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

[Otared Kavian]

> On 27 Nov 2007, at 9:10 am, 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.
>>


Hi Ali,

Actually, following Mojca's answer, using ConTeXt + XeTeX, that is the  
format called XeConTeXt, using Persian numerals is quite easy: one has  
only to specify how the nmbers are converted to such and such glyphs.  
Below is a complete working example.
Note that there is still a problem with the alignment of sections  
headers…
This also can be fixed but right now I don't remember how and I don't  
have time to search in my archives :-)

Best reards: OK

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%!TEX TS-program = xecontext

% following Mojca M.'s suggestions:

\TeXXeTstate=1
\everypar={\setbox0=\lastbox \beginR \box0 }

\font\PersianA="B Zar" at 10pt

\font\PersianB="X Ferdosi" at 10pt

% persian page numbers:
    \setuppagenumbering[conversion=persiannumerals,style=\PersianA]

% persian heading numbers:
    \setuphead[section][conversion=persiannumerals,numberstyle= 
\PersianA]
    \setuphead[subsection][conversion=persiannumerals,numberstyle= 
\PersianA]

% persian footnotes numbers:
    \setupfootnotes[conversion=persiannumerals,style=\PersianA]

% persian item numbers
	\setupitemize[conversion=persiannumerals,stopper=,left={(},style= 
\PersianA]
	
\starttext

\PersianB
\beginR

\section{
\PersianB
گفتار یکم
}


\startitemize[n]
\dorecurse{5}{
\item
  اين آزمايش نوشتن فارسى است بدون هيچ  
آمادگى

۱۲۳۴۵۶۷۸۹۰

\item
.خانه دوست كجاست؟ در فلق بود كه پرسيد  
سوار

۱ ۲ ۳ ۴ ۵ ۶ ۷ ۸ ۹ ۰
}
\stopitemize

\subsection{
\PersianB
بخش یکم
}

۱ ۲ ۳ ۴ ۵ ۶ ۷ ۸ ۹ ۰


\subsection{
\PersianB
بخش دوم
}

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\stoptext
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