Re: JadeTeX and LastDeclaredEncoding
reassign 63796 jadetex
reassign 67549 jadetex
reassign 70415 jadetex
thanks
Christoph Martin writes:
> Adam Di Carlo writes:
> > Christoph Martin <martin@uni-mainz.de> writes:
> >
> > > Adam Di Carlo writes:
> > > > I have isolated this problem. It's a problem in the tetex-extra
> > > > package. The bug is fixed by applying this patch:
> >
> > > > --- /usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/cyrillic/t2aenc.def.orig Fri Oct 13 16:39:45 2000
> > > > +++ /usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/cyrillic/t2aenc.def Fri Oct 13 16:40:18 2000
> > > > @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
> > > > \ProvidesFile{t2aenc.def}
> > > > [1999/11/29 v1.0c Cyrillic encoding definition file]
> > > > \DeclareFontEncoding{T2A}{}{}
> > > > -\DeclareFontSubstitution{\LastDeclaredEncoding}{cmr}{m}{n}
> > > > +\DeclareFontSubstitution{T2A}{cmr}{m}{n}
> > > > \DeclareTextAccent{\`}{\LastDeclaredEncoding}{0}
> > > > \DeclareTextAccent{\'}{\LastDeclaredEncoding}{1}
> > > > \DeclareTextAccent{\^}{\LastDeclaredEncoding}{2}
> > > >
> > >
> > > Well, the 'texdoc fntguide' says, that \DeclareFontEncoding sets a
> > > variable so that \LastDeclaredEncoding can reference it. (See also
> > > /usr/doc/tetex-base/texmf/latex/base/changes.txt). This seams not to
> > > be true for jadetex.
> >
> > This is interesting. There is no redefinition of \DeclareFontEncoding
> > in JadeTeX at all. Reading './texmf/source/latex/base/ltfssbas.dtx'
> > off the TeX Live CD, I can't figure out why the handling of
> > \LastDeclaredEncoding in that file is not operative for this.
> >
> > Perhaps it's just that for some reason it can't work in the context of
> > being called withing \DeclareFontSubstitution ? Note the calls to it
> > in \DeclareTextAccent seem to work fine w/o modification.
> >
> > Should we notify <latex-bugs@latex-project.org>? Is anyone sure if
> > this is a bug in JadeTeX? In the 'cyrillic' bundle?
>
> The interesting thing is, that \LastDeclaredEncoding was implemented
> to make cyrillic working as stated in
> /usr/doc/tetex-base/texmf/latex/base/changes.txt.
>
Can you please try to check why jadetex behaves differently than latex
here.
I can't see why this should a problem of latex. Jadetex has to do it
correctly the same way as latex does.
I reassigned the bugs to jadetex.
Christoph
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