[XeTeX] xetex and the unicode bidirectional algorithm.

Axel E. Retif axel.retif at mac.com
Mon Dec 9 23:10:14 CET 2013


On 12/09/2013 10:15 AM, Zdenek Wagner wrote:


> A bit off topic, dou you know a good Linux text editor woth properly
> implemented bidi algorithm so that I could type multilingual texts?
> Evne the combination of Urdu and TeX macros is a pain, it is not easy
> to type
> \textbf{میں نے
> \today\
>   کو سب کچھ کیا۔}

I use Emacs (24.3.1) for my work. I can input Hebrew words (though I 
don't know Hebrew, just the alphabet) ---Emacs immediately recognizes 
I'm typing Hebrew and shifts to RTL and back again, at least in the two 
major modes I use: AUCTeX and Org.


Best

Axel



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