RE: Unicode editing (RE: Unicode complaints)

From: Marco Cimarosti (marco.cimarosti@essetre.it)
Date: Mon Mar 19 2001 - 09:59:32 EST


Sorry for turning this thread into a monologue, but I must correct myself
once more:

> If you select "ghi" and use the "Bidi Override" command, you
> have a LTR text with one RTL embedding. Part of the RTL text
> has an unnatural directionality (LRT characters forced to
> RTL), so the resulting Unicode string will need specific
> override controls:
>
> Visual order: abcDEFghiJKLmno
> Bidi Levels: 000111111111000
> Level 0 arrows: -------------->
> Level 1 arrows: <--------
> Logic order: abcFED<RLO>ihg<PDF>LKJmno

As suggested by the arrows, the correct logic order should be:

         Logic order: abcLKJ<RLO>ihg<PDF>FEDmno

> I have been thinking about this the whole week-end, [...]

And that wasn't enough, clearly. :-(

_ Marco



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