I have also tried J-Sword's Bibledeesktop for reasons of comparison - it dispalys all mentioned modules correctly.
Peter -------- Original-Nachricht -------- Datum: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:37:03 +0200 Von: "Peter von Kaehne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An: SWORD Developers\' Collaboration Forum <sword-devel@crosswire.org> Betreff: Re: [sword-devel] Bug RtoL support in WinSword > The Hebrew module WLC _is_ displaying correctly when using the > "Direction=RtoL" directive. > > But it appears it follows a different algorithm than the Arabic and the > Farsi one: Removing the directive will result in a jumbled up sentence > structure but not jumbled up words. I.e. the first word will be the last word > etc. The Farsi and teh Arabic module get jumbled up at the letter level _with_ > the directive switched on. > > Peter > > > > > > > > -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > Datum: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:21:27 +0200 > Von: "Peter von Kaehne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > An: sword-devel@crosswire.org > Betreff: [sword-devel] Bug RtoL support in WinSword > > > Hi, > > > > I have created (not yet posted to you) a Farsi complete Bible module. > > > > In the process I think I have found a bug within Sword for Windows RtoL > > support. > > > > I am running the newest published version (not a development version but > > 1.5.9) > > > > My module is UTF-8 encoded and needs RtoL support. So I added copying > from > > arasvd.conf the relevant directions. > > > > As a result my text is mirror imaged in Sword for Windows, while working > > perfectly in Gnomesword. > > > > I then took the "Direction=RtoL" out of farsi.conf and had suddenly > > readable RtoL text, but now the verses where ordered all from left to > right. > > > > I then looked at the existing Arabic module which specifically mentions > in > > its config file "RtoL Support added" or some such and found that it has > > the same behaviour in WinSword - while I do not speak Arabic I am able > to > > discern enough of the vocabulary dt my Farsi knowledge which shares > script > > and some vocabulary > > > > Removing the Direction=RtoL directive suddenly makes that module also > > readable but again the verses as blocks ordered the wrong way round. > > > > This problem does not appear in gnomesword. I do not think it is in > > Bibletime either. > > > > In Gnomesword it is actually the other way round - if the Direction=RtoL > > is missing the text is ordered wrongly LtoR on a verse block level, > though > > individual verses are readable RtoL. > > > > This is a serious bug for the existing Arabic module and makes my > current > > work on Farsi and some other RtoL modules pretty much unusuable in the > > Windows version. I am not sure whether other modules are affected. > Presumably > > Hebvrew? I can not comment on MacSword > > > > Peter > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > GMX DSL-Flatrate 0,- Euro* - Überall, wo DSL verfügbar ist! > > NEU: Jetzt bis zu 16.000 kBit/s! http://www.gmx.net/de/go/dsl > > > > _______________________________________________ > > sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org > > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page > > -- > Der GMX SmartSurfer hilft bis zu 70% Ihrer Onlinekosten zu sparen! > Ideal für Modem und ISDN: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/smartsurfer > > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page -- Der GMX SmartSurfer hilft bis zu 70% Ihrer Onlinekosten zu sparen! Ideal für Modem und ISDN: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/smartsurfer _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page
