EN:Examples
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This directory contains multiple usage examples for the luatex-cn package, demonstrating different features from traditional ancient book typesetting to modern vertical layouts.
Features: Demonstrates highly complex ancient book typesetting.
Capabilities:
- Absolutely positioned red seals (overlaying text)
- Customized page center text with single fishtail
- Complex interlinear note typesetting
- Traditional black silk frame and indentation
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Features: Following Qing Dynasty "Siku Quanshu" Northern Pavilion style.
Capabilities:
- Standard ancient book table of contents layout
- "Eight lines, twenty-one characters" format restriction
- Typical white mouth, double borders on all sides, single fishtail format
Features: Simulates manuscript/annotated copy style.
Capabilities:
- Side and marginal notes: Edge annotations using the sidenote system
- Double-column small text: Double-line small annotations in main text
- No fishtail page center, bottom page numbers
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Features: Clean modern vertical layout style.
Capabilities:
- Demonstrates pure vertical text support without traditional book elements
- Suitable for modern literature or reports requiring vertical typesetting
📌 Modern vertical books are not currently the project focus; more features will be added later.
Note: All ancient book examples are digital reconstructions based on historical document scans, intended to demonstrate luatex-cn's adaptability to various complex vertical typesetting scenarios.