Re: pytex: a tex engine written in python
"Philip Taylor (RHBNC)" <[email protected]> Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:59:31 +0100
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--------------jkYEMu1yBi9zHe4SUJP8r4tD Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 13/07/2026 11:30, Joseph Wright wrote: Hello Junling, Looks interesting. With XeTeX essentially unmaintained, this could be a pat= h for users to migrate to something with updates possible (though accessibl= e PDFs likely remain more realistic with LuaTeX). Have you considered addin= g \XeTeXinterchartoks support? Regards, Joseph I too would be most interested in anything that is (a) maintained, and (b) = capable of doing everything that XeTeX currently does =E2=80=94 I use no ot= her engine. But while I rarely use \XeTeXinterchartoks, I use \XeTeXpdffil= e and \XeTeXpicfile on a daily basis, so would definitely require those (an= d the other XeTeX + e-TeX primitives) to be supported. -- Philip Taylor This email, its contents and any attachments are intended solely for the ad= dressee and may contain confidential information. In certain circumstances,= it may also be subject to legal privilege. Any unauthorised use, disclosur= e, or copying is not permitted. If you have received this email in error, p= lease notify us and immediately and permanently delete it. Any views or opi= nions expressed in personal emails are solely those of the author and do no= t necessarily represent those of Royal Holloway, University of London. It i= s your responsibility to ensure that this email and any attachments are vir= us free. --------------jkYEMu1yBi9zHe4SUJP8r4tD Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"> </head> <body> <p><br> </p> <div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 13/07/2026 11:30, Joseph Wright wrote:<br= > </div> <blockquote type=3D"cite" cite=3D"mid:3d56fbea-dc8d-4491-8a17-3bbece437411@= texdev.net"> Hello Junling, <br> <br> Looks interesting. With XeTeX essentially unmaintained, this could be a pat= h for users to migrate to something with updates possible (though accessibl= e PDFs likely remain more realistic with LuaTeX). Have you considered addin= g \XeTeXinterchartoks support? <br> <br> Regards, <br> <br> Joseph <br> </blockquote> <p>I too would be most interested in anything that is (a) maintained, and (= b) capable of doing everything that XeTeX currently does =E2=80=94 I use no= other engine. But while I rarely use \XeTeXinterchartoks, I use \XeT= eXpdffile and \XeTeXpicfile on a daily basis, so would definitely require those (and the other XeTeX + e-TeX primitives)= to be supported.</p> <p>-- <br> <i>Philip Taylor</i><br> </p> <p>This email, its contents and any attachments are intended solely for the= addressee and may contain confidential information. In certain circumstanc= es, it may also be subject to legal privilege. Any unauthorised use, disclo= sure, or copying is not permitted. If you have received this email in error, please notify us and immediately= and permanently delete it. Any views or opinions expressed in personal ema= ils are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those o= f Royal Holloway, University of London. It is your responsibility to ensure that this email and any attach= ments are virus free.</p> <p></p> </body> </html> --------------jkYEMu1yBi9zHe4SUJP8r4tD--