Re: vertical direction control

From: Peter Kirk (peterkirk@qaya.org)
Date: Wed Mar 24 2004 - 16:12:57 EST

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    On 24/03/2004 11:53, Chris Jacobs wrote:

    >>I think we are talking at cross purposes here. You are talking about the
    >>direction of successive lines.
    >>
    >>
    >
    >No, I am not.
    >
    >I mean latin and hebrew in vertical layout, this happens if it is mixed with
    >han in vertical layout.
    >
    >Latin is then rotated 90 degrees clockwise, changeing it from top to bottom.
    >Hebrew is then rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise, changeing it also from
    >top to bottom.
    >See the 4.0 unicode book page 42,43
    >
    >
    >
    >
    I have an example of Chinese set as RTL in a line mixed with Arabic
    script, in what looks like a dictionary from an Arabic script language
    to Chinese. 

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