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| − | + | # Install TeX Live. <br/>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. <br/>In Fedora, you can install the packages texlive-latex and texlive-xetex. | |
| − | 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 Fontspec and Hyphenation packages. <br/>Install polyglossia and Indic hyphenation rules. <br/>In Fedora, the packages are texlive-fontspec, texlive-polyglossia and texlive-hyphen-indic |
| − | In Fedora, you can install the packages texlive-latex and texlive-xetex. | + | # Install the fonts. <br/> For Malayalam, let us try to use Rachana. <br/> In Fedora, the package is smc-rachana-fonts. |
| − | + | # Create your tex document. <br/> An example document is: <br/> | |
| − | Install polyglossia and Indic hyphenation rules. | + | #:<code> |
| − | In Fedora, the packages are texlive-fontspec, texlive-polyglossia and texlive-hyphen-indic | + | #: \documentclass{article} |
| − | + | #: \usepackage{fontspec} | |
| − | For Malayalam, let us try to use Rachana. | + | #: \usepackage{polyglossia} |
| − | In Fedora, the package is smc-rachana-fonts. | + | #: \setdefaultlanguage{malayalam} |
| − | + | #: \setmainfont[Script=Malayalam]{Rachana} | |
| − | An example document is: | + | #: \begin{document} |
| − | + | #: സീടെക്കിൽ മലയാളം ടൈപ്പ്സെറ്റ് ചെയ്തത്. | |
| − | + | #: \end{document} | |
| − | + | #:</code> | |
| − | + | # Compile the document using XeTeX | |
| − | + | #:<code> | |
| − | + | #: xelatex yourdocument.tex | |
| − | + | #:</code> | |
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Revision as of 10:23, 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
