Let's try to attempt to sum up the issues:
1. Understanding the ECMA bidi specifications as Markus pointed out earlier. IMHO, both the X Server and Xterm (in its ability to interpret a distinct character stream) should be made bidi compliant. 2. A bidi solution for the X Server is in the works -based on Open/X CTL 3. Once (2) is complete, there will automatically be rudimentary support in Xterm for bidi. 4. It appears from the specifications that new escape codes might have to be added to allow bidi-aware applications to explicitly instruct Xterm on bidi requirements. This can then be turned on by an Xterm option, and as such not interfering with existing functions. 5. Initially, a very simple modification like (optionally) of reversing direction based on Unicode range will satisfy a very basic need like - for example - to be able to use Ar/Heb/Farsi/Urdu strings in grep - and should not hurt anyone else. It will only show the text in the proper way. May not full bidi - but a god start. Proposed course of action - let us phase it in in TWO phases - (1) rudimentary support - on which we might achieve a consensus now - basically displaying text the "right" way without any application or Xterm being bidi-aware. (2) while at the same time researching full support and reporting back on progress in other areas - full bi-di aware applications and Xterm. On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, Tomohiro KUBOTA wrote: > Hi, > > I support the idea of supporting Bidi by Xterm, though we will have > to research concrete definition of what "Bidi support" is. > > On the other hand, I want native Bidi people to use Brady's patch > or Mlterm and give good feedbacks to Fribidi or Mlterm. Such experience > of using Bidi terminal will be useful in discussing the above discussion, > i.e., determining concrete definition of what "Bidi support" is. > > We will need some standard definition of what "Bidi support" is, because > apprication softwares which want to run on Bidi-supported terminals will > have to know what functionarities the terminals have. The contents > should not be modified frequently. > > I want native Bidi people to take the initiative in such discussions. > Akber Choudhry Dyanet Inc. http://www.dyanet.com/ _______________________________________________ I18n mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/i18n
