Update: got Japanese PDF working by simply having 'engine=platex' in conf.py
If anyone has a pointer how to check on the -Dlanguage=xx value inside the conf.py, that would be appreciated (then I can write an if Japanese then 'platex' else 'xelatex' ) Still looking for help for Arabic and Korean On Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 8:50:01 AM UTC+1 Pieter Claeys wrote: > Some more info on what is haunting me: > - Using sphinx 3.2.1 ; latex_engine=xelatex ; installed TeX Live > 2019/Debian Full > - Translations to html all build without problems > - generating pdf fusing 'sphinxbuild -b latex -Dlanguage=XX' ; running > 'make' in the html dir > - PDF to Chines (zh_CW, zh_TW) works (can't modify the topic title > anymore) > - However, to PDF: > > - *Korean *generates a PDF , but there seems to be a font missing > (many question mark characters)[image: Screenshot from 2020-10-31 > 08-43-28.png] > - *Japanese* doesn't generate a PDF > The error in the latex.log that comes first: > ! LaTeX Error: This file needs format `pLaTeX2e' > but this is `LaTeX2e'. > > And a lot of > Missing character: There is no リ in font > [FreeSansBoldOblique.otf]/OT:script=latn;language=dflt;! > Missing character: There is no ー in font > [FreeSansBoldOblique.otf]/OT:script=latn;language=dflt;! > Missing character: There is no ス in font > [FreeSansBoldOblique.otf]/OT:script=latn;language=dflt;! > - *Arabic* also fails latex building (no PDF generated ) at > Package polyglossia Warning: Patchingbiditablefailed! on input line 75. > ! Package bidi Error: Oops! you have loaded package xcolor after bidi > package. > Please load package xcolor before bidi package, and then try to run > xelatex on > your document again. > See the bidi package documentation for explanation. > Type H <return> for immediate help. > > > > > On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 6:00:17 PM UTC+1 Pieter Claeys wrote: > >> Hi, >> I'm failing miserably in building PDF's in Asian languages. >> Is there some more up-to-date information besides this thread: >> https://groups.google.com/g/sphinx-users/c/iaRNBHC_f5o/m/Acuwx26Nyq0J ? >> I have tried copy-pasting the latex preamble - unsuccessfully >> >> I'm using texlive on Ubuntu ; using the xetex engine. >> (thanks to already previous help for Greek >> https://groups.google.com/g/sphinx-users/c/ShObSH4HqKI/m/WluKK74FBQAJ ) >> >> I have installed debian packages textlive-lang-japanese, but that's >> appearantly not enough. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sphinx-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sphinx-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sphinx-users/9fe87947-83aa-4e33-bb58-24444285d83cn%40googlegroups.com.
