[XeTeX] Kashida option for polyglossia or bidi?

[Fr. Michael Gilmary]

Hello everyone!

Is there any consensus about whether an option for kashida could be 
included with polyglossia or bidi? Certainly it would make the texts 
more elegant for Arabic, Farsi, Syriac, etc.

Attached is the code Jonathan submitted a while back for Persian fonts, 
which I used to add mapping Syriac fonts. I suppose the Farsi mapping is 
good for Arabic, too. Others might suggest what is lacking for Urdu, 
etc., but I really don't have a clue.

Also attached is a test file. Just comment out the \input{KashidaCode} 
to see the difference.

Thanks in advance.



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United in adoration of Jesus, 



fr. michael gilmary, mma

Most Holy Trinity Monastery
67 Dugway Road
Petersham, MA 01366-9725


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