Re: Putty Testers please...

[merlin12345 <merlin12345 at gmx dot de>]

On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 02:11:35 +0000, ahmad khalifa wrote:
>
> umm, i wrote this email, then thought... hey, there is some work
> left..
> so y test it now...?? i'll postpone it for later...
>
> but, if any one is interested here it is...
>
> // Original Mail starts here------
> anyone want to test PuTTy..??
> it doesnt take much, just Win2000 or WinXP...
>
> download the file from this link, and rename it
> from putty3.bin to putty3.exe ... i had to use the .bin extension
> because geocities wouldnt allow me to upload .exe files...
>
> http://www.geocities.com/ahmadkhalifa83/putty/putty3.bin

sorry, but it doesn't seem to work, i'd like to test that, since i
know the "normal" putty. What do i get of typing arabic text in a
console, if the server (or host if you like) is a latin linux???


nevermind, what about the link? for such small files, i can provide
some webspace.

salam.

omar abo-namous



>
> OK, so you downloaded the file and are ready to test :))
>
> if you dont have an account to use putty for what its supposed to
> be used for (im not sure what that is.. :)) ).. just use the
> following
> settings in the 'PuTTY Configuration' Dialog that comes up first...
> + Session
> Hostname: localhost
> Port: 80
> Protocol: Raw
>
> + Window/ Translation
> Received Data Assumed.....: UTF-8
>
> you'll get an error message after a while, but you can continue
> typing...
> just type arabic stuff...
>
> here is what you should be looking for...
>
> + shaping is done as you type, without a need for redraw...
> + when you force a redraw (i.e minimize and maximize) the words
> should
> appear L to R BUT, the letters should be from R to L.. (i.e the
> word's
> letters are simply flipped to look nice for now...)
> + No Bidi is done...
> + LAA (Lam-Alef) are not correctly shaped...(i have located the
> problem)
> + typing the key LAA (i.e the Key that has 'B' on it, on most KBs)
> outputs
> two letters..
>
> ak...
>
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merlin12345, merlin12345 at gmx dot de on 27.02.2004