Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> José> What is wrong with \usepackage[utf-8]{inputenc}?
>
> We should be able to generate output with any encoding the user wants:
> latinX, utf-8, 7bit TeX. Any character that is not available in the
> encoding would be replaced by the corresponding 7bit TeX macro.
Some arguments:
- for utf-8 you need a fairly recent LaTeX distribution
- you don't rely on the fact that your coworkers and publishers actually
accept unicode-encoded LaTeX files
- not all packages work with unicode
> What I do not know is whether this encoding should be in the file
> itself, in the user's prefs.
I think there should be a general pref and a document-specific setting.
Jürgen
