Re: Bidirectional algorithm question (2.0)

From: Asmus Freytag (asmusf@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Wed Aug 18 1999 - 00:08:39 EDT


This is correct.
A./

At 06:12 PM 8/17/99 -0700, Nick Clarey wrote:
>Howdy all,
>
>I've got a question regarding the processing of European numbers with
>Arabic letters.
>
>Here's the situation;
>
>AL AL AL ET EN EN EN
>
>An example of this might be;
>
>AL AL AL $ 5 0 0
>
>Running through the bidi algorithm, we get the following...
>
>(P0)
>AL AL AL ET AN AN AN
>
>(P3)
>AL AL AL N AN AN AN
>
>(N3)
>AL AL AL R AN AN AN
>
>(I1)
>Levels - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
>Text - AL AL AL $ 5 0 0
>
>(L2)
>
>5 0 0 $ AL AL AL
>
>Where the "AL" characters are reversed.
>
>Is this correct, or have I erred? We're just split on whether or not this
>is correct behaviour, because it appears strange to my eurocentric eyes.
>
>See ya,
>
>Nick
>
>-----
>Nick Clarey, Software Engineer
>Motorola Australia Software Centre
>ph 61-2-9666-0582 fax 61-2-9666-0579
>
>
>



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