diff --git a/make-includes/standard_rules.make b/make-includes/standard_rules.make
index dd2b5e1..f5bcfbd 100644
--- a/make-includes/standard_rules.make
+++ b/make-includes/standard_rules.make
@@ -27,11 +27,19 @@
 # Default rules.
 #
 #
-# PDF from LaTeX via DVI, typically for images drawn using PSTricks).
+# PDF from LaTeX, typically for images drawn using PSTricks.
 # 
 %.pdf %-print.pdf: $(IMGDIR)/%.tex
+ifdef UNICODE
+	$(XELATEX) --jobname=$(IMGDIR)/$* $<
+	$(XELATEX) --jobname=$(IMGDIR)/$* $<
+	$(PDFCROP) $(IMGDIR)/$@ $(IMGDIR)/$*-crop.pdf
+	-$(MV) $(IMGDIR)/$*-crop.pdf $(IMGDIR)/$@
+else
+	$(LATEX) --jobname=$(IMGDIR)/$* $<
 	$(LATEX) --jobname=$(IMGDIR)/$* $<
 	$(DVIPS) -q -f $(IMGDIR)/$* | $(PS2EPS) --quiet --loose | $(EPSTOPDF) --filter --outfile=$(IMGDIR)/$@
+endif
 #
 # PDF from LaTeX.
 #