FW: [xep-support] Percentage symbol in Arabic

Krister Wicksell krister.wicksell at zert.se
Tue Jun 3 04:53:55 PDT 2008


Hi,

I solved this. One must use the correct unicode character for Arabic percent 
sign "٪" (U+066A).

Thanks for your help!

Best Regards
Krister Wicksell

Zert AB
Hamngatan 7
S-921 31 Lycksele
Sweden
Tel. +46 (0)950 132 30
Mobile +46 (0)70 380 86 84
Fax. +46 (0)950 262 30
http://www.zert.se/

On Tuesday 03 June 2008 11:21:12 EM Rosie wrote:
> I used a text editor and inserted the numbers and % both ways in an
> existing fo file we use to demonstrate that RenderX correctly supports all
> the languages using a Unicode enav=bled fonts.
>
> EMR
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Krister Wicksell [mailto:krister.wicksell at zert.se]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 1:47 AM
> To: emrosie at cox.net
> Cc: xep-support at renderx.com
> Subject: Re: FW: [xep-support] Percentage symbol in Arabic
>
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for your reply! It seams like this is dependent on the editor used
> when
> writing the Arabic text. For example when i try to type 20% in the middle
> of
>
> the Arabic text using KWrite or OpenOffice.org the percentage symbol
> automatically moves to the left, %20. These editors displays the text
> correctly but the PDF is rendered incorrect.
>
> But when I do the same in JEdit the percentage symbol is not moved but the
> PDF
> is rendered correctly.
>
> Which editor did you use when editing the file?
>
> Best Regards
> Krister Wicksell
>
> Zert AB
> Hamngatan 7
> S-921 31 Lycksele
> Sweden
> Tel. +46 (0)950 132 30
> Mobile +46 (0)70 380 86 84
> Fax. +46 (0)950 262 30
> http://www.zert.se/
>
> On Tuesday 03 June 2008 09:52:51 EM Rosie wrote:
> > Krister,
> >
> > Please see the attached and note the fo:block>Arabic</fo:block> and line
> > below.
> >
> > EMR
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-xep-support at renderx.com
> > [mailto:owner-xep-support at renderx.com] On Behalf Of Krister Wicksell
> > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 11:18 PM
> > To: xep-support at renderx.com
> > Subject: [xep-support] Percentage symbol in Arabic
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > The percentage symbol should be on the left side to the number in Arabic.
> > When
> > using XEP 4.12 on the attached FO-file the percentage symbol will be
> > moved to
> > the right. How can I fix this?
> >
> > Best Regards
> > Krister Wicksell
> >
> > Zert AB
> > Hamngatan 7
> > S-921 31 Lycksele
> > Sweden
> > Tel. +46 (0)950 132 30
> > Mobile +46 (0)70 380 86 84
> > Fax. +46 (0)950 262 30
> > http://www.zert.se/




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