AW: [Fribidi-discuss] License question to the project owners

[Shachar Shemesh]

Stefan Wanger wrote:

>Hi,
>
>i have read your discussion. 
>
>I have a problem with the bidi algorithm. See original message below.
>It has nothing to do with fribidi, because I decided to take ICU. Maybe you
>can help me, because it is a bidi problem. Maybe you have the same problem
>solved with fribidi so far.
>
>Thanks 
>
>Stefan
>
>
>
>Original message:
>
>Hi,
>
>i am testing ICU 2.4 with your Layout sample.
>
>But i have problems with embedded levels using the ubidi_setPara und 
>ubidi_getLogicalRun API.
>
>This is my sample in logical order.  <<12 34 56 78 90.txt>> 
>
>12 34 56 78 AB 90
>
>AB are strong RTL characters. Paragrapg level is LTR. "34 56" should be 
>treated as RTL run
>
>How can I achieve the following visual output:
>
>12 56 34 78 BA 90
>
>I tried 2 solutions
>
>1. if i am using embedded levels ("00011110000000000") with ubidi_setPara, 
>AB is not resolved as RTL run, when calling ubidi_getLogicalRun.
>
>2. if i am using the RLE keyword (12 <RLE>34 56<PDF> 78 AB 90), the output 
>is  12 90 BA 78 56 34
>  
>
How about:
"12 <RLE>34 56<PDF> <LRM>78 AB 90"?

I don't quite understand why you are trying to do this. If you already 
know how the file looks like, and how it should be rendered, why not 
just bypass the BiDi algorithm at all and display it visually?

          Shachar

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