Thanks Juan for prompt response, my replies inline below:
On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 10:24 AM Juan Manuel Macías <maciasch...@posteo.net>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would recommend that you use babel, as it is the official package for
> language support and now has many more options than polyglossia.
Thanks for the pointer and explanation.
> You can
> try this preamble (compiles in LuaLaTeX):
>
> \documentclass{article}
> \usepackage[english]{babel}
> \usepackage{fontspec}
> \newfontscript{Devanagari}{deva}
> \babelprovide[onchar=ids fonts]{sanskrit-devanagari}
> \babelfont[sanskrit-devanagari]{rm}{Noto Sans Devanagari}
>
Where does this preamble goes to? Any example?
>
> With \babelprovide... there is no need to add a \selectlanguage or other
> similar command. The problem with your example is that you need to put a
> command to select the language before the Devanagari text, like
> \selectlanguage{sanskrit}
>
Yet I am a bit confused because the Sanskrit/Devanagari words are used not
in a whole block, but in between English sentences, eg.:
Old expression goes like स्वस्ति सत्यं वचति (meaning 'Always tell the truth
> with positive vibes') where स्वस्ति means positive, सत्यं means truth and
> वचति means tell or speak out.
>
Any example would be appreciated for pdf export. Thanks again.
> Best regards,
>
> Juan Manuel
>
> Zenny <garbytr...@gmail.com> escribió:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I tried to export to pdf with the following:
> >
> > #+LATEX_HEADER: \usepackage{polyglossia}
> > #+LATEX_HEADER: \usepackage{fontspec}
> > #+LATEX_COMPILER: xelatex (also tried with lualatex)
> > #+LATEX_HEADER: \setmainlanguage{english}
> > #+LATEX_HEADER: \setotherlanguage{sanskrit}
> > #+LATEX_HEADER: \newfontfamily\devanagarifont{Noto Serif
> > Devanagari}
> >
> > स्वस्ति सत्यं वचति
> >
> > but it exports alright to odt, and even pandoc exports alright
> > directly from org file to docx file, but the Sanskrit/Devanagari fonts
> > are skipped (blank) in pdf output when exported directly from org file
> > with C-c C-e l o.
> >
> > Already tried with the solutions provided in
> >
> https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/27576/exporting-devanagarai-text-from-org-mode-to-latex
> ,
> > but there are no such options (variables defined) after 'M-x
> > customize-group' available.
>
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>
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>
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>
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>
>
>
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