[scribus] scribus Digest, Vol 33, Issue 113

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On 12/30/2010 04:30 PM, scribus-request at lists.scribus.net wrote:
> Message: 5 Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:07:06 +0100 From: Peter Linnell
> <plinnell at scribus.info> Subject: Re: [scribus] scribus Digest, Vol 33,
> Issue 107 To: scribus at lists.scribus.net Message-ID:
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> charset=ISO-8859-1 On 12/29/2010 10:42 PM, a.l.e wrote:
>> > hi
>> > 
>>>> >>> no arabic support yet...
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> you may expect it at some time next year (2011, that is...).
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> ciao
>>>> >>> a.l.e
>>> >> it has been promised that Arabic support will be available since 2004,
>>> >> as seen from the bugs reported :(
>> > 
>> > arabic support is mostly implemented in the experimental oif-branch.
>> > 
>> > you can download it, compile it and try it!
>> > 
>> > let's just hope that it gets merged with the trunk before it gets out of sync with it!
>> > 
>> > ciao
>> > a.l.e
> Hi,
>
> Arabic support is making significant progress. We can already display
> Arabic correctly using a shaper. I have verified with two colleagues at
> work that it is visually correct.
>
> Right now the issue is not display or editing, but exporting, which is
> another bit of work.
>
> So, it is pre-alpha, but definitely progressing.
>
> As for merging, changes from trunk are being merged in regularly by Jean
> Ghali, so there will be no problems down the road.
>
> HTH,
> Peter

Hello Peter,

That's great news :D is there any way I can help in the process, maybe
in translation for example ?
Plus how can I get this pre-alpha release ? maybe i can help in the
testing ?!

thanks & good luck in the work
Happy New Year