>>>>> Ihor Radchenko <yanta...@posteo.net> writes:
> Colin Baxter <m43...@yandex.com> writes:
>> I have my org-latex-compiler set to xetex. However, I find this
>> push to change the default bizarre, especially since advanced
>> users can select their own settings at will. In my opinion a
>> default ought to be the "simplest" option and unchanged. Those
>> who want something different should not force others to adopt
>> their view.
> What triggered this discussion is that pdflatex is not the
> simplest. Not for all users. Once we consider people who need UTF8
> support (non-latin languages), pdflatex gets extremely
> complicated.
> So, I would not call the push "bizarre". But it indeed has major
> cons.
I don't agree. Users who are apparently happy with LuaLaTeX should
have no problems with pdflatex and UTF8.
