Re: Writing simple sentence in arabic

[Mohammed Yousif <mhdyousif at gmx dot net>]

On Monday 28 July 2003 07:44, Nadim Shaikli wrote:
> I think there are plenty of java and javascript applets out there
> that could be used (QaMoose has one - created by M.Yousif, but QaMoose
> has not been restored yet on arabeyes.org).  In short, if there is a
> vote, I'd vote NO (there are more important and unique things we need
> done).  If you still need such a feature, click on the little keyboard
> on this page,
>
>   http://www.almisbar.com/dict_page_a.html
>
 Well, it's not that simple as the letters you will find drawn on an Arabic
 keyboard is most propably not what you will get.
 Arabic letters have more than one form, most of them has these forms:
   - Isolated  (this is what you can get from an alphabetical listing, you
                   will most propably find these shapes on the keyboard)
   - Initial
   - Medial
   - Final
 When you type a word, you type its letters in _isolated_ form and then the
 shaping engine substitutes these with the other three shapes accordingly.

 You may use a font editor program to open a font that has Arabic shapes
 and copy the characters you want.
-- 
Mohammed Yousif
"Ich liebe ihr, weil ohne sie kann ich nicht bin!"
We _will_ restore OUR Jerusalem.