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=== Creating documents using 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. | 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: | An example document is: | ||
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\end{document} | \end{document} | ||
* Compile the document using XeTeX | |||
xelatex yourdocument.tex | |||
Revision as of 09:55, 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
