[debiandoc-sgml-pkgs] Bug#402118: debiandoc-sgml: Please allow alternative dependency on texlive

[Ralf Stubner]

On Mon, Jan 08, 2007 at 03:07 +0100, Danai SAE-HAN wrote:
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> So switching to Omega/Lambda seems for me, currently, a bit too soon,
> especially when it concerns CJK, because the font process looks
> exactly the same as on LaTeX, with an extra stage of OVP fonts.

"A bit to soon" sounds very euphemistic in my book. IMNSHO Omega would
have been interesting if there had been proper documentation say 5 years
ago. But today I don't see much prospect in Omega as a user tool. It
probably is still interesting as a research tool, though. And, eg,
Omega's engine for arabic typesetting will be included in luaTeX.

> XeTeX looks even more promising.  It even supports OpenType features
> as you told, so things like GSUB for vertical CJK writing might be
> somewhat interesting.

I vaguely remember threads on the XeTeX list concerning vertical
typesetting. I cannot say much about it, though.

> It seems like I will get grey hair at a young age. ;D

Forgetting about Omega and concentrating on things that are available or
at least very likely to be available (ie XeTeX and luaTex) is a good
idea to reduce the amount of grey hair. ;-) 

cheerio
ralf