Oriental TeX: Optimizing Paragraphs

Hans Hagen; Idris Samawi Hamid

Zpravodaj Československého sdružení uživatelů TeXu (2017)

  • Volume: 027, Issue: 1-2, page 64-97
  • ISSN: 1211-6661

Abstract

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The article describes the state of the art in paragraph optimization for Arabic as implemented in ConTeXt. The implementation is introduced using Latin script examples. The article proceeds to describe the main features of Arabic script and known approaches towards paragraph optimization. One of the described approaches is then implemented and used to typeset a passage from the Qur'ān.

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Hagen, Hans, and Samawi Hamid, Idris. "Oriental TeX: Optimizing Paragraphs." Zpravodaj Československého sdružení uživatelů TeXu 027.1-2 (2017): 64-97. <http://eudml.org/doc/298690>.

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