Arabic-L:GEN:XML->PDF response

[Dilworth Parkinson]

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1) Subject:XML->PDF response
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Date: 17 May 2006
From:"Rahawi, Mohammed A" <RahawiMA at state.gov>
Subject:XML->PDF response


I use the print function on Mac OS 10.4 to save in PDF format. It works
perfectly. Keeking the format, the fonts (including harakat) and  
graphic.

Hope this helps.

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Date: 17 May 2006
From:Dil Parkinson <dil at byu.edu>
Subject:XML->PDF response

Indesign CS2 ME works very well with XML, and easily creates PDF  
files with full vowels.  My book "Using Arabic Synonyms" was set on a  
Mac using Indesign, and it is full of vowels.  I used the Mac  
version, but I believe there is a PC version that is equivalent.  You  
cannot just get regular Indesign off the shelf, however.  You need to  
specifically order the ME version that works with Arabic script and  
understands the script direction issues.  It also has a nice feature  
that lets you put the vowels 'tight' against the letters, 'normal',  
or distant, for various aesthetic effects. The program is almost  
ridiculously expensive, and it has a rather steep learning curve--I  
went for a long time ignorant of some of its nicest features--, but  
for me it has been well worth it.
dil

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