[tex4ht] tex4ht Digest, Vol 114, Issue 2

[Michal Hoftich]

Dear Alexandre,

On Sat, Jul 6, 2019 at 1:23 PM Alexandre Roberts
<alexandre.roberts at gmail.com> wrote:
> A few weeks ago I posted a query about using parnotes whose footnote anchors/hooks use Arabic-style numerals in right-to-left Arabic script:
> https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/495709/producing-odt-arabic-edition-with-apparatus-in-parnotes-via-tex4ht-customizing
> I am hoping to convert a large document into ODT/Word format in the next couple weeks that uses such parnotes extensively, so if anyone has a solution, I would be grateful not to have to type in all those numbers by hand!

I was finally able to come with a solution. I've posted details as an
answer on TeX.sx, but also updated the tex4ht sources with a
\arabicdigits macro. It is available when you require Polyglossia or
Babel packages (it is not necessary to require the Arabic language).

Here is still the issue that Arabic with both Babel and Polyglossia
fails with tex4ht, this is something what we really should fix. I will
be on vacations next few weeks and mostly without access to a
computer, so it may take some time.

Best regards,
Michal