hi list I have a serious problem when using latex with fedora. I am editing my text (french) using kate or kile (a kde project for latex) and the UTF8 encoding. when I compile , i get strange caracteres. have any one an idea of this problem. thanks Accédez au courrier électronique de La Poste : www.laposte.net ; 3615 LAPOSTENET (0,34?/mn) ; tél : 08 92 68 13 50 (0,34?/mn)