This isn't actually a bug, \textdir TRT will reverse all text, try
setting \setupdirection[bidi=global] to enable the "experimental"
auto-bidi support.
On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 11:02 PM, Otared Kavian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Hans, Taco, Idriss and the mkiv team,
>
> Since I have been unable to use mkiv until very recently I am not aware
> whether the following bug has been addressed or not (Luigi Scarso taught me
> how to install and use mkiv on Mac OS, last Sunday…).
>
> Below is a minimal file which shows that the numerals in Right-to-Left text
> are reversed, while they shouldn't.
> XeTeX and XeConTeXt behave correctly in this respect.
>
> If the bug is known, pardon me for the noise…
> Best regards: OK
>
> %% begin file bug-RL-numerals.tex
> \starttext
>
> \definefontfeature
> [testPersian]
> [analyze=yes,
> mode=node,
> language=dflt,
> script=arab,
> aalt=yes,
> init=yes,
> medi=yes,
> fina=yes,
> isol=yes,
> liga=yes,
> mset=yes]
>
> \font\FaarsiA=arabtype*testPersian at 36pt
>
> \startbuffer[faarsi]
> این متن در سال ۲۰۰۸ مسیحی نوشته شده است.
>
> \stopbuffer
> \pardir TLT
> \textdir TLT
> This file has been typeset on \currentdate{} at \currenttime, mkiv, ConTeXt
> version \contextversion,
> % LuaTeX version \luatexversion,
> LuaTeX revision \luatexrevision,
> (LuaTeX date stamp \luatexdatestamp).
> \blank[6*big]
> The number input as « 2008 » in Persian is written in the output as « 8002 »
> in the following Persian text:
> \blank[6*big]
> \pardir TRT
> \textdir TRT
>
> \FaarsiA
> \getbuffer[faarsi]
> \blank[6*big]
>
> \stoptext
> %% end file bug-RL-numerals.tex
>
>
>
>
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