-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 03:04:58PM -0700, Nadim Shaikli wrote: > --- Oibane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Let me summarize: > > > > 1. It is more than common among Arabs to use X keyboard Arabic layout. > > The 'b' and other lam-alef keys (shifted t,g,b) are still a bit > > problematic. At least some, perhaps many don't use this key. > > > > I wanted to know if I could recommend the layout to the Japanese > > at my site. > > Again the t,g,b keys produce 2-characters - I'm not sure why you > see this as a problem. Pressing those keys results in entering two > characters into your document which when shaped visually result in > the display of a single glyph (from the form-B range). > Not true, AFAIKthey do insert a presentation form into the document, They don't insert 2 characters. Have a look at /etc/X11/xkb/symbols/pc/ar and/or /etc/X11/xkb/symbols/ar You'll find the presentation form there.
> > 2. (I guess) If pango is used correctly, even if the key input falls into > > the range of Arabic presentation form B, it is displayed correctly. > > It does not mean that the letter is saved in a file as lam U+0644 and > > alef U+0627. > > No the letters saved in the file are indeed U+0644 and U+0627 (form-B > is used only for display and is never saved). Again the 'b' key press > results in the generation of 2 characters LAM (U+0644) and ALEF (U+0627). They'll be saved as a presentation form unless the editor or word processor you are using do something. - -- - ---------------- - -- Katoob Main Developer, Arabbix Maintainer. GNU/Linux registered user #224950 Proud Egyptian GNU/Linux User Group <www.eglug.org> Admin. Life powered by Debian, Homepage: www.foolab.org - -- Don't send me any attachment in Micro$oft (.DOC, .PPT) format please Read http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Preferable attachments: .PDF, .HTML, .TXT Thanx for adding this text to Your signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFDOHLWy2aOKaP9DfcRAo1rAJ9Y7c2b67EAwYiYnHGoYJBEFdU/SACePW6Y qnzPw7LEN8+z/1WlbFrYuXE= =QmPo -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://lists.arabeyes.org/mailman/listinfo/general
