Re: [XeTeX] which TeX-based software

2018-04-28 Thread Arthur Reutenauer
> Second, about unicode, my experiences are mixed. I use Japanese as my main > language of communication. I found that "plain XeLaTeX" is not really > adequate for Japanese as it lacks many common features; LuaLaTeX performs > better, but still not as good as the pre-UTF-8 special "Japanese LaTe

Re: [XeTeX] which TeX-based software

2018-04-28 Thread Wilfred van Rooijen
What I was trying to explain was the following: even if the software supports UTF-8 / unicode, then that does not necessarily mean that it supports ("out of the box") all your typographical wishes and demands. The OP was referring to several complicated typesetting tasks. My advice is: do not st