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I just did the following: - use TextEdit on OS/X - enter 'shalom' in Hebrew - make PDF by clicking on Preview in Print dialog - search for 'shalom' (in Hebrew) in Preview -> word found - next, save as a file from Preview - open that file in Acrobat 6.0 Professional - search for 'shalom' (in Hebrew) -> word not found - use the text selection tool and copy the word from the PDF page - turns out there is a blank between every character - next, search for 'sh a l o m' -> word found Looks like the direction is not the problem, but the way a PDF viewer detects text varies. Olaf Druemmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote Wed, 10 Dec 2003 13:54:29 +0100 > >PDFdev is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com >_____________________________________________________________ > >If I understand, a hebrew word should be "inverted" to be well coded in my >pdf. >But in this case, would the logical word be the same as the printed word? >What append if I do a "search" for a word (consider that I have the hebrew >Windows and keyboard). Would the search look for the printed word or for the >logical word? > >Xavier > >-----Original Message----- >From: Aandi Inston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: mercredi 10 d�cembre 2003 13:40 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [PDFdev] pdf in hebrew > > > >PDFdev is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com >_____________________________________________________________ > >> Is it possible to write an hebrew text in a pdf? > >Yes, you can use an embedded font with Hebrew characters. > >>Moreover, is is possible to mix hebrew and english? > >There are no limitations on what mixture of fonts can >be used in the same document. > >> Is there a "bidirectionality algorithm" as there is in >> html or rtf formats? > >Nothing specific, but probably not needed either. PDF files >have each character at a specific position, with the position >decided in advance. This means there is no need for >language-specific features for flow and justification. > >It is possible for a font to have a negative advance. That >is, after showing a character, the position for the next >character may be before the current one. Not too clear how >this works with variable width fonts. But this is not >necessary, just a convenience. > >Aandi > >To change your subscription: >http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfdev.html > >To change your subscription: >http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfdev.html > > To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfdev.html
