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These days, I always use [https://~~tug~~.org/~~xetex/ XeTeX~~] (as opposed to e.g. pdflatex), usually in conjunction with the [https://ctan.org/pkg/memoir?lang=en Memoir class] and [https://www.ctan.org/pkg/polyglossia polyglossia package] (as opposed to e.g. babel)~~, though I might use LuaTeX instead~~. Code can generally run through both and result in similar output. XeTeX is ~~significantly~~ slower than pdflatex~~, and cannot use the full capabilities of the microtype package (as of 2023-09, anyway)~~. Nonetheless, it~~'s a far better way to deal~~ with [[Unicode]] and modern fonts~~. LuaTeX seems another valid option, and might perhaps be more actively developed. It's currently about as slow as XeTeX~~.

These days, I always use [https://www.luatex.org/ LuaTeX] (as opposed to e.g. pdflatex or XeTeX), usually in conjunction with the [https://ctan.org/pkg/memoir?lang=en Memoir class] and [https://www.ctan.org/pkg/polyglossia polyglossia package] (as opposed to e.g. babel). Code can generally run through both and result in similar output. LuaTeX is significantly slower than XeTeX, which is itself slower than pdflatex. Nonetheless, it produces the best output with [[Unicode]] and modern fonts.

Note that Amazon's createspace package cannot be used with XeTeX, at least as of 2023-08.

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	These days, I always use [https://~~tug~~.org/~~xetex/ XeTeX~~] (as opposed to e.g. pdflatex), usually in conjunction with the [https://ctan.org/pkg/memoir?lang=en Memoir class] and [https://www.ctan.org/pkg/polyglossia polyglossia package] (as opposed to e.g. babel)~~, though I might use LuaTeX instead~~. Code can generally run through both and result in similar output. XeTeX is ~~significantly~~ slower than pdflatex~~, and cannot use the full capabilities of the microtype package (as of 2023-09, anyway)~~. Nonetheless, it~~'s a far better way to deal~~ with [[Unicode]] and modern fonts~~. LuaTeX seems another valid option, and might perhaps be more actively developed. It's currently about as slow as XeTeX~~.		These days, I always use [https://www.luatex.org/ LuaTeX] (as opposed to e.g. pdflatex or XeTeX), usually in conjunction with the [https://ctan.org/pkg/memoir?lang=en Memoir class] and [https://www.ctan.org/pkg/polyglossia polyglossia package] (as opposed to e.g. babel). Code can generally run through both and result in similar output. LuaTeX is significantly slower than XeTeX, which is itself slower than pdflatex. Nonetheless, it produces the best output with [[Unicode]] and modern fonts.

	Note that Amazon's createspace package cannot be used with XeTeX, at least as of 2023-08.		Note that Amazon's createspace package cannot be used with XeTeX, at least as of 2023-08.