[XeTeX] how to get english words in tamil document.

[malathi selvaraj]

hi

Thank u so much.  Its come good now.[?]

On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 9:10 PM, Gareth Hughes <garzohugo at gmail.com> wrote:

> malathi selvaraj wrote:
> >
> >  I was  create the Tamil document using xelatex.i got the output. In
> > that tamil document some of the words are english in that words
> >
> > are comes boxes,how to solve this?.Which font  should use for  both
> > Tamil and English.
> > --
> > Regards,
> > S.Malathi.
> >
>
> Dear Malathi,
>
> It sounds as if your chosen Tamil font does not cover all the English
> letters you wish to use. It would make sense to use a different font for
> your English words, a font that has all the letters you need.
>
> You could try the following:
>
> \setmainfont[Script=Tamil]{Lohit}
> \newfontfamily\EN[Scale=1]{Times}
>
> தமிழ் {\EN English} தமிழ்
>
> This defines \EN to switch to Times (replace with whatever you have and
> like). Also, you can increase or reduce Scale to get the English font
> looking the right size for your Tamil text.
>
> Gareth.
>
> --
> Gareth Hughes
>
> Department of Eastern Christianity
> Oriental Institute
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>
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>



-- 
Regards,
S.Malathi.
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