[XeTeX] Syriac kashideh OFF?

[Fr. Michael Gilmary]

Jonathan Kew wrote:


>> %% code for Melthofonts = Syriac fonts
>> \setclass \A {0622,0623,0625,0627}
>>     
>
> Hmm, do you actually use these with Syriac, or are they just Arabic/ 
> Persian leftovers?
>
>   

Ahhh, certainly they are "leftovers" ... since I wasn't sure what I was 
doing.


>> \setclass \R {0710,0715,0717,0718,0728,072A,072C}
>>     
>
> I think you want to put U+0710 SYRIAC LETTER ALAPH into the class \A  
> instead of \R. The reason for distinguishing \A from \R was exactly  
> this: we don't want to introduce kashideh into the L-A pair.
>   


Of course, you're suggestion is on the mark! So now I've got it. Thank 
you, again, for your help.

Is there a way, nonetheless, to be able to "turn off" the kashideh on 
the fly?



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fr. michael gilmary, mma

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