testing and result.
========== test.tex ====================================
\input font-arb % the new font-arb you send me
\starttext
\setarab
\novocalize % normal arab document doesn't have the vocal signs.
Some texts in arab. some random thought. here are some arabic words.
\<bwkw pndwAn>. Below some arabic word with english word. We can
combine them in one paragraph. % \<..> will produce line beyond the
margin. use for short arabic only.
\startarabic
kAjyn ayn mmr.hAl sAtw prwtwtA'yp awntwq mnjAnkn dwkwmn jAwy dry
dwkwmn rwmy <some english words> . ay mggwnAkn kwnsyp pgatwrcArA'n
brAsAskn kwmpwnwn . ay mggwnAkn kwnsyp pgatwrcArA'n brAsAskn kwmpwnwn.
\stoparabic
\stoptext
===============================================
1) it fail with log;
mktextfm: Running mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour;
mag:=1; nonstopmode;
input ArabicItalic
This is METAFONT, Version 2.71828 (Web2C 7.5.3)
kpathsea: Running mktexmf ArabicItalic
! I can't find file ArabicItalic'.
solution;
add these to font-arb.tex near line 213.
\definefontsynonym [ArabicItalic] [xnsh14]
% nash14 doesn't have italic. the error probably at line 43.
\font\arbfont=\truefontname{Arabic#1} at \currentfontscale\scratchdimen
2) the body text in english such as "some text ..." appear in \em.
solution: add these to top of file test.tex.
\usetypescript[postscript]
\switchtotypescript[postscript]
3) the symbol "|" and "~" is broken in arabic mode.
code "\<kw|pm>" have error;
! Illegal arabic command: |.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ...age {Illegal arabic command: \nxp #1}
\a@@cmd = [EMAIL PROTECTED]
#1\ar...
<argument> kw|
pm
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] #1
\end \box [EMAIL PROTECTED]
\egroup
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ...b {#1}\fi \ifarab [EMAIL PROTECTED] {#1}
\fi \iftrans [EMAIL
PROTECTED]
l.25 \<kw|pm>
the "|" is needed to break some arabic ligature. the "~" is needed to
code a few arabic/jawi glyph. any idea how to proceed?
zamri
On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 09:27:53 +0100, Hans Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> mohd zamri murah wrote:
>
> > 1) I rename font-arb.tex to m-arabtex.tex and \usemodule[arabtex]. it
> > works. ( as to why it works and was it OK to do it, I cannot explain )
>
> I wonder too since you exceed the 8 char limit of module names (i will remove
> trat restriction in the next version of context); so i tested your file with
>
> % \input m-arabtex
> \input font-arb
>
> > 2) need to add at top of document , ( probably any font definition )
> > font-arb.tex did mention something about font macro.
> > \usetypescript[postscript]
> > \switchtotypeface[postscript]
> >
> > if you did not, the body text will appear in \em .
>
> making it a module will get around this font switch (originally it was thought
> that arabtex would be used for arab docs, but it's also used for mixed docs,
> so
> a module more in sync with greek and chinese
>
> > 3) there is some spurious arabic text, align left. I believe there is
> > bug in \startarabic ... \stoparabic code.
>
> i'll send you another version (i can't read arab so i dunny what is spurious
> or
> not)
>
> > can Hans look over font-arb.tex, see if there need some
> > updating/changes. It was written way back in 1999. can font-arb be
> > turn into a module?
>
> sure
>
> Hans
>
>
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