[NTG-context] arabtext in Context

[Idris Samawi Hamid]

I'll take a look at this when I can. Note that some of the "flaws" may 
actually be features since ArabTeX was largely designed with LaTeX in 
mind. Some of the internal ArabTeX macros (like verses.sty) use LaTeX 
commands like \mbox. I modified verses.sty for use in ConTeXt with my own 
(under heavy development) Arabic package that is already much more 
versatile (and beautiful;->) than ArabTeX. If u're willing to try out 
eomega in ConTeXt there is another rudimentary Arabic package already 
available for ConTeXt that I described to this list a few months back, but 
it uses a bland font and a different transcription scheme (still worth 
checking out though). My own package is based on the ArabTeX transcription 
but is not ready for general release yet.

But I'll try to look at your problem towards the end of this month.

Best
Idris


On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 23:17:11 +0100, R. Ermers <r.ermers@hccnet.nl> wrote:

> A number of flaws in the ArabicTeX support for ConteXt


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Professor Idris Samawi Hamid
Department of Philosophy
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523