Hi Everyone, I am in the process of copying/pasting 'Arabic Word-of-the-Day' (modern standard) phrases, audio, and translations from the archives here:
http://www.bitesizedlanguages.com/wod/r/arabic-modern-standard And I am happy to have *finally* found an Arabic font that works very well in Mnemosyne, which is called 'Traditional Arabic'. ~ Ayesha On Thursday, November 1, 2012 2:16:35 PM UTC-4, Ayesha Nicole wrote: > > Good Afternoon All, > > I having been trying to find a solution to the > Qur'anic flashcards (created in ppt) dilemma for sometime now. And I think > I found a substitute until the QT4 kerning issue is resolved for some > Arabic fonts. Out of frustration, I googled "ppt and SRS" and was > pleasantly surprised to have discovered this software that apparently uses > .ppt slides - although I am unsure how it will work - just downloaded it, > but excited that the possibility is there: > > http://opencards.info/ > > > > > On Thursday, October 18, 2012 12:12:37 PM UTC-4, Ayesha Nicole wrote: >> >> Hmmm. Searching through the card browser is less of concern for me, >> because I can use tags of "The Surah or Chapter number :: the Ayah or verse >> number :: and possibly the page number and/or other divisional marks" to >> easily locate what I am searching for (which I don't even know how to >> search in Mnemosyne yet because I have not needed to). >> >> And I wish it were as easy as just switching between fonts for text, but >> it is not, because some fonts have unique key stroke patterns for certain >> letter/syllable combinations, that will not appear correctly in other >> fonts. >> >> Sometime ago, I did use SM15 for testing purposes of a few short suwar >> (chapters) and it displays alright, but I have to copy the text to a >> separate document and enlarge it before copying/pasting into SM - but >> setting up the formatting or templates of the 'cards' is still a bit of a >> mystery to me, the interface is less than user friendly, and the yahoo >> group is less than active, a very few tutorials for exactly what I need. >> >> I really prefer using Mnemosyne. I also asked my (font professional) >> colleague in KSA to see if he can communicate with the QT group, but it >> will be after the Hajj and 'Eid al-Adha vacation. In the meantime, I will >> continue with Alif Baa vocabulary that are coming along nicely! :) >> >> Thank you again. >> >> Best Regards, >> >> Ayesha >> >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 5:45 AM, Peter Bienstman < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> On 10/18/2012 12:37 AM, Ayesha Nicole wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Mr. Peter, >>>> >>>> I upgraded with the 2.1 and still have the same kerning issue. I looked >>>> at the bug reports, and am unsure how to add to them? >>>> >>> >>> You need to register a new account on the Qt bug site first. >>> >>> I am thinking for the Qur'anic ayah (verse) cards with translation that >>>> I will make, it is easiest to just copy/paste from the document directly >>>> into Mnemosyne, if the kerning issue can be fixed. Otherwise, I will >>>> have to re-adjust every .ppt slide I created as 6" x 22" down to a >>>> smaller size and smaller font, which is time consuming, and then >>>> creating PNG files and adding them to each card. >>>> >>> >>> I really would not suggest doing the PNG work. Apart from being a lot of >>> work, it would also mean losing the ability to search for words in the card >>> browser. >>> >>> What I'd suggest doing is switching to a different arabic font, and then >>> once Qt fixes the kerning issue (could be a while though), you can move >>> all your cards to the new font with just a few mouse clicks... >>> >>> >>> Peter >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to mnemosyne-proj-users@** >>> googlegroups.com <[email protected]>. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mnemosyne-proj-users+** >>> [email protected]<mnemosyne-proj-users%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> >>> . >>> >>> >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/mnemosyne-proj-users/-/QTvIAVxvYxEJ. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
