How to input accents in PlainTeX with UTF-8 encoding?
If you want to use Knuth TeX you'll have a hard time. With pdftex it's easier, because there are some useful features coming from e-TeX extensions.
Here's a seemingly working setup (I add only a reduced version of the first file, for the limitation in characters here.
utfplainmac.tex
% -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
% We set a safe catcode for ^ and ^^^; XeTeX uses the ^^^^ convention for
% specifying arbitrary 16 bit code points. So if XeTeX is used, \gobble
% eats up ^^^^0021, while with an 8 bit engine only ^^^ is
% swallowed and \next is not \empty. In the end, \ifunicode is \iftrue if
% the engine is Unicode aware, it is \iffalse if the engine is 8 bit.
\catcode`\^=7
\catcode`\~=\active
\newif\ifunicodeengine
\begingroup
\catcode30=12 % just in case: 30 is `\^^^
\def\gobble#1#2{}
\edef\next{\gobble^^^^0021}
\expandafter\endgroup
\ifx\next\empty\unicodeenginetrue\else\unicodeenginefalse\fi
\message{Engine is \ifunicodeengine Unicode aware\else 8 bit\fi, loading UTF-8 combinations}
\ifunicodeengine
%%% Make the first argument active and define it as the fourth
%%% The trick avoids a global definition: the \lowercase changes
%%% ~ into #1 as active character; then \endgroup\def#1 is put
%%% back into the token stream (here #1 stands for the actual
%%% character given as argument); the same trick is used for
%%% \UseUnicodeCharacter, which must have an argument expressed
%%% as a four digit hexadecimal number (with uppercase A..F).
\def\DoUTFCombination#1#2#3#4{\catcode"#1\active
\begingroup\lccode`~="#1\lowercase{\endgroup\def~}{#4}}
\def\UseUnicodeCharacter#1{\begingroup\lccode`~="#1\lowercase{\endgroup~}}
\else
%%% The UTF-8 prefixes are made active; they just look at the
%%% following token, which is a category 12 character unless something
%%% strange has happened, and forms with it a control sequence that
%%% will be defined later
\catcode`\^^c2=\active
\def^^c2#1{\csname UTFprefix-c2#1\endcsname}
\catcode`\^^c3=\active
\def^^c3#1{\csname UTFprefix-c3#1\endcsname}
\catcode`\^^c4=\active
\def^^c4#1{\csname UTFprefix-c4#1\endcsname}
\catcode`\^^c5=\active
\def^^c5#1{\csname UTFprefix-c5#1\endcsname}
\catcode`\^^c6=\active
\def^^c6#1{\csname UTFprefix-c6#1\endcsname}
\catcode`\^^c7=\active
\def^^c7#1{\csname UTFprefix-c7#1\endcsname}
\catcode`\^^c8=\active
\def^^c8#1{\csname UTFprefix-c8#1\endcsname}
\catcode`\^^cb=\active
\def^^cb#1{\csname UTFprefix-cb#1\endcsname}
%%% If the file is input by a UTF-8 unaware engine, we define the main
%%% command that associates the UTF-8 character (actually a two byte
%%% combination) to a list of tokens; we define also
%%% \UseUnicodeCharacter to access the same replacement text via an
%%% auxiliary macro \UTFCodePoint-xxxx, where xxxx stands for the
%%% argument to \UseUnicodeCharacter, a four digit hexadecimal number
%%% (uppercase A..F).
\def\DoUTFCombination#1#2#3#4{%
\expandafter\def\csname UTFprefix-#2#3\endcsname{#4}%
\expandafter\def\csname UTFCodePoint-#1\endcsname{#4}%
}
\def\UseUnicodeCharacter#1{\csname UTFCodePoint-#1\endcsname}
\fi
%%% Some (actually many) UTF-8 characters cannot be printed with T1
%%% or TS1 encoded fonts
\newif\ifUTFwarning \UTFwarningtrue
\def\BadUTF#1{%
\ifUTFwarning
\global\UTFwarningfalse
\errhelp{Look in the log file for unsupported characters}%
\errmessage{Unsupported UTF character}%
\fi
\wlog{Character #1 not currently supported on line
\the\inputlineno}%
}
%%% A shorthand for choosing the text companion font
\def\tcsym#1{{\tcfont\char#1}}
%%% The list of characters: Unicode code point, prefix and second
%%% byte, then the definition.
\DoUTFCombination{00A0}{c2}{^^a0}{~} % NO-BREAK SPACE
\DoUTFCombination{00A1}{c2}{^^a1}{!`} % INVERTED EXCLAMATION MARK
\DoUTFCombination{00A2}{c2}{^^a2}{\tcsym{"8B}} % CENT SIGN
\DoUTFCombination{00A3}{c2}{^^a3}{\pound} % POUND SIGN
\DoUTFCombination{00A4}{c2}{^^a4}{\tcsym{"A4}} % CURRENCY SIGN
\DoUTFCombination{00A5}{c2}{^^a5}{\tcsym{"A5}} % YEN SIGN
\DoUTFCombination{00A6}{c2}{^^a6}{\tcsym{"A6}} % BROKEN BAR
\DoUTFCombination{00A7}{c2}{^^a7}{\tcsym{"A7}} % SECTION SIGN
\DoUTFCombination{00A8}{c2}{^^a8}{\"{}} % DIAERESIS
\DoUTFCombination{00A9}{c2}{^^a9}{\tcsym{"A9}} % COPYRIGHT SIGN
\DoUTFCombination{00AA}{c2}{^^aa}{\tcsym{"AA}} % FEMININE ORDINAL INDICATOR
\DoUTFCombination{00AB}{c2}{^^ab}{>} % RIGHT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK
\DoUTFCombination{00BC}{c2}{^^bc}{\tcsym{"BC}} % VULGAR FRACTION ONE QUARTER
\DoUTFCombination{00BD}{c2}{^^bd}{\tcsym{"BD}} % VULGAR FRACTION ONE HALF
\DoUTFCombination{00BE}{c2}{^^be}{\tcsym{"BE}} % VULGAR FRACTION THREE QUARTERS
\DoUTFCombination{00BF}{c2}{^^bf}{?`} % INVERTED QUESTION MARK
\DoUTFCombination{00C0}{c3}{^^80}{\`A} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH GRAVE
\DoUTFCombination{00C1}{c3}{^^81}{\'A} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH ACUTE
\DoUTFCombination{00C2}{c3}{^^82}{\^A} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH CIRCUMFLEX
\DoUTFCombination{00C3}{c3}{^^83}{\~A} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH TILDE
\DoUTFCombination{00C4}{c3}{^^84}{\"A} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH DIAERESIS
\DoUTFCombination{00C5}{c3}{^^85}{\AA} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE
\DoUTFCombination{00C6}{c3}{^^86}{\AE} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER AE
\DoUTFCombination{00C7}{c3}{^^87}{\c{C}} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C WITH CEDILLA
\DoUTFCombination{00C8}{c3}{^^88}{\`E} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH GRAVE
\DoUTFCombination{00C9}{c3}{^^89}{\'E} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH ACUTE
\DoUTFCombination{00CA}{c3}{^^8a}{\^E} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH CIRCUMFLEX
\DoUTFCombination{00CB}{c3}{^^8b}{\"E} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E WITH DIAERESIS
\DoUTFCombination{00CC}{c3}{^^8c}{\`I} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH GRAVE
\DoUTFCombination{00CD}{c3}{^^8d}{\'I} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH ACUTE
\DoUTFCombination{00CE}{c3}{^^8e}{\^I} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH CIRCUMFLEX
\DoUTFCombination{00CF}{c3}{^^8f}{\"I} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I WITH DIAERESIS
\DoUTFCombination{00D0}{c3}{^^90}{\DH} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER ETH
\DoUTFCombination{00D1}{c3}{^^91}{\~N} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N WITH TILDE
\DoUTFCombination{00D2}{c3}{^^92}{\`O} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH GRAVE
\DoUTFCombination{00D3}{c3}{^^93}{\'O} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH ACUTE
\DoUTFCombination{00D4}{c3}{^^94}{\^O} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH CIRCUMFLEX
\DoUTFCombination{00D5}{c3}{^^95}{\~O} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH TILDE
\DoUTFCombination{00D6}{c3}{^^96}{\"O} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH DIAERESIS
\DoUTFCombination{00D7}{c3}{^^97}{\tcsym{"D6}} % MULTIPLICATION SIGN
\DoUTFCombination{00D8}{c3}{^^98}{\O} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH STROKE
\DoUTFCombination{00D9}{c3}{^^99}{\`U} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH GRAVE
\DoUTFCombination{00DA}{c3}{^^9a}{\'U} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH ACUTE
\DoUTFCombination{00DB}{c3}{^^9b}{\^U} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH CIRCUMFLEX
\DoUTFCombination{00DC}{c3}{^^9c}{\"U} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS
\DoUTFCombination{00DD}{c3}{^^9d}{\'Y} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y WITH ACUTE
\DoUTFCombination{00DE}{c3}{^^9e}{\TH} % LATIN CAPITAL LETTER THORN
\DoUTFCombination{00DF}{c3}{^^9f}{\ss} % LATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S
\DoUTFCombination{00E0}{c3}{^^a0}{\`a} % LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH GRAVE
\DoUTFCombination{00E1}{c3}{^^a1}{\'a} % LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH ACUTE
\DoUTFCombination{00E2}{c3}{^^a2}{\^a} % LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH CIRCUMFLEX
\DoUTFCombination{00E3}{c3}{^^a3}{\~a} % LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH TILDE
\DoUTFCombination{00E4}{c3}{^^a4}{\"a} % LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH DIAERESIS
\DoUTFCombination{00E5}{c3}{^^a5}{\aa} % LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE
\DoUTFCombination{00E6}{c3}{^^a6}{\ae} % LATIN SMALL LETTER AE
\DoUTFCombination{00E7}{c3}{^^a7}{\c{c}} % LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH CEDILLA
\DoUTFCombination{00E8}{c3}{^^a8}{\`e} % LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH GRAVE
\DoUTFCombination{00E9}{c3}{^^a9}{\'e} % LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH ACUTE
\DoUTFCombination{00EA}{c3}{^^aa}{\^e} % LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH CIRCUMFLEX
\DoUTFCombination{00EB}{c3}{^^ab}{\"e} % LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH DIAERESIS
\DoUTFCombination{00EC}{c3}{^^ac}{\`i} % LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH GRAVE
\DoUTFCombination{00ED}{c3}{^^ad}{\'i} % LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH ACUTE
\DoUTFCombination{00EE}{c3}{^^ae}{\^i} % LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH CIRCUMFLEX
\DoUTFCombination{00EF}{c3}{^^af}{\"i} % LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH DIAERESIS
\DoUTFCombination{00F0}{c3}{^^b0}{\dh} % LATIN SMALL LETTER ETH
\DoUTFCombination{00F1}{c3}{^^b1}{\~n} % LATIN SMALL LETTER N WITH TILDE
\DoUTFCombination{00F2}{c3}{^^b2}{\`o} % LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH GRAVE
\DoUTFCombination{00F3}{c3}{^^b3}{\'o} % LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH ACUTE
\DoUTFCombination{00F4}{c3}{^^b4}{\^o} % LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH CIRCUMFLEX
\DoUTFCombination{00F5}{c3}{^^b5}{\~o} % LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH TILDE
\DoUTFCombination{00F6}{c3}{^^b6}{\"o} % LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH DIAERESIS
\DoUTFCombination{00F7}{c3}{^^b7}{\tcsym{"F6}} % DIVISION SIGN
\DoUTFCombination{00F8}{c3}{^^b8}{\o} % LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH STROKE
\DoUTFCombination{00F9}{c3}{^^b9}{\`u} % LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH GRAVE
\DoUTFCombination{00FA}{c3}{^^ba}{\'u} % LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH ACUTE
\DoUTFCombination{00FB}{c3}{^^bb}{\^u} % LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH CIRCUMFLEX
\DoUTFCombination{00FC}{c3}{^^bc}{\"u} % LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS
\DoUTFCombination{00FD}{c3}{^^bd}{\'y} % LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH ACUTE
\DoUTFCombination{00FE}{c3}{^^be}{\th} % LATIN SMALL LETTER THORN
\DoUTFCombination{00FF}{c3}{^^bf}{\"y} % LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH DIAERESIS
%%%% Other characters omitted
\endinput
plain-t1.tex
\catcode`@=11
\input utfplainmac
\message{Loading EC fonts}
\font\tenrm=ecrm1000 % roman text
\font\tctenrm=tcrm1000
% \font\sevenrm=ecrm0700
% \font\fiverm=ecrm0500
\font\tenbf=ecbx1000 % boldface extended
\font\tctenbf=tcbx1000
% \font\sevenbf=ecbx0700
% \font\fivebf=ecbx0500
\font\tentt=ectt1000 % typewriter
\font\tctentt=tctt1000
\font\tensl=ecsl1000 % slanted roman
\font\tctensl=tcsl1000
\font\tenit=ecti1000 % text italic
\font\tctenit=tcti1000
% \font\tenrm=ptmr8t % roman text
% \font\sevenrm=ptmr8t at 7pt
% \font\fiverm=ptmr8t at 5pt
% \font\tenbf=ptmb8t % boldface extended
% \font\sevenbf=ptmb8t at 7pt
% \font\fivebf=ptmb8t at 5pt
% \font\tentt=pcrr8t % typewriter
% \font\tensl=ptmro8t % slanted roman
% \font\tenit=ptmri8t % text italic
% \textfont0=\tenrm \scriptfont0=\sevenrm \scriptscriptfont0=\fiverm
% \textfont1=\teni \scriptfont1=\seveni \scriptscriptfont1=\fivei
% \textfont2=\tensy \scriptfont2=\sevensy \scriptscriptfont2=\fivesy
% \textfont3=\tenex \scriptfont3=\tenex \scriptscriptfont3=\tenex
% \textfont\itfam=\tenit
% \textfont\slfam=\tensl
% \textfont\bffam=\tenbf \scriptfont\bffam=\sevenbf
% \scriptscriptfont\bffam=\fivebf
% \textfont\ttfam=\tentt
\def\rm{\fam\z@\let\tcfont\tctenrm\tenrm}
\def\it{\fam\itfam\let\tcfont\tctenit\tenit}
\def\sl{\fam\slfam\let\tcfont\tctensl\tensl}
\def\bf{\fam\bffam\let\tcfont\tctenbf\tenbf}
\def\tt{\fam\ttfam\let\tcfont\tctentt\tentt}
% set the font
\rm
\catcode`\@=11
% special characters
\chardef\pound="BF
\chardef\IJ="9C
\chardef\ij="BC
\chardef\L="8A
\chardef\l="AA
\chardef\DH="D0
\chardef\dh="F0
\chardef\TH="DE
\chardef\th="FE
\chardef\NG="8D
\chardef\ng="AD
\chardef\AA="C5
\chardef\aa="E5
\chardef\AE="C6
\chardef\ae="E6
\chardef\OE="D7
\chardef\oe="F7
\chardef\O="D8
\chardef\o="F8
\chardef\SS="DF
\chardef\ss="FF
\chardef\i="19
\chardef\j="1A
\let\DJ=\DH
\chardef\dj="9E
\def\@firstoftwo#1#2{#1}
\def\@secondoftwo#1#2{#2}
\def\@ifundefined#1{\expandafter\ifx\csname#1\endcsname\relax
\expandafter\@firstoftwo\else\expandafter\@secondoftwo\fi}
%%% \make@ec@accent is syntactic sugar; for example
%%% \make@ec@accent\x{abc} is equivalent to
%%%
%%% \def\x#1{\@ifundefined{ec@abc@\detokenize{#1}}
%%% {\csname ec@abc\endcsname{#1}}{\csname ec@abc@#1\endcsname}}}
%%%
%%% Thus a call like \x{y} looks whether \ec@abc@y is defined; if it
%%% is, then use it, otherwise resort to \ec@abc{y}, where \ec@abc is
%%% the general accent command. In this way we can define \x{y} to
%%% print a single character, for hyphenation purposes, for example.
\def\make@ec@accent#1#2{%
\def#1##1{\@ifundefined{ec@#2@\detokenize{##1}}
{\csname ec@#2\endcsname{##1}}{\csname ec@#2@##1\endcsname}}}
\make@ec@accent\`{grave}
\make@ec@accent\'{acute}
\make@ec@accent\^{circumflex}
\make@ec@accent\~{tilde}
\make@ec@accent\"{dieresis}
\make@ec@accent\H{doubleacute}
\make@ec@accent\r{ring}
\make@ec@accent\v{caron}
\make@ec@accent\u{breve}
\make@ec@accent\={macron}
\make@ec@accent\.{dotabove}
\make@ec@accent\c{cedilla}
\make@ec@accent\k{ogonek}
%%% Now we define the accents; for example \ec@grave is defined as it
%%% is \` in Plain TeX, except for the code point of the accent. But
%%% we define also \ec@grave@A to print just a character which will
%%% then participate to hyphenation and kerning. The same for all
%%% other characters which are available in T1 encoded fonts. In some
%%% special cases we provide also some complicated definition, to
%%% cover peculiar situation (like \c{g}, where the cedilla should go
%%% over the g).
% grave accent
\def\ec@grave#1{{\accent"0 #1}}
\chardef\ec@grave@A="C0
\chardef\ec@grave@a="E0
\chardef\ec@grave@E="C8
\chardef\ec@grave@e="E8
\chardef\ec@grave@I="CC
\chardef\ec@grave@i="EC
\chardef\ec@grave@O="D2
\chardef\ec@grave@o="F2
\chardef\ec@grave@U="D9
\chardef\ec@grave@u="F9
% acute accent
\def\ec@acute#1{{\accent"1 #1}}
\chardef\ec@acute@A="C1
\chardef\ec@acute@a="E1
\chardef\ec@acute@E="C9
\chardef\ec@acute@e="E9
\chardef\ec@acute@I="CD
\chardef\ec@acute@i="ED
\chardef\ec@acute@C="82
\chardef\ec@acute@c="A2
\chardef\ec@acute@L="88
\chardef\ec@acute@l="A8
\chardef\ec@acute@N="8B
\chardef\ec@acute@n="AB
\chardef\ec@acute@O="D3
\chardef\ec@acute@o="F3
\chardef\ec@acute@R="8F
\chardef\ec@acute@r="AF
\chardef\ec@acute@S="91
\chardef\ec@acute@s="B1
\chardef\ec@acute@U="DA
\chardef\ec@acute@u="FA
\chardef\ec@acute@Z="99
\chardef\ec@acute@z="B9
% circumflex accent
\def\ec@circumflex#1{{\accent"2 #1}}
\chardef\ec@circumflex@A="C2
\chardef\ec@circumflex@a="E2
\chardef\ec@circumflex@E="CA
\chardef\ec@circumflex@e="EA
\chardef\ec@circumflex@I="CE
\chardef\ec@circumflex@i="EE
\chardef\ec@circumflex@O="D4
\chardef\ec@circumflex@o="F4
\chardef\ec@circumflex@U="DB
\chardef\ec@circumflex@u="FB
% tilde accent
\def\ec@tilde#1{{\accent"3 #1}}
\chardef\ec@tilde@A="C3
\chardef\ec@tilde@a="E3
\chardef\ec@tilde@N="D1
\chardef\ec@tilde@n="F1
\chardef\ec@tilde@O="D5
\chardef\ec@tilde@o="F5
% dieresis
\def\ec@dieresis#1{{\accent"4 #1}}
\chardef\ec@dieresis@A="C4
\chardef\ec@dieresis@a="E4
\chardef\ec@dieresis@E="CB
\chardef\ec@dieresis@e="EB
\chardef\ec@dieresis@I="CF
\chardef\ec@dieresis@i="EF
\chardef\ec@dieresis@O="D6
\chardef\ec@dieresis@o="F6
\chardef\ec@dieresis@U="DC
\chardef\ec@dieresis@u="FC
\chardef\ec@dieresis@Y="98
\chardef\ec@dieresis@y="A8
% double acute (hungarian umlaut)
\def\ec@doubleacute#1{{\accent"5 #1}}
\chardef\ec@doubleacute@O="8E
\chardef\ec@doubleacute@o="AE
\chardef\ec@doubleacute@U="97
\chardef\ec@doubleacute@u="B7
% ring
\def\ec@ring#1{{\accent"6 #1}}
% \chardef\ec@ring@A="C5
% \chardef\ec@ring@a="E5
\chardef\ec@ring@U="97
\chardef\ec@ring@u="B7
% caron
\def\ec@caron#1{{\accent"7 #1}}
\chardef\ec@caron@C="83
\chardef\ec@caron@c="A3
\chardef\ec@caron@D="84
\chardef\ec@caron@d="A4
\chardef\ec@caron@E="85
\chardef\ec@caron@e="A5
\chardef\ec@caron@L="89
\chardef\ec@caron@l="A9
\chardef\ec@caron@N="8C
\chardef\ec@caron@n="AC
\chardef\ec@caron@R="90
\chardef\ec@caron@r="B0
\chardef\ec@caron@S="92
\chardef\ec@caron@s="B2
\chardef\ec@caron@T="94
\chardef\ec@caron@t="B4
\chardef\ec@caron@Z="9A
\chardef\ec@caron@z="BA
% breve
\def\ec@breve#1{{\accent"8 #1}}
\chardef\ec@breve@G="87
\chardef\ec@breve@g="A7
% macron
\def\ec@macron#1{{\accent"9 #1}}
% dot above
\def\ec@dotabove#1{{\accent"A #1}}
\chardef\ec@dotabove@Z="9B
\chardef\ec@dotabove@z="BB
% cedilla
\def\ec@cedilla#1{{\setbox\z@\hbox{#1}\ifdim\ht\z@=1ex\accent"0B #1%
\else\ooalign{\unhbox\z@\crcr\hidewidth\char"0B\hidewidth}\fi}}
\chardef\ec@cedilla@C="C7
\chardef\ec@cedilla@c="E7
\chardef\ec@cedilla@S="93
\chardef\ec@cedilla@s="B3
\chardef\ec@cedilla@T="95
\chardef\ec@cedilla@t="B5
\def\ec@cedilla@g{\accent`\`g}
% ogonek
\def\ec@ogonek#1{{\ooalign{\null#1\crcr\hidewidth\char"0C\hidewidth}}}
\chardef\ec@ogonek@A="81
\chardef\ec@ogonek@a="A1
\chardef\ec@ogonek@E="86
\chardef\ec@ogonek@e="A6
%%% lowercase u is special
\def\ec@ogonek@u{{\ooalign{\null u\crcr\hidewidth\char"0C}}}
% bar under
\def\b#1{{\o@lign{\relax#1\crcr\hidewidth\sh@ft{-3ex}%
\vbox to.2ex{\hbox{\char"09}\vss}\hidewidth}}}
%%% A special purpose macro
% catalan dot
\def\c@talandot#1{\kern#1em\llap{$\m@th\cdot$}\kern-#1em}
\def\Lmiddledot{L\c@talandot{-.1}}
\def\lmiddledot{l\c@talandot{.15}}
\catcode`@=12
\endinput
test.tex
% -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
\input plain-t1
Here are some characters: $\alpha \Gamma$ æ Æ \'x
Ǎ Ǹ ă ŭ ā ē ü ł Ł ý ß Ş Ģ \c{g} ø ǽ Ǽ Ů ů ¡ ¿ ę Ą Ǫ ǫ Ų ų Į į
ĿL Ŀl ŀl
Český Krumlov (německy Böhmisch Krumau, popřípadě Krummau) je okresní
město v Jihočeském kraji, zhruba 25 km jižně od Českých
Budějovic. Rozkládá se pod hřebenem Blanského lesa a protéká jím řeka
Vltava. Jedná se o významné turistické centrum Jižních Čech.
Středověké centrum města, které obklopuje meandry Vltavy, je od roku
1963 městskou památkovou rezervací a od roku 1992 je zapsáno na
seznamu světového dědictví UNESCO. V roce 2003 bylo městskou
památkovou zónou vyhlášeno předměstí Plešivec (jižně od historického
jádra).
Český Krumlov é uma cidade República Checa na lista da UNESCO como
Patrimônio da Humanidade. Se encontra na Boêmia do Sul (região), é a
capital antiga da região de Rosenberg, a nobreza mais rica e influente
do país. A construção da cidade e seu Castelo começou no Século
XIII. A população da cidade em 2005 era de 13942 habitantes, e a área
de uns 22 km².
Český Krumlov (13.942 abitanti) è una città della Boemia meridionale,
in Repubblica Ceca, molto conosciuta per la raffinata architettura del
centro storico e per il Castello. Era conosciuta come Krumau fino alla
Seconda guerra mondiale quando alla fine furono espulsi gli abitanti
di lingua tedesca. Český Krumlov letteralmente significa ``Krumlov
Ceca (Boema)''; ne esiste infatti anche una morava.
\UseUnicodeCharacter{00C8}
\bye
The omitted list (messages here are limited to 30000 characters) shouldn't cause the test example to go wrong.
Compile test.tex with pdftex.
I have also a plain-cmu.tex file that sets up fonts to use the CMUnicode OpenType fonts.
For comparison, here is an example with XeTeX:
\font\bodyfont="Baskerville" % or whatever you have
\bodyfont
La vérité vaut bien qu'on passe quelques années sans la trouver.
\bye