[XeTeX] Memoir's \legend and arabxetex

[nathan.sidoli at utoronto.ca]

Hello All,

I have a question about a slight 'conflict' between the memoir class's  
\legend{} and arabxetex. When I use the arabtex package, I get a colon  
printed at the beginning of any text included in \legend{}.

Does anyone know why this is happening, or can anyone suggest a solution?

Best,

Nathan

Here's a minimal example:

\documentclass{memoir}

\usepackage{arabxetex}

\begin{document}

There is a change of hand from the final passages of II 3 to the very  
start of II 8. It then resumes with what appears to be the original  
hand.

\marginpar{\legend{LEGEND}
This is a marginal note with a legend.}

We occasionally find the expression ... at the end of a proof,  
following the ...  In some cases it seems to be filling space, in the  
preface to Book II, it is squeezed in.

\end{document}