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author | Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> | 2017-06-05 14:44:35 +0200 |
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committer | Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> | 2017-06-05 14:44:35 +0200 |
commit | 6aa8cea46d4179b2617daae034063dd0d8054e35 (patch) | |
tree | 25d3a8b4123803ec00dfab58f8b31b8e2c21a59f /runtime/doc/arabic.txt | |
parent | 9472eec83c3f9c191814dc81dd82498c10b1fc9c (diff) | |
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diff --git a/runtime/doc/arabic.txt b/runtime/doc/arabic.txt index 42fd878b5..5d0e9f39d 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/arabic.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/arabic.txt @@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ Arabic Language support (options & mappings) for Vim *Arabic* *E800* In order to use right-to-left and Arabic mapping support, it is -necessary to compile VIM with the |+arabic| feature. +necessary to compile Vim with the |+arabic| feature. These functions have been created by Nadim Shaikli <nadim-at-arabeyes.org> -It is best to view this file with these settings within VIM's GUI: > +It is best to view this file with these settings within Vim's GUI: > :set encoding=utf-8 :set arabicshape @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ the user interface remains the standard Vi interface. Highlights ---------- -o Editing left-to-right files as in the original VIM hasn't changed. +o Editing left-to-right files as in the original Vim hasn't changed. o Viewing and editing files in right-to-left windows. File orientation is per window, so it is possible to view the same @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ o No special terminal with right-to-left capabilities is required. The right-to-left changes are completely hardware independent. Only Arabic fonts are necessary. -o Compatible with the original VIM. Almost all features work in +o Compatible with the original Vim. Almost all features work in right-to-left mode (there are liable to be bugs). o Changing keyboard mapping and reverse insert modes using a single @@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ o While in Arabic mode, numbers are entered from left to right. Upon o Arabic keymapping on the command line in reverse insert mode. -o Proper Bidirectional functionality is possible given VIM is +o Proper Bidirectional functionality is possible given Vim is started within a Bidi capable terminal emulator. Arabic Fonts *arabicfonts* ------------ -VIM requires monospaced fonts of which there are many out there. +Vim requires monospaced fonts of which there are many out there. Arabic requires ISO-8859-6 as well as Presentation Form-B fonts (without Form-B, Arabic will _NOT_ be usable). It is highly recommended that users search for so-called 'ISO-10646-1' fonts. @@ -96,13 +96,13 @@ o Installation of fonts for X Window systems (Unix/Linux) Usage ----- -Prior to the actual usage of Arabic within VIM, a number of settings +Prior to the actual usage of Arabic within Vim, a number of settings need to be accounted for and invoked. o Setting the Arabic fonts - + For VIM GUI set the 'guifont' to your_ARABIC_FONT. This is done - by entering the following command in the VIM window. + + For Vim GUI set the 'guifont' to your_ARABIC_FONT. This is done + by entering the following command in the Vim window. > :set guifont=your_ARABIC_FONT < @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ o Setting the Arabic fonts you can include ':set guifont=your_ARABIC_FONT' to your .vimrc file. - + Under the X Window environment, you can also start VIM with + + Under the X Window environment, you can also start Vim with '-fn your_ARABIC_FONT' option. o Setting the appropriate character Encoding @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ o Setting the appropriate character Encoding > :set encoding=utf-8 < - to your .vimrc file (entering the command manually into you VIM + to your .vimrc file (entering the command manually into you Vim window is highly discouraged). In short, include ':set encoding=utf-8' to your .vimrc file. @@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ o Setting the appropriate character Encoding o Enable Arabic settings [short-cut] In order to simplify and streamline things, you can either invoke - VIM with the command-line option, + Vim with the command-line option, % vim -A my_utf8_arabic_file ... - or enable 'arabic' via the following command within VIM + or enable 'arabic' via the following command within Vim > :set arabic < @@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ o Enable Arabic settings [short-cut] > :set keymap=arabic < - in your VIM window. You can also append the 'keymap' set command to + in your Vim window. You can also append the 'keymap' set command to your .vimrc file. In other words, you can include ':set keymap=arabic' to your .vimrc file. @@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ o Enable Arabic settings [short-cut] + Arabic deletion of a combined pair character - By default VIM has the 'delcombine' option disabled. This option + By default Vim has the 'delcombine' option disabled. This option allows the deletion of ALEF in a LAM_ALEF (LAA) combined character and still retain the LAM (i.e. it reverts to treating the combined character as its natural two characters form -- this also pertains @@ -211,13 +211,13 @@ o Enable Arabic settings [short-cut] > :set delcombine < - in our VIM window. You can also append the 'delcombine' set command + in our Vim window. You can also append the 'delcombine' set command to your .vimrc file. In other words, you can include ':set delcombine' to your .vimrc file. + Arabic right-to-left Mode - By default VIM starts in Left-to-right mode. 'rightleft' is the + By default Vim starts in Left-to-right mode. 'rightleft' is the command that allows one to alter a window's orientation - that can be accomplished via, @@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ o Enable Arabic settings [short-cut] > :set arabicshape < - in our VIM window. You can also append the 'arabicshape' set + in our Vim window. You can also append the 'arabicshape' set command to your .vimrc file. In other words, you can include ':set arabicshape' to your .vimrc file. @@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ o Enable Arabic settings [short-cut] Keymap/Keyboard *arabickeymap* --------------- -The character/letter encoding used in VIM is the standard UTF-8. +The character/letter encoding used in Vim is the standard UTF-8. It is widely discouraged that any other encoding be used or even attempted. @@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ o Keyboard Restrictions ------------ -o VIM in its GUI form does not currently support Bi-directionality +o Vim in its GUI form does not currently support Bi-directionality (i.e. the ability to see both Arabic and Latin intermixed within the same line). |