[XeTeX] extra space after single Hebrew word

Gildas Hamel gweltaz at ucsc.edu
Sat Sep 24 07:48:13 CEST 2011


Dear Xe(La)TeXers,
I get a space after the Hebrew (or Arabic) word and would like to get rid of it. Any suggestion appreciated.
--Gildas


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\documentclass{memoir}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage{xkeyval}
\usepackage{polyglossia}
\setdefaultlanguage{english}
\setotherlanguage{hebrew}
\defaultfontfeatures{Ligatures={TeX}, Scale=MatchLowercase}
\newfontfamily\hebrewfont[Script=Hebrew]{SBL Hebrew}

\begin{document} 
Testing \texthebrew{שִׁלֻּחִ֔ים} testing.
Most visible in parentheses or brackets: (\texthebrew{שִׁלֻּחִ֔ים})
\end{document}
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