[Date Prev] | [Thread Prev] | [Thread Next] | [Date Next] -- [Date Index] | [Thread Index] | [List Home]
Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] RTL/LTR directional tags
On Mon, 2004-02-16 at 21:41, Dave Pawson wrote: > I can't find it now, but I seem to remember reading > that the direction of text is 'built in' to the font? > One of the font metrics is the direction of this character. > I assure you it has nothing to do with the font. This is the first time I ever hear about this. Fonts contain glyphs that are drawn on your screen.. where they are displayed and in what direction is not something the font concerns itself with. > Mohammed, have you tried changing to another font? > No, the font is rather irrelevant. At least, when it comes to direction of text. > I have no experience, but I am currently trying to print > Hebrew and Russian in xsl-fo... and I'm suffering with the fonts! > Well, let me know how that goes (especially with regard to Hebrew). Regards -- ------------------------------------------------------- | Mohammed Elzubeir | Visit us at: | | | http://www.arabeyes.org/ | | Arabeyes Project | Homepage: | | Unix the 'right' way | http://elzubeir.fakkir.net/ | -------------------------------------------------------
[Date Prev] | [Thread Prev] | [Thread Next] | [Date Next] -- [Date Index] | [Thread Index] | [List Home]