Hi Phil,
On 31/07/2012, at 7:35 AM, Philip TAYLOR wrote:
>
> OK, but how about things such as graphics ? I already know
> that I cannot use (e.g.,) \pdfximage, \pdfrefximage and
> \pdflastximage in XeTeX, and have to use instead \XeTeXpicfile;
> if I were to migrate to LuaTeX, would I be correct in expecting
> to find a whole new set of graphics primitives ?
I know you don't like using LaTeX, but really people have
put a huge amount of effort into that, and its packages.
When I occasionally still use Plain TeX, almost always
I make use of:
\input miniltx.tex
This loads a *very limited* subset of LaTeX, but enough
to allow \usepackage to work.
Some LaTeX packages have been written in TeX, so as to not
depend on other parts of LaTeX for loading and doing their stuff.
This includes graphics and graphicx, and perhaps color too.
(Xy-pic was written this way too!)
So you can make use of the \includegraphics command,
along with its options and driver support, from within
your Plain TeX documents.
This then allows you to just use them with all their
associated power and effects, without having to worry
about how it all works ...
OR
... turn on some \tracingall to find out just what
primitives are being constructed, to fully satiate your
ever-inquiring mind.
> And what of
> \XeTeX's extensions to the \font primitive ?
Isn't there some documentation about that?
>
> ** Phil.
Cheers,
Ross
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