Re: [PATCH] docs: Activate xeCJK only in CJK chapters

[Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@gmail.com>]

On Sun, 23 May 2021 00:56:06 +0800, Wu X.C. wrote:
> On Sat, May 22, 2021 at 04:28:55PM +0900, Akira Yokosawa wrote:
>> Activating xeCJK in English or Italian-translation documents
>> results in sub-optimal typesetting with wide-looking apostrophes
>> and quotation marks.
>>
>> The xeCJK package provides macros for enabling and disabling its
>> effect in the middle of a document, namely \makexeCJKactive and
>> \makexeCJKinactive.
>>
>> So the goal of this change is to activate xeCJK in the relevant
>> chapters in translations.
>>
>> To do this:
>>
>>     o Define custom macros in the preamble depending on the
>>       availability of the "Noto Sans CJK" font so that those
>>       macros can be embedded in translations.tex after the fact.
>>       By default, xeCJK is inactive.
>>
>>     o Add a script retouch-translations.sh to embed the on/off
>>       macros in translations.tex where necessary.
>>       The patterns in the script are ad-hoc by nature, and will
>>       need updates when the chapter organization changes.
>>
>>     o Invoke the script at the final step of target "latexdocs".
>>
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@gmail.com>
>> ---
> 
> Hi Akira,
> 
> Test this patch with Noto Sans SC font, worked well.
> “” use right font in western language docs now.> 
> Tested-by: Wu XiangCheng <bobwxc@email.cn>

Thank you for testing!
As Mauro has a simpler and better idea to do this, I need to do
a respin.  I'll add you in the CC list.

        Thanks, Akira

> 
> Thanks,
> Wu X.C.
>