[luatex] unicode-math for XeLaTeX & LuaLaTeX

[Will Robertson]

Dear all,

In case you haven't seen already via other sources, I've just uploaded 
the first release of unicode-math to CTAN (see below). Originally 
written to support XeLaTeX, it has tentative support for LuaLaTeX as 
well -- the example file compiles, at least, but the nooks and crannies 
of the package remain unexplored.

If you have a bleeding edge TeX Live 2010 or are happy to install 
packages by hand, any feedback -- and even better, bug fixes :) -- for 
LuaLaTeX support are warmly encouraged.

Long term development of the package is planned to involve 
collaborating with the ConTeXt maths support so that we're all working 
from a common database of unicode math symbols and what to call them. 
But Aditya and I haven't spent much time on that yet. (That's why it's 
"long term" :))

Best regards,
Will


From: CTAN Announcements <ctan-ann at dante.de>
Subject: New on CTAN: unicode-math

the daemon perks up with the appearance of the following (which he had
previously imagined to be a myth concocted by people on the net):

The following information was provided by the package's contributor.

Name of contribution: unicode-math
Author's name: Will Robertson
Location on CTAN: macros/latex/contrib/unicode-math
Summary description: Unicode math support for XeTeX and LuaTeX
License type: lppl

Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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> Well, I guess it's now or never. With an archive of emails about the
> thing going back to 2006, I think it's finally time to release this
> package. (Sorry about the hold-up, really.)
> 
> This is the initial release of the unicode-math package for inclusion
> in TeX Live 2010. It is designed to typeset mathematics with unicode
> input and using OpenType math fonts. (There is very very little
> compatibility with older maths packages.) XeTeX support is fully
> tested but LuaTeX not quite so much. (At least the example file
> runs...)
> 
> You can typeset with the STIX fonts with the present version of the
> package, but there is no support yet for its extra alphabets in the
> Unicode `private use area'. I hope to add support for them soon.
> 
> Thanks to all the people who've provided valuable feedback over the
> years, and especially to Barbara Beeton for laying the foundations
> with her work with the STIX fonts.
> 
> Good luck; I hope it works. Let me know if it doesn't. Finally, this
> package is by no means complete (it's called the "initial release" for
> a reason). Your feedback and suggestions now are greatly
> appreciated. Anyone coming along to the TUG 2010 conference will have
> the opportunity to hear me speak about it in a couple of weeks. (But
> will I be able to muster up a full 30 minutes? Actually, yeah, I
> probably will.)
> 
> Time for a beer.

have a good one!

i have installed the package and created an entry in the catalogue
repository.

Users may view the package catalogue entry at
http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/unicode-math.html
or they may browse the package directory at
http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/unicode-math

though, of course, the catalogue entry won't appear on the web until
some time tonight.

Robin Fairbairns

For the CTAN team


-- Will