On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 11:56:51AM +0100, Abdelrazak Younes wrote: > Martin Vermeer wrote: > >On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 09:37:36AM +0200, Martin Vermeer wrote: > >>On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 02:27:25AM +0200, Dov Feldstern wrote: > >>> > >>> Martin Vermeer wrote: > >
... > >I would not be happy about this as I said. Elaborating, the > >problem of needing in this case to switch encodings is due to > >a LaTeX limitation. If LaTeX were Unicode-capable, we could > >just write, and the typed chars would come out right by > >themselves. As it is, the Unicode must be converted to 8-bit > >encodings with switches inbetween. LyX2lyx ought to handle this > >transparently. > > > >How is the encoding decision taken BTW in LyX? Only based on > >the language mark-up? Or could it look at the actual characters > >too? > > Only language I think (but I am not sure). Switching based on characters would allow us to automate the switch when Unicode is used, so we don't have to (ab)use language for that. OTOH we would still need language for the spell check thing. - Martin
