Comments on: Writing Unicode Bengali in LaTeX http://methopath.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/writing-unicode-bengali-in-latex/ Thoughts that survived suppression of self Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:20:04 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Maksud http://methopath.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/writing-unicode-bengali-in-latex/#comment-147 Maksud Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:15:59 +0000 http://methopath.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-147 Nice work. Wanted to make this work a long time ago. Finally downloaded the MacTeX package and making nice CV in bangla. Thanks. Nice work. Wanted to make this work a long time ago. Finally downloaded the MacTeX package and making nice CV in bangla.

Thanks.

]]> By: Tarik Adnan Moon http://methopath.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/writing-unicode-bengali-in-latex/#comment-139 Tarik Adnan Moon Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:55:50 +0000 http://methopath.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-139 I have made a tutorial on how to use Bangla in LaTeX in a windows machine. The file could be found here: http://sites.google.com/site/kmckbd/latex-editor I have made a tutorial on how to use Bangla in LaTeX in a windows machine.

The file could be found here:
http://sites.google.com/site/kmckbd/latex-editor

]]> By: Tarik Adnan Moon http://methopath.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/writing-unicode-bengali-in-latex/#comment-138 Tarik Adnan Moon Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:28:30 +0000 http://methopath.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-138 অনেক অনেক ধন্যবাদ। :) গতবছর অনেক চেষ্টা করে হাল ছেড়ে দিয়েছিলাম। এবার MikTeX 2.7 এর সাথেই XeTeX আছে। তাই TeXMaker কে কিছুটা configure করলেই কাজ হয়। :) আর একটা ব্যাপার: http://omicronlab.com/bangla-fonts.html , এখানকার অনেক ফন্টই ভাল কাজ করে। বিশেষ করে Bangla ফন্ট খুবই ভাল কাজ করে। অনেক অনেক ধন্যবাদ। :)

গতবছর অনেক চেষ্টা করে হাল ছেড়ে দিয়েছিলাম। এবার MikTeX 2.7 এর সাথেই XeTeX আছে। তাই TeXMaker কে কিছুটা configure করলেই কাজ হয়। :)

আর একটা ব্যাপার: http://omicronlab.com/bangla-fonts.html , এখানকার অনেক ফন্টই ভাল কাজ করে। বিশেষ করে Bangla ফন্ট খুবই ভাল কাজ করে।

]]> By: Ritwik Banerjee http://methopath.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/writing-unicode-bengali-in-latex/#comment-131 Ritwik Banerjee Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:48:32 +0000 http://methopath.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-131 This may sound funny, but I was fiddling around with several settings regarding this problem, and suddenly xelatex started working perfectly .... now I am trying to figure out how it started working! This may sound funny, but I was fiddling around with several settings regarding this problem, and suddenly xelatex started working perfectly …. now I am trying to figure out how it started working!

]]> By: Ritwik Banerjee http://methopath.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/writing-unicode-bengali-in-latex/#comment-130 Ritwik Banerjee Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:47:18 +0000 http://methopath.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-130 Yes, I have solved that problem. I now have Bengali as well as Devnaagari scripts installed on my laptop. :) Yes, I have solved that problem. I now have Bengali as well as Devnaagari scripts installed on my laptop. :)

]]> By: Golam Mortuza Hossain http://methopath.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/writing-unicode-bengali-in-latex/#comment-129 Golam Mortuza Hossain Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:18:28 +0000 http://methopath.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-129 Please see the Bengali input section "Linux with Gnome Desktop" from this link http://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/উইকিপেডিয়া:Bangla_script_display_help Please see the Bengali input section “Linux with Gnome Desktop” from this link

http://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/উইকিপেডিয়া:Bangla_script_display_help

]]> By: Golam Mortuza Hossain http://methopath.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/writing-unicode-bengali-in-latex/#comment-128 Golam Mortuza Hossain Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:10:36 +0000 http://methopath.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-128 See the comment below for a solution to the double quote issue. See the comment below for a solution to the double quote issue.

]]> By: spider http://methopath.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/writing-unicode-bengali-in-latex/#comment-127 spider Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:08:34 +0000 http://methopath.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-127 I copied all the fonts to Macintosh HD/Library/Fonts/ and copied Mr. Mortuza’s sample file. I used following command: $xelatex test.tex I found following error: (/usr/local/texlive/2008/texmf-dist/tex/xelatex/fontspec/fontspec.cfg))kpathsea: Invalid fontname `”FreeSerif:script=beng”’, contains ‘?’ ! Font \serif=”FreeSerif:script=beng” not loadable: Metric (TFM) file or in stalled font not found. \font l.13 \font \serifbb=”FreeSerif:script=beng” at 24pt ? Any suggestion to solve this problem? I copied all the fonts to Macintosh HD/Library/Fonts/ and copied Mr. Mortuza’s sample file. I used following command:
$xelatex test.tex

I found following error:
(/usr/local/texlive/2008/texmf-dist/tex/xelatex/fontspec/fontspec.cfg))kpathsea: Invalid fontname `”FreeSerif:script=beng”’, contains ‘?’

! Font \serif=”FreeSerif:script=beng” not loadable: Metric (TFM) file or in
stalled font not found.

\font
l.13 \font
\serifbb=”FreeSerif:script=beng” at 24pt
?

Any suggestion to solve this problem?

]]> By: spider http://methopath.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/writing-unicode-bengali-in-latex/#comment-126 spider Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:07:31 +0000 http://methopath.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-126 I tried to work with xetex, i couldnt make it working – probably i dont have fonts or something, i dont know how to fix that – it says (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/xelatex/fontspec/fontspec.cfg))kpathsea: Illegal fontname `”FreeSerif:script=beng”’: contains ‘ ! Font \serif=”FreeSerif:script=beng” not loadable: Metric (TFM) file or in stalled font not found. can you please help ? I tried to work with xetex, i couldnt make it working – probably i dont have fonts or something, i dont know how to fix that – it says

(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/xelatex/fontspec/fontspec.cfg))kpathsea: Illegal fontname `”FreeSerif:script=beng”’: contains ‘

! Font \serif=”FreeSerif:script=beng” not loadable: Metric (TFM) file or in
stalled font not found.

can you please help ?

]]> By: spider http://methopath.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/writing-unicode-bengali-in-latex/#comment-125 spider Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:01:26 +0000 http://methopath.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-125 I copied all the fonts to Macintosh HD/Library/Fonts/ and copied Mr. Mortuza's sample file. I used following command: $xelatex test.tex I found following error: (/usr/local/texlive/2008/texmf-dist/tex/xelatex/fontspec/fontspec.cfg))kpathsea: Invalid fontname `”FreeSerif:script=beng”', contains '?' ! Font \serif=”FreeSerif:script=beng” not loadable: Metric (TFM) file or in stalled font not found. \font l.13 \font \serifbb=”FreeSerif:script=beng” at 24pt ? Any suggestion to solve this problem? I copied all the fonts to Macintosh HD/Library/Fonts/ and copied Mr. Mortuza’s sample file. I used following command:
$xelatex test.tex

I found following error:
(/usr/local/texlive/2008/texmf-dist/tex/xelatex/fontspec/fontspec.cfg))kpathsea: Invalid fontname `”FreeSerif:script=beng”’, contains ‘?’

! Font \serif=”FreeSerif:script=beng” not loadable: Metric (TFM) file or in
stalled font not found.

\font
l.13 \font
\serifbb=”FreeSerif:script=beng” at 24pt
?

Any suggestion to solve this problem?

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