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Yep. These docs are focused on both Arabic and Persian language use of the Arabic script. (We'd like to also work Arabic script used for languages like Uighur and Urdu, if we can find collaborators.)
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Thanks to @shervinafshar @zwnj @mostafa_h @ntounsi for work on Arabic layout doc so far. We're also beginning work on a gap analysis for Arabic & Persian to identify blockers for people using those languages on the Web. w3c.github.io/alreq/gap-anal…
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Text Layout Requirements for the Arabic Script just published as First Public Working Draft. w3.org/TR/2018/WD-alreq-2018… Still plenty to do! Looking for comments and contributors. github.com/w3c/alreq/issues (Or help with other languages: w3c.github.io/typography/gap…)
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Just updated: "Inline markup and bidirectional text in HTML" w3.org/blog/International/20… Update brings it in line with recent browser developments and simplifies the guidelines. Examples link to live versions, and browser support information has been added.
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Out for review: Updated article, Inline markup and bidirectional text in HTML w3c.github.io/i18n-drafts/ar… . Guidelines simplified, browser support info added, live tests added to examples, etc. Feedback via the link by 12 Dec please.
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Updated article: Using character escapes in markup and CSS w3.org/International/questio… Main change: Quick answer, and new CSS sections added.
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New: Strings and bidi. Problems seen when strings are inserted into text in LTR vs. RTL directional contexts. w3.org/International/article…
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Please review "Strings & bidi" w3.org/blog/International/20… Issues JSON & other string-based data formats have to deal with in RTL/LTR contexts
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For review: What is a floating time and how to handle it in my Web application? w3c.github.io/i18n-drafts/qu… Please send any comments via github.
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New article: "Approaches to full justification" – high level summary of how text justify works in various scripts w3.org/International/article…
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Talk slides: JEPA seminar, Next steps for Japanese script support (also available in Chinese as 日文支持的下一步工作) w3.org/International/talks/1…
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Unicode Conference speaker submission deadline 24 March. Don't miss it! More info at unicodeconference.org/call-f…
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For review: Approaches to Full Justification w3.org/blog/International/20… Please send any comments via github.
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Want to author vertical Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Mongolian text? See w3.org/International/article… for guidance w browser compatibility data.
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2 doc snapshots published as WG Notes: Reqs for ITS 2.0 & Metadata for Multilingual Web-Usage Scenarios and Impls w3.org/blog/International/20…
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For review: Styling vertical Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Mongolian text w3.org/blog/International/20…
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Ready-made Counter Styles now a WG Note. Try out i18n list styles in your style sheet (works in Firefox only so far).w3.org/TR/predefined-counter…
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First Public Working Draft of International text layout and typography index published with discussion tracker. See w3.org/blog/International/20…
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How are underlines positioned in non-Latin text? CSS editors and browser implementers are looking for information github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/…
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First Public Working Draft: Ethiopic Layout Requirements: The Internationalization Working Group has publishe... bit.ly/2cd4dL9
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