RE: [xep-support] Another Arabic problem (diacritics)

From: Reynolds-Gregg <Reynolds-Gregg@norc.org>
Date: Mon Jun 16 2008 - 08:34:01 PDT

I assume you're asking about diacritics. I believe the logic to handle such issues is split across various parts of the computing environment. Have you tried different fonts?

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-xep-support@renderx.com [mailto:owner-xep-support@renderx.com] On Behalf Of Krister Wicksell
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 8:47 AM
To: xep-support@renderx.com
Subject: Re: [xep-support] Another Arabic problem (diacritics)

Hi,

I have still no solution to my problem so if anyone has a solution please post it to the list.

Best Regards
Krister Wicksell

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On Friday 13 June 2008 15:22:05 Peter von Kaehne wrote:
> EMR,
>
> I struggle to understand your outrage.
>
> I commented on the documented output of both programmes and said they
> are both wrong. Which they are - irrespective of whether this is a
> programme or an input fault. Both examples look a mess. That is a
> factual and neutral statement. There is no need to flame or shoot off
> private outraged emails.
>
> If the solution lies in different input - as it seemd to be with the
> percentage sign - then it would be extremely useful to have this
> exposed and explained on the mailing list rather than in - what has
> happened apparently - in private emails.
>
> I find XEP wonderful but also totally daunting and I had my own share
> of problems along similar lines - glyph shaping, number ordering etc.
> I am learning from the mailing list even if I do not write a lot.
> Glyph shaping though is an interest of mine.
>
> Peter
>
> EM Rosie wrote:
> > Peter -
> >
> > XEP didn’t produce a mess.
> >
> > Ask Krister how she corrected her XML data and you will see that XEP
> > correctly performed what asked to do.
> >
> > I'm surprised you would acuse a product when it seems you know
> > anything about the subject.
> >
> > EMR
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-xep-support@renderx.com
> > [mailto:owner-xep-support@renderx.com] On Behalf Of Peter von Kaehne
> > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 12:00 PM
> > To: xep-support@renderx.com; krister.wicksell@zert.se
> > Subject: Re: [xep-support] Another Arabic problem (diacritics)
> >
> > Krister Wicksell wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> When trying to create Arabic PDF:s I have found another problem.
> >> Almost
> >
> > all
> >
> >> Arabic words having diacritics like "ð", "õ ", etc. look splitted.
> >> See
> >
> > attached
> >
> >> example.
> >
> > actually neither of two examples look right. Open Office has not
> > done any glyphshaping and XEP produced a mess too.
> >
> > Peter
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