Re: Aleph queries

[Idris Samawi Hamid <ishamid@colostate.edu>]

On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:16:40 +0200, Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl> wrote:

>>> so it's only the number that's wrong?
>>>
>>
>> That's right (though I have not tested it myself, relying on Duncan's
>> description)
>>
> hm, so now i need to install arab fonts, otps, etc in my current tree -)

Well, it's not that involved ;-)

http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Aleph_Guide#Installing

> i wonder how hard dit is to check it using reversed english (easier for 
> me) .. does Duncan has such a sample?

I doubt it, but something along these lines should do it:

======
% tex=aleph output=dvipdfmx
\pagedir TRT
\bodydir TRT
\pardir  TRT
\textdir TRT
\hoffset=0pt % bug

\starttext

\chapter{Cow}

\section{Dutch Cow}

\placefigure
[middle]
[fig:cow]
{This is an example of a cow.}
{\externalfigure[cow][width=1.5in]}

\section{Another Dutch Cow}

\placefigure
[middle]
[fig:cow]
{This is an example of a cow.}
{\externalfigure[cow][width=1.5in]}

\stoptext

======

Hmm, seems to work here; maybe Duncan did not use \bodydir TRT?

Hans: How do we configure the "."=>"-" separator?

Best
Idris

-- 
Professor Idris Samawi Hamid
Department of Philosophy
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523