No, Xepersian is a macro package for xelatex. MKIV is also excellent for typesseting persian. You can use the following module for persian or arabic %-------------------------persian-env.tex----------------------------------- %This file is designed by Mehdi Omidali for easy typesetting persian in Context %File Versin:2008-7-20 \startenvironment persian-env \usemodule[lang-pe] \mainlanguage[pe] % Font setup \definefontfeature [persian] [mode=node,language=dflt,script=arab, init=yes,medi=yes,fina=yes,isol=yes, liga=yes,dlig=yes,rlig=yes,clig=yes, mark=yes,mkmk=yes,kern=yes,curs=yes] \starttypescript [serif] [persian] \definefontsynonym [Persian-Regular] [name:XB Zar.ttf] [features=persian] \definefontsynonym [Persian-Bold] [name:XB Zar Bd.ttf] [features=persian] \definefontsynonym [Persian-Italic] [name:XB Zar It.ttf] [features=persian] \definefontsynonym [Persian-BoldItalic] [name:XB Zar BdIt.ttf] [features=persian] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [sans] [persian] \definefontsynonym [Persian-Regular-sans] [name:XM Traffic.ttf] [features=persian] \definefontsynonym [Persian-Bold-sans] [name:XM Traffic Bd.ttf] [features=persian] \definefontsynonym [Persian-Italic-sans] [name:XM Traffic It.ttf] [features=persian] \definefontsynonym [Persian-BoldItalic-sans] [name:XM Traffic BdIt.ttf] [features=persian] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [mono] [persian] \definefontsynonym [Persian-Regular-mono] [name:XB Roya.ttf] [features=persian] \definefontsynonym [Persian-Bold-mono] [name:XB Roya Bd.ttf] [features=persian] \definefontsynonym [Persian-Italic-mono] [name:XB Roya It.ttf] [features=persian] \definefontsynonym [Persian-BoldItalic-mono] [name:XB Roya BdIt.ttf] [features=persian] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [serif][persian][name] \usetypescript[serif][persian] \definefontsynonym [Serif] [Persian-Regular] [features=persian] \definefontsynonym [SerifBold] [Persian-Bold] [features=persian] \definefontsynonym [SerifItalic] [Persian-Italic] [features=persian] \definefontsynonym [SerifBoldItalic] [Persian-BoldItalic] [features=persian] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [sans][persian][name] \usetypescript[sans][persian] \definefontsynonym [Sans] [Persian-Regular-sans] [features=persian] \definefontsynonym [SansBold] [Persian-Bold-sans] [features=persian] \definefontsynonym [SansItalic] [Persian-Italic-sans] [features=persian] \definefontsynonym [SansBoldItalic] [Persian-BoldItalic-sans] [features=persian] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [mono][persian][name] \usetypescript[mono][persian] \definefontsynonym [Mono] [Persian-Regular-mono] [features=persian] \definefontsynonym [MonoBold] [Persian-Bold-mono] [features=persian] \definefontsynonym [MonoItalic] [Persian-Italic-mono] [features=persian] \definefontsynonym [MonoBoldItalic] [Persian-BoldItalic-mono] [features=persian] \stoptypescript \starttypescript [Persian] \definetypeface[Persian][rm][serif][persian][default] \definetypeface[Persian][rm][sans][persian][default] \definetypeface[Persian][rm][mono][persian][default] \stoptypescript \def\PersianGlobalDir {\pagedir TRT\bodydir TRT\pardir TRT\textdir TRT} \def\PersianParDir {\textdir TRT\pardir TRT} \def\PersianTextDir {\textdir TRT} \def\LatinParDir {\textdir TLT\pardir TLT} \def\LatinTextDir {\textdir TLT} \def\LatinGlobalDir {\pagedir TLT\bodydir TLT\pardir TLT\textdir TLT} \definestartstop[persiandocument][commands={\usetypescript[Persian]% \setupbodyfont[Persian,12pt]% \PersianGlobalDir}] \definestartstop [persianpar] [commands=\Persian\PersianParDir] \define[1]\RT {{\Persian\PersianTextDir#1}} \define\setlatin {\LatinGlobalDir% \usetypescript[lm]% \setupbodyfont[lm,18pt]} \definestartstop [latinpar] [commands=\Persian\LatinParDir] \define[1]\LT {{\LatinTextDir#1}} % \setuphead % [chapter] % [ page=yes, % before=\hairline\blank, % after=\nowhitespace\hairline, % header=nomarking, % textstyle=bold, % numberstyle=bold, % ] \setupheads[separator=\LT{--}] \setupheadertexts[]%We put here because we want to define headertexts next. \setupheadertexts[][pagenumber] \setupsection [chapter][conversion=persiannumerals] \setupsection [section][conversion=persiannumerals] \setupsection [subsection][conversion=persiannumerals] \setupsection [subsubsection][conversion=persiannumerals] \setupfootnotes[conversion=persiannumerals] \setupnumbering[conversion=persiannumerals] \setupformulas[conversion=persiannumerals] \setuppagenumbering[conversion=persiannumerals] \setupcaptions[conversion=persiannumerals] \setupdirections[bidi=global] \stopenvironment ---------------------------------------------end-------------------- A sample is this %%%%%%%%sample.tex%%%%%%%%%%% \starttext \startpersiandocument من بی می ناب زیستن نتوانم بی باده کشید بار تن نتوانم \placeformula[Eq:eq1]$$x^2+2x$$ \stoppersiandocument \stoptext On 1/9/09, Hans Hagen wrote: > Ilda Khaki wrote: > >> Is it possible to import functionalities of XePersian into ConTeXt. >> Xepersian now is excellent in Persian typesetting and you can do all you >> want in Persian typography. but I hate LaTeX. its main author unfortunately >> is anti-ConTeXt. >> > > i have no clue what xepersian is but if you can describe what you want (and > coordinate with idris cum suis) i can look into it; > > Hans > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE > Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands > tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com > | www.pragma-pod.nl > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to > the Wiki! > > maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net > archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ > wiki : http://contextgarden.net > > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > >