Pedro Andres Aranda Gutierrez <[email protected]> writes:

> Hi Max, list,
> ...
> Currently, things are lower level.

Note to Max: We have discussed the idea of fontsets in one of the
branches. That's a nice idea, but I do not think that we have to do it
before merging the branch.

> That would mean a complete rewrite of everything...

> If something more high level is needed, it could build on the feature
> branch, not replace it.

To Pedro: No, it would not mean a complete rewrite of everything. You
can simply pre-process the variable value to expand into lower-level
format. Then, pass it to the existing functions. No rewrite needed. Just
some extra function to be written: not now; later.

> ... More on my thought process.
>
> My (maybe candid) expectation was that people using the LaTeX exporter
> would be aware that they use a LaTeX engine below Org mode.
> They need to be, if they want choose, for example, the right package to
> handle their linguistic needs.
> I was expecting people to inform themselves enough to understand the
> differences between the babel and the polyglossia package to make the right
> choice. Or at least to understand why the project they are working on has
> made a concrete choice and what the implications are.

Well. Such people could as well use #+LATEX_HEADER. I think that it is
very important to lower the entry barrier for latex configuration.
That's why I am pushing to simplify the font-config values.

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