From 23686faaa0861213d61ec22400bb603684324e5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philipp Gesang Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 14:13:34 +0200 Subject: [doc] expand troubleshooting section --- luaotfload.dtx | 110 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 90 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) (limited to 'luaotfload.dtx') diff --git a/luaotfload.dtx b/luaotfload.dtx index 3892bd8..e42c14e 100644 --- a/luaotfload.dtx +++ b/luaotfload.dtx @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ \input docstrip.tex \Msg{************************************************************************} \Msg{* Installation} -\Msg{* Package: luaotfload v2.3b OpenType layout system} +\Msg{* Package: luaotfload v2.4 OpenType layout system} \Msg{************************************************************************} \keepsilent @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ and the derived files %<*driver> \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e} \ProvidesFile{luaotfload.drv}% - [2013/07/23 v2.3b OpenType layout system]% + [2013/07/28 v2.4 OpenType layout system]% \documentclass{ltxdoc} \usepackage{metalogo,multicol,mdwlist,fancyvrb,xspace} \usepackage[x11names]{xcolor} @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ and the derived files % \GetFileInfo{luaotfload.drv} % % \title{The \identifier{luaotfload} package} -% \date{2013/07/23 v2.3b} +% \date{2013/07/28 v2.4} % \author{Elie Roux · Khaled Hosny · Philipp Gesang\\ % Home: \url{https://github.com/lualatex/luaotfload}\\ % Support: \email{lualatex-dev@tug.org}} @@ -1005,6 +1005,14 @@ and the derived files % In \TEX Live: \fileent{texmf-dist/doc/luatex/base/luatexref-t.pdf}. % } % +% For a much more detailed report about a given font try the \verb|-I| option +% instead (\verb|--inspect|). +% \begin{quote} +% \begin{verbatim} +% luaotfload-tool -I --find="Iwona Light Italic" +% \end{verbatim} +% \end{quote} +% % \verb|luaotfload-tool --help| will list the available command line % switches, including some not discussed in detail here. % For a full documentation of \identifier{luaotfload-tool} and its @@ -1383,6 +1391,7 @@ and the derived files % % \section{Troubleshooting} % +% \subsection {Database Generation} % If you encounter problems with some fonts, please first update to the latest % version of this package before reporting a bug, as % \identifier{luaotfload} is under active development and still a @@ -1392,18 +1401,42 @@ and the derived files % tracker for submitting bug reports, feature requests and the likes % requests and the likes. % -% Errors during database generation can be traced by increasing -% verbosity levels and redirecting log output to \fileent{stdout}: +% Bug reports are more likely to be addressed if they contain the output of % -% \begin{verbatim} -% luaotfload-tool -fuvvv --log=stdout -% \end{verbatim} +% \begin{quote} +% \begin{verbatim} +% luaotfload-tool --diagnose=environment,files,permissions +% \end{verbatim} +% \end{quote} +% +% \noindent Consult the man page for a description of these options. +% +% Errors during database generation can be traced by increasing the +% verbosity level and redirecting log output to \fileent{stdout}: % -% If this fails, the font last printed to the terminal is likely to be -% the culprit. +% \begin{quote} +% \begin{verbatim} +% luaotfload-tool -fuvvv --log=stdout +% \end{verbatim} +% \end{quote} +% +% \noindent or to a file in \fileent{/tmp}: +% +% \begin{quote} +% \begin{verbatim} +% luaotfload-tool -fuvvv --log=file +% \end{verbatim} +% \end{quote} +% +% \noindent In the latter case, invoke the \verb|tail(1)| utility on the file +% for live monitoring of the progress. +% +% If database generation fails, the font last printed to the terminal or log +% file is likely to be the culprit. % Please specify it when reporting a bug, and blacklist it for the time % being (see above, page \pageref{font-blacklist}). % +% \subsection {Font Features} % A common problem is the lack of features for some % \OpenType fonts even when specified. % This can be related to the fact that some fonts do not provide @@ -1414,10 +1447,22 @@ and the derived files % fix it. % For example with \verb|latn|: % -% \begin{verbatim} -% \font\test=file:MyFont.otf:script=latn;+liga; -% \end{verbatim} +% \begin{quote} +% \begin{verbatim} +% \font\test=file:MyFont.otf:script=latn;+liga; +% \end{verbatim} +% \end{quote} +% +% You can get a list of features that a font defines for scripts and languages +% by querying it in \fileent{luaotfload-tool}: % +% \begin{quote} +% \begin{verbatim} +% luaotfload-tool --find="Iwona" --inspect +% \end{verbatim} +% \end{quote} +% +% \subsection {\LUATEX Programming} % Another strategy that helps avoiding problems is to not access raw \LUATEX % internals directly. % Some of them, even though they are dangerous to access, have not been @@ -1426,14 +1471,39 @@ and the derived files % \luafunction{aux} namespace over direct manipulation of font objects. % For example, raw access to the \luafunction{font.fonts} table like: % -% \begin{verbatim} -% local somefont = font.fonts[2] -% \end{verbatim} +% \begin{quote} +% \begin{verbatim} +% local somefont = font.fonts[2] +% \end{verbatim} +% \end{quote} % -% can render already defined fonts unusable. +% \noindent can render already defined fonts unusable. % Instead, the function \luafunction{font.getfont()} should be used because % it has been replaced by a safe variant. % +% However, \luafunction{font.getfont()} only covers fonts handled by the font +% loader, e.~g. \identifier{OpenType} and \identifier{TrueType} fonts, but +% not \abbrev{tfm} or \abbrev{ofm}. +% Should you absolutely require access to all fonts known to \LUATEX, including +% the virtual and autogenerated ones, then you need to query both +% \luafunction{font.getfont()} and \luafunction{font.fonts}. +% In this case, best define you own accessor: +% +% \begin{quote} +% \begin{verbatim} +% local unsafe_getfont = function (id) +% local tfmdata = font.getfont (id) +% if not tfmdata then +% tfmdata = font.fonts[id] +% end +% return tfmdata +% end +% +% --- use like getfont() +% local somefont = unsafe_getfont (2) +% \end{verbatim} +% \end{quote} +% % \part{Implementation} % % \section{\fileent{luaotfload.lua}} @@ -1478,8 +1548,8 @@ config.luaotfload.index_file = config.luaotfload.index_file or "luaot luaotfload.module = { name = "luaotfload", - version = 2.3002, - date = "2013/07/23", + version = 2.40001, + date = "2013/07/28", description = "OpenType layout system.", author = "Elie Roux & Hans Hagen", copyright = "Elie Roux", @@ -2070,7 +2140,7 @@ luaotfload.aux.start_rewrite_fontname () --- to be migrated to fontspec \else \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e} \ProvidesPackage{luaotfload}% - [2013/07/23 v2.3b OpenType layout system] + [2013/07/28 v2.4 OpenType layout system] \RequirePackage{luatexbase} \fi \ifnum\luatexversion<76 -- cgit v1.2.3