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@@ -1047,12 +1047,21 @@ Language variables format stored in the additional variables `babel-lang`, `polyglossia-lang` (LaTeX) and `context-lang` (ConTeXt). + Native pandoc `span`s and `div`s with the lang attribute + (value in BCP 47) can be used to switch the language in + that range. + `otherlangs` : a list of other languages used in the document in the YAML metadata, according to [BCP 47]. For example: `otherlangs: [en-GB, fr]`. - Currently only used by `xelatex` through the generated - `polyglossia-otherlangs` variable. + This is automatically generated from the `lang` attributes + in all `span`s and `div`s but can be overriden. + Currently only used by LaTeX through the generated + `babel-otherlangs` and `polyglossia-otherlangs` variables. + The LaTeX writer outputs polyglossia commands in the text but + the `babel-newcommands` variable contains mappings for them + to the corresponding babel. `dir` : the base direction of the document, either `rtl` (right-to-left) @@ -1065,10 +1074,6 @@ Language variables (e.g. the browser, when generating HTML) supports the [Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm]. - LaTeX and ConTeXt assume by default that all text is left-to-right. - Setting `dir: ltr` enables bidirectional text handling in a document - whose base direction is left-to-right but contains some right-to-left script. - When using LaTeX for bidirectional documents, only the `xelatex` engine is fully supported (use `--latex-engine=xelatex`). |