[latex3-commits] [latex3/babel] docs: More on Chinese dates. (ede2975)

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commit ede29754be2e97af3c1ccdaf84f2684338cafc1f
Author: Javier <email at localhost>
Date:   Sat Sep 9 10:55:50 2023 +0200

    More on Chinese dates.


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 docs/news/whats-new-in-babel-3.94.md | 11 ++++++++++-
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@@ -9,17 +9,26 @@ printed. By default the year is numeric, but there is a variant with
 the sexagenary cycle (the latter is available only if the locale is
 loaded with `provide` or `\babelprovide`).
 
+The following two commands print the current date in the Chinese
+calendar (numeric and sexagenary). See the `babel` manual for further
+info:
+
 ```tex
 \localedate[calendar=chinese, convert]{\year}{\month}{\day}
 \localedate[calendar=chinese, variant=sexagenary, convert]{\year}{\month}{\day}
 ```
 
-To set the default in `\today`:
+By default, `\today` prints the gregorian date, but this can be changed
+with the option `calendar`. Remember setting it always implies the date
+is converted:
 ```tex
 \babelprovide[import, calendar=chinese]{babel}
 \babelprovide[import, calendar=chinese.sexagenary]{babel}
 ```
 
+With the first one, `\today` will print something like 二〇二三年七月二十, and
+the second one like 癸卯年七月二十.
+
 Note the string can be slightly diferent depending on the locale.
 
 ## New locale files