Re: [NTG-context] arabtext in Context

Dear Idris, Thanks for your offer. I am considering a transfer to Context. I guess I'll have to patient a bit longer. Of course would like to give your package a try (and comment on it). However, I am not quite sure about getting involved in Omega. I tried it before and could not get it right. In case you need any help: let me know! Thanks again! Robert Ermers The Netherlands ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht ----- Van: Idris Samawi Hamid Aan: Verzonden: donderdag 8 januari 2004 23:43 Onderwerp: Re: [NTG-context] arabtext in Context

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 wrote:

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A number of flaws in the ArabicTeX support for ConteXt

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