updated for version 7.0066
diff --git a/runtime/doc/arabic.txt b/runtime/doc/arabic.txt
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--- a/runtime/doc/arabic.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/arabic.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*arabic.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2004 Jun 09
+*arabic.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2005 Mar 29
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Nadim Shaikli
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
------------
Arabic is a rather demanding language in which a number of special
features are required. Characters are right-to-left oriented and
-ought to appear as such on the screen (ie. from right to left).
+ought to appear as such on the screen (i.e. from right to left).
Arabic also requires shaping of its characters, meaning the same
character has a different visual form based on its relative location
within a word (initial, medial, final or stand-alone). Arabic also
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
o Toggling complete Arabic support via a single command.
-o While in Arabic mode, numbers are entered from left to right. Upon
+o While in Arabic mode, numbers are entered from left to right. Upon
entering a none number character, that character will be inserted
just into the left of the last number.
@@ -101,14 +101,14 @@
o Setting the Arabic fonts
- + For VIM GUI set the 'guifont' to your_ARABIC_FONT. This is done
+ + For VIM GUI set the 'guifont' to your_ARABIC_FONT. This is done
by entering the following command in the VIM window.
>
:set guifont=your_ARABIC_FONT
<
NOTE: the string 'your_ARABIC_FONT' is used to denote a complete
- font name akin to that used in linux/unix system.
- (eg. -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--20-200-75-75-c-100-iso10646-1)
+ font name akin to that used in Linux/Unix systems.
+ (e.g. -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--20-200-75-75-c-100-iso10646-1)
You can append the 'guifont' set command to your .vimrc file
in order to get the same above noted results. In other words,
@@ -179,11 +179,11 @@
If, on the other hand, you'd like to be verbose and explicit and
are opting not to use the 'arabic' short-cut command, here's what
- is needed (ie. if you use ':set arabic' you can skip this section) -
+ is needed (i.e. if you use ':set arabic' you can skip this section) -
+ Arabic Keymapping Activation
- To activate the Arabic keymap (ie. to remap your English/Latin
+ To activate the Arabic keymap (i.e. to remap your English/Latin
keyboard to look-n-feel like a standard Arabic one), set the
'keymap' command to "arabic". This is done by entering
>
@@ -197,14 +197,14 @@
default mapping (English), it is advised that users use the 'CTRL-^'
key press while in insert (or add/replace) mode. The command-line
will display your current mapping by displaying an "Arabic" string
- next to your insertion mode (eg. -- INSERT Arabic --) indicating
+ next to your insertion mode (e.g. -- INSERT Arabic --) indicating
your current keymap.
+ Arabic deletion of a combined pair character
By default VIM has the 'delcombine' option disabled. This option
allows the deletion of ALEF in a LAM_ALEF (LAA) combined character
- and still retain the LAM (ie. it reverts to treating the combined
+ and still retain the LAM (i.e. it reverts to treating the combined
character as its natural two characters form -- this also pertains
to harakat and their combined forms). You can enable this option
by entering
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
- While in Left-to-right mode, enter ':set rl' in the command line
('rl' is the abbreviation for rightleft).
- - Put the ':set rl' line in your '.vimrc' file to start the VIM in
+ - Put the ':set rl' line in your '.vimrc' file to start Vim in
right-to-left mode permanently.
+ Arabic right-to-left command-line Mode
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
------------
o VIM in its GUI form does not currently support Bi-directionality
- (ie. the ability to see both Arabic and Latin intermixed within
+ (i.e. the ability to see both Arabic and Latin intermixed within
the same line).
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
There is one known minor bug,
- 1. If you insert a haraka (eg. Fatha (U+064E)) after a LAM (U+0644)
+ 1. If you insert a haraka (e.g. Fatha (U+064E)) after a LAM (U+0644)
and then insert an ALEF (U+0627), the appropriate combining will
not happen due to the sandwiched haraka resulting in something
that will NOT be displayed correctly.
@@ -320,4 +320,3 @@
No other bugs are known to exist.
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