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diff --git a/runtime/doc/arabic.txt b/runtime/doc/arabic.txt index 3f30d7b5bc..07350083c6 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/arabic.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/arabic.txt @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ the user interface remains the standard Vi interface. Highlights ---------- -o Editing left-to-right files as in the original VIM hasn't changed. +o Editing left-to-right files as in the original Vim hasn't changed. o Viewing and editing files in right-to-left windows. File orientation is per window, so it is possible to view the same @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ o No special terminal with right-to-left capabilities is required. The right-to-left changes are completely hardware independent. Only Arabic fonts are necessary. -o Compatible with the original VIM. Almost all features work in +o Compatible with the original Vim. Almost all features work in right-to-left mode (there are liable to be bugs). o Changing keyboard mapping and reverse insert modes using a single @@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ o While in Arabic mode, numbers are entered from left to right. Upon o Arabic keymapping on the command line in reverse insert mode. -o Proper Bidirectional functionality is possible given VIM is +o Proper Bidirectional functionality is possible given Vim is started within a Bidi capable terminal emulator. Arabic Fonts *arabicfonts* ------------ -VIM requires monospaced fonts of which there are many out there. +Vim requires monospaced fonts of which there are many out there. Arabic requires ISO-8859-6 as well as Presentation Form-B fonts (without Form-B, Arabic will _NOT_ be usable). It is highly recommended that users search for so-called 'ISO-10646-1' fonts. @@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ o Installation of fonts for X Window systems (Unix/Linux) Usage ----- -Prior to the actual usage of Arabic within VIM, a number of settings +Prior to the actual usage of Arabic within Vim, a number of settings need to be accounted for and invoked. o Setting the Arabic fonts - + For VIM GUI set the 'guifont' to your_ARABIC_FONT. This is done - by entering the following command in the VIM window. + + 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 < @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ o Setting the Arabic fonts you can include ':set guifont=your_ARABIC_FONT' to your vimrc file. - + Under the X Window environment, you can also start VIM with + + Under the X Window environment, you can also start Vim with '-fn your_ARABIC_FONT' option. o Setting the appropriate character Encoding @@ -131,11 +131,11 @@ o Setting the appropriate character Encoding o Enable Arabic settings [short-cut] In order to simplify and streamline things, you can either invoke - VIM with the command-line option, + Vim with the command-line option, % vim -A my_utf8_arabic_file ... - or enable 'arabic' via the following command within VIM + or enable 'arabic' via the following command within Vim > :set arabic < @@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ o Enable Arabic settings [short-cut] + Arabic deletion of a combined pair character - By default VIM has the 'delcombine' option disabled. This option + 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 (i.e. it reverts to treating the combined character as its natural two characters form -- this also pertains @@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ o Enable Arabic settings [short-cut] Keymap/Keyboard *arabickeymap* --------------- -The character/letter encoding used in VIM is the standard UTF-8. +The character/letter encoding used in Vim is the standard UTF-8. It is widely discouraged that any other encoding be used or even attempted. @@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ o Keyboard Restrictions ------------ -o VIM in its GUI form does not currently support Bi-directionality +o Vim in its GUI form does not currently support Bi-directionality (i.e. the ability to see both Arabic and Latin intermixed within the same line). |