[XeTeX] XeLaTeX and Arabic text in Footnotes

[Tilman Hannemann]

Hi Nathan,

I have encountered a similar problem before. It should be solved by  
putting

\catcode`_=11
\catcode`^=11 %etc.

in your preamble to turn the math characters into inactive letters.

Best,

Tilman

Am 12.05.2010 um 05:02 schrieb Nathan Camillo Sidoli:

> Hello All,
>
> I am having a bit of a problem with Arabic text in footnotes. For  
> some reason certain characters such as ^ _ etc, are being read as  
> operators that call for a math environment, even though they are  
> written within a \textarab environment.
>