Re: LuaTeX 1.0.3 announcement

[Henri Menke <henrimenke@gmail.com>]

On 02/17/2017 08:57 PM, luigi scarso wrote:
> ==============================================================
> LuaTeX Release 1.0.3  was released 2017021514
> ==============================================================
> 
> This is a minor upgrade and probably this version will go on texlive.
> There are a couple
> of fixes and additions.
> - We added a few a few more helpers in the pdf namespace (like
> set|get]gentounicode,
>   [set|get]omitcidset and set|get]decimaldigits. Some helpers were
> moved from the tex
>   to the pdf namespace.
> 
> - We added a build_page_insert callback for inserts so that one can
> for instance adapt
>   spacing on demand.
> 
> - On the agenda has been some more control over word start and end in
> hyphenation and
>   this is now possible via hyphenationbounds. We also updated the
> manual with some more
>   details.
> 
> - An old tracker item with respect to control over spacing around math
> was revived and
>   has resulted in mathsurroundmode (one can wonder how useful this is).
> 
> - We improved the resolution detection in included jpeg images.
> 
> 
> - An ffi library has been added to luatex so that it is more in sync
> with luajittex. This
>   permits easy and flexible loading of libraries. Our policy is to
> make luatex as lean
>   as possible with no dependencies and this is a step towards that.
> Eventually we hope
>   to support all relevant platforms.

How can I use the FFI?  There is nothing in the latest docs.  Thanks for all the efforts!

> - The glue and skip register accessors have been improved as a step in
> freeing the user
>   from glue spec management.
> 
> - We added a few more getters and setters for nodes in order to get a
> more consistent
>   set.
> 
> - Irrelevant fields have been removed from the status table and an
> engine identifier
>   has been added.
> 
> - Of course there are numerous fixes and improvements but none of
> these have consequences
>   for the interfaces.
> 
> - The manual has been updated but will be improved over time.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Have fun,
> Hans, Luigi, Taco
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