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# Install TeX Live | # Install TeX Live | ||
Install latex and xetex. For ease of installation and configuration, we suggest to use a TeXLive version 2012 or above - either standalone TeXLive distribution or install from your distribution's package manager. Windows and OSX versions are also available. | # Install latex and xetex. For ease of installation and configuration, we suggest to use a TeXLive version 2012 or above - either standalone TeXLive distribution or install from your distribution's package manager. Windows and OSX versions are also available. | ||
In Fedora, you can install the packages texlive-latex and texlive-xetex. | In Fedora, you can install the packages texlive-latex and texlive-xetex. | ||
# Install Fontspec and Hyphenation packages | # Install Fontspec and Hyphenation packages | ||
Install polyglossia and Indic hyphenation rules. In Fedora, the packages are texlive-fontspec, texlive-polyglossia and texlive-hyphen-indic | # Install polyglossia and Indic hyphenation rules. In Fedora, the packages are texlive-fontspec, texlive-polyglossia and texlive-hyphen-indic | ||
# Install the fonts | # Install the fonts | ||
For Malayalam, let us try to use Rachana. In Fedora, the package is smc-rachana-fonts. | # For Malayalam, let us try to use Rachana. In Fedora, the package is smc-rachana-fonts. | ||
# Create your tex document | # Create your tex document | ||
An example document is: | An example document is: | ||
\documentclass{article} | \documentclass{article} | ||
\usepackage{fontspec} | \usepackage{fontspec} | ||
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\setdefaultlanguage{malayalam} | \setdefaultlanguage{malayalam} | ||
\setmainfont[Script=Malayalam]{Rachana} | \setmainfont[Script=Malayalam]{Rachana} | ||
\begin{document} | \begin{document} | ||
സീടെക്കിൽ മലയാളം ടൈപ്പ്സെറ്റ് ചെയ്തത്. | സീടെക്കിൽ മലയാളം ടൈപ്പ്സെറ്റ് ചെയ്തത്. | ||
\end{document} | \end{document} | ||
# Compile the document using XeTeX | # Compile the document using XeTeX | ||
xelatex yourdocument.tex | # xelatex yourdocument.tex | ||
Revision as of 09:46, 13 April 2013
XeTeX
XeTeX is an extension of TeX with built-in support for Unicode and OpenType. For more details see http://scripts.sil.org/xetex
Creating documents using XeTeX
- Install TeX Live
- Install latex and xetex. For ease of installation and configuration, we suggest to use a TeXLive version 2012 or above - either standalone TeXLive distribution or install from your distribution's package manager. Windows and OSX versions are also available.
In Fedora, you can install the packages texlive-latex and texlive-xetex.
- Install Fontspec and Hyphenation packages
- Install polyglossia and Indic hyphenation rules. In Fedora, the packages are texlive-fontspec, texlive-polyglossia and texlive-hyphen-indic
- Install the fonts
- For Malayalam, let us try to use Rachana. In Fedora, the package is smc-rachana-fonts.
- Create your tex document
An example document is:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage{polyglossia}
\setdefaultlanguage{malayalam}
\setmainfont[Script=Malayalam]{Rachana}
\begin{document}
സീടെക്കിൽ മലയാളം ടൈപ്പ്സെറ്റ് ചെയ്തത്.
\end{document}
- Compile the document using XeTeX
- xelatex yourdocument.tex
