Hi, Kenneth Reid Beesley. I don't know OS X at all, but your story sounds quite UNIX-ish, so maybe I can be a bit of help. I'm a Linux user.
Usually you have to specify fonts for mlterm. Write in .mlterm/font: ISO10646_UCS4_1=-arabeyes-fixed-medium-r-normal--20-200-75-75-c-100-iso10646-1; Or you may prefer: ISO10646_UCS4_1=-misc-dejavu sans-medium-r-*-iso10646-1; To obtain it, search for "dejavu font". To install, do: $ ttmkfdir (or mkfontscale, whichever you have) $ mkfontdir $ xset ... Other options for mlterm looks Ok. My site, "Oibane's Arabic on Linux" may help: http://www.k2.dion.ne.jp/~oibane/aonl/en/index.htm http://www.k2.dion.ne.jp/~oibane/aonl/en/mlterm.htm I don't know vim either. Good day, Oibane.
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