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commit 2a58590218e3d33057cf63adce040aa27a15e3b0
Author: Patrice Dumas <pertusus@free.fr>
AuthorDate: Mon Sep 26 12:00:18 2022 +0200

    Document Microtypography in LaTeX output
    
    * doc/texinfo.texi (Microtypography): document that cm-super
    fonts package is needed for microtypography and that there will
    be errors with the default fonts.
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 ChangeLog        | 8 ++++++++
 doc/texinfo.texi | 9 ++++++++-
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b61a094186..5dae5b2c01 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2022-09-26  Patrice Dumas  <pertusus@free.fr>
+
+       Document Microtypography in LaTeX output
+
+       * doc/texinfo.texi (Microtypography): document that cm-super
+       fonts package is needed for microtypography and that there will
+       be errors with the default fonts.
+
 2022-09-26  Patrice Dumas  <pertusus@free.fr>
 
        Microtype in LaTeX
diff --git a/doc/texinfo.texi b/doc/texinfo.texi
index c2ee0afe77..28fc916c20 100644
--- a/doc/texinfo.texi
+++ b/doc/texinfo.texi
@@ -23559,8 +23559,15 @@ and producing a more consistent typographic color.
 available.  You can turn microtype off by specifying @samp{@@microtype off}
 in your input file; likewise, @samp{@@microtype on} turns microtype back on.
 
-The @code{@@microtype} command does nothing for other output formats.
+Microtypography is also setup for @LaTeX{} output.  The default fonts used in
+@LaTeX{} are not scalable and therefore do not support microtypography.  An
+error will be triggered by conversion of @LaTeX{} output when scalable fonts
+are needed by microtype.  You need to install the @code{cm-super} fonts package
+or use scalable fonts for microtypography in @LaTeX{}.  It is also possible to
+disable microtypography with @samp{@@microtype off} at the beginning of the
+document.
 
+The @code{@@microtype} command does nothing for other output formats.
 
 
 @node Magnification