My proposal for interested users to participate in funding this development is still open: http://www.xmlmind.com/pipermail/xmleditor-support/2008-September/006918.html
Hussein Shafie wrote: > alexm at writepoint.com wrote: > >> Does XMLMind support for right-to-left languages, like Hebrew and Arabic? I >> tried to type in Hebrew and this is what I found: >> >> 1. Typing itself is OK, though, it start on the left edge of the screen. >> However, each next character appears to the left from the previous one >> which is OK. >> >> 2. When trying to delete the last character in a word (the one on the most >> left), the first character is actually deleted (the one on the most right). >> It behaves like in left-to-right languages, which is wrong. >> >> 3. When trying to type Hebrew points (as recommended here for MS Word: >> http://www.qsm.co.il/Hebrew/wniqud.htm) that should appear underneath a >> character, the points actually appear after the character as if it's the >> next letter. >> >> Am I missing something? Can Hebrew support be added painlessly? If it >> requires modification of the software on your side, what costs can be >> involved (ballpark estimation)? >> >> > > No, XMLmind XML Editor clearly does not support right-to-left languages. > Not even at the most basic level. > > Unless we find a funding for this feature, we do not plan to support > right-to-left languages because: > > * This feature is long and difficult to implement when you want to do it > seriously (that is, much more than typing a few right-to-left words > within a western document). > > * We do not feel that this feature would significantly increase our sales. > > > --- > PS: I've forwarded this email to xmleditor-support at xmlmind.com because > your request and what you describe may interest other XMLmind XML Editor > users. > > > > > > > -- > XMLmind XML Editor Support List > xmleditor-support at xmlmind.com > http://www.xmlmind.com/mailman/listinfo/xmleditor-support > -- Benoit Maisonny benoit at synclude.com Director & Consultant http://synclude.com Synclude
