updated packages for fontspc, lmodern etc locally > > But there is no fix for *all*. Thanks for your answer and work, Paul signature.asc Description: Dies ist ein digital signierter Nachrichtenteil
Bug#507652: Increase severity to release-critical because XeLaTeX is broken.
severity 507652 wishlist retitle 507652 make math support working in xe(la)tex and lmodern fonts tags 507652 + fixed-upstream thanks > I am raising the severity because xelatex is unusable for me. What about simply using \"Ubung ... and then xelatex ... That works. > In my message from Sunday 13:47 (EST) I enumerated some ways to fix > this. No, you enumerated problems, no ways to fix it. The fix is useing \"U for now. > If I am wrong about the severity, I am sorry. Yes you are. Noone ever said that xetex is ready for full math typesetting. That is so much WIP, the lmodern fonts in use in Debian imply don't have the math stuff AFAIS set up properly. But we cannot update only lmodern, because there are a bunch of other things we would have to touch withing texlive (fontspec eg). That is not a good idea. So your options are: - wait for texlive 2008 in Debian - install texlive 2008 as is (no debian packages) (I can confirm that using test-fontspec in TL2008 gives the expected output) - use pdflatex - use \" notation (recode is your friend, I guess it has a mode for that) - install updated packages for fontspc, lmodern etc locally But there is no fix for *all*. Best wishes Norbert --- Dr. Norbert Preining Vienna University of Technology Debian Developer Debian TeX Group gpg DSA: 0x09C5B094 fp: 14DF 2E6C 0307 BE6D AD76 A9C0 D2BF 4AA3 09C5 B094 --- IBSTOCK (n.) Anything used to make a noise on a corrugated iron wall or clinker-built fence by dragging it along the surface while walking past it. 'Mr Bennett thoughtfully selected a stout ibstock and left the house.' - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, II. --- Douglas Adams, The Meaning of Liff -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#507652: Increase severity to release-critical because XeLaTeX is broken.
severity 507652 grave reassign 507652 texlive-xetex thanks Dear everyone, I am raising the severity because xelatex is unusable for me. In my message from Sunday 13:47 (EST) I enumerated some ways to fix this. If I am wrong about the severity, I am sorry. Thanks, Paul signature.asc Description: Dies ist ein digital signierter Nachrichtenteil
