On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 01:17:42PM +0100, Thomas A. Schmitz wrote:
>
> On Feb 23, 2009, at 1:09 PM, Khaled Hosny wrote:
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>> For scaling, we can specify a size, some thing like:
>>
>> \setupbodyfont[arabic=foo,20pt,latin=bar,18pt]
>>
>> or so.
>
> I don't know Arabic, but I've done similar things for Greek, and that is 
> not a good interface. You want a scaling factor, so users won't have to 
> worry about scaling in footnotes, titles, etc., an absolute size is not a 
> viable alternative.

I think ConText defines footnote and other font sizes relative to body
font, no? I'm not defending my idea either, I'm OK with whatever being
better.

Regards,
 Khaled


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 Khaled Hosny
 Arabic localizer and member of Arabeyes.org team