Frank Mittelbach <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I also wrote the xepersian package which you > > can find in CTAN. Let me clarify that my work is going to replace the other > > packages and systems providing Persian typesetting in TeX. Also please note > > that farsitex is a dead project and it is based on latex2.09 not latex 2e, > > yes, I noticed that following the link that Joseph supplied, that looks like a > dead end I agree. > > > so the main aim here is to write something which works with latex2e. I also > > agree that having a seperate latex format is difficult and time consuming > > but I have so much passion about Persian typesetting in LaTeX that will put > > all my energy for it. Also Polish and another language (which I do not > > remember) format of latex are avaliable. > > I'm not sure there are such formats these days. oh, there are. while i can't actually find a reference, there was a conflict during the development of tl2008, about who had the right to the name "ptex" -- there were polish formats under than name, as well as a japanese tex system. i don't actually understand what they do, but afaict, the japanese have their own latex setup, though it seems that the polish are quietly forgetting theirs. > There might be special > distributions that package stuff otherwise not bundled with TeX/LaTeX > normally, but different formats? But even if, the question remains what you > gain. if you have to load 20 packages just to get going, i believe it's difficult to ignore david's mylatex, even allowing for the speed of modern machines. > Anyway, I'm looking forward to learn more about language needs for Persian > (and other languages) that so far admittedly have been neglected (in parts > because the developers within LaTeX didn't understand them me too. the printed language is actually rather beautiful, even for those (like me) who don't read it at all. robin