Text Formatting ⇒ A multilingual multi-script document

[jhapk]

I am creating a document which includes many languages in many scripts ranging from Norwegian, Urdu, Slovenian, English, Japanese, Hindi, Arabic and others. I am very confused about what text editor to use (my favourite Emacs seems to have trouble with non-english texts) and which Latex packages to use. Please advice me on the three:

• 1) Which text editor is the best to just copy paste multi-script text from different sources without having to worry about checking the formatting again. I won't even be even to tell the difference in right and wrong many languages if anything goes wrong while copy-pasting.
  2) XeLatex or Pdflatex?
  3) Which latex package? Babel or Polyglossia?

I am a Linux and Mac user.

[Johannes_B]

You definitely want to use XeLaTeX, nowadays it doesn't matter if you are using babel or polyglossia. Both work well with XeLaTeX.

The editor isn't the problem here. It will be how the text was entered at the other hand. Or in other words, if the text is messed up before copying, the battle is lost. If you are comfortable with emacs, go on. I am comfortable with vim.

[jhapk]

Thanks a lot for recommending XeLatex.

Regarding Emacs, I am getting troubles. I have some contributions from other users who send me text in various languages. I simply want to copy-paste in emacs, but it shows me errors with the special (non-english) characters. I guess I will have to look into emacs settings.

[jhapk]

When I am compiling my document using xetex and trying to use a font called Palatino Linotype I get the following error:

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The font "Palatino Linotype" cannot be found.

Where in Mac can I install this font and how do I make xelatex read it? I don't know if it means anything but inside my texlive folder I do have this:

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ls /usr/local/texlive/2014/texmf-dist/tex4ht/ht-fonts/alias/adobe/ppalatino/
pplb7d.htf     pplbj8r.htf    ppllc7t.htf    ppllo8t.htf    pplmi8c.htf    pplrcj8r.htf   pplrjo7t.htf   pplxi8c.htf
pplb8a.htf     pplbj8t.htf    ppllc8t.htf    pplm7t.htf     pplmi8r.htf    pplrcj8t.htf   pplx7t.htf     pplxi8r.htf
pplbcj7t.htf   pplbjo7t.htf   pplli7t.htf    pplm8a.htf     pplmi8t.htf    pplrcjo8r.htf  pplx8a.htf     pplxi8t.htf
pplbcj8t.htf   pplbjo8r.htf   pplli8a.htf    pplm8c.htf     pplmo7t.htf    pplri7d.htf    pplx8c.htf     pplxo7t.htf
pplbi7d.htf    pplbjo8t.htf   pplli8c.htf    pplm8r.htf     pplmo8c.htf    pplri8a.htf    pplx8r.htf     pplxo8c.htf
pplbi8a.htf    ppll7t.htf     pplli8r.htf    pplm8t.htf     pplmo8r.htf    pplrij.htf     pplx8t.htf     pplxo8r.htf
pplbij7t.htf   ppll8a.htf     pplli8t.htf    pplmc7t.htf    pplmo8t.htf    pplrij7t.htf   pplxc7t.htf    pplxo8t.htf
pplbij8r.htf   ppll8c.htf     ppllo7t.htf    pplmc8t.htf    pplr8a.htf     pplrij8r.htf   pplxc8t.htf
pplbij8t.htf   ppll8r.htf     ppllo8c.htf    pplmi7t.htf    pplrc7d.htf    pplrj.htf      pplxi7t.htf
pplbj7t.htf    ppll8t.htf     ppllo8r.htf    pplmi8a.htf    pplrcj7t.htf   pplrj7t.htf    pplxi8a.htf

[Johannes_B]

You should install this font like any other font on Mac. Once the font can be found by the system, XeLaTeX should find it as well.

[jhapk]

I am able to find "Palatino" for Mac but I cannot locate "Palatino Linotype".

[jhapk]

ok, I found it here http://fontsov.com/font/PalatinoLinotype31089.html

[Johannes_B]

Is the font simply called palatino?

[Johannes_B]

The font costs some serious money, you cannot simply download it.