[XeTeX] XeTeX, Persian, Page Numbers, Footnote Numbers and other same issues

[Mojca Miklavec]

On Nov 27, 2007 4:10 PM, Ali Majdzadeh wrote:
> Hello
> Is it possible to produce page numbers in Persian? The same question exists
> about footnote numbers, endnote numbers and heading numbers.

I don't understand any Persian (and "almost no LaTeX" either).

In ConTeXt it would look simple like that:

% I took a random font from http://www.wazu.jp/gallery/Fonts_Persian.html
% and put it to the same folder where the document is (you need to
specify your own font)
%
% This is the an ugly font definition (you should change the whole
font instead):
\font\persian="[BCompset]"

% page numbers:
    \setuppagenumbering[conversion=persiannumerals,style=\persian]
% heading numbers:
    \setuphead[section][conversion=persiannumerals,numberstyle=\persian]
    \setuphead[subsection][conversion=persiannumerals,numberstyle=\persian]
% footnotes:
    \setupfootnotes[conversion=persiannumerals,style=\persian]

% style=\persian is not needed in general (once you properly set the font)

\starttext
\section{test}
\subsection{test}
\subsection{test}
\starttext

(to be processed with "texexec --xtx filename", you need to have ruby installed)

Mojca