Questions tagged [persian]
Regarding typesetting documents in Persian language.
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Zero-width space for Persian typing in lyx [closed]
I want to use Lyx to write in Persian. In Persian we have a space character named "zero-width space" or "half-space" and in a standard keyboard, we type it with "Shift-Space" shortcut. It is "U-200C" ...
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How to use xepersian in a document that is mostly written in English?
I am trying to use xepersian in a thesis that has to be written in English. As soon as I include \usepackage{xepersian} to the document, all numbers and dates are changed to Persian, the title page ...
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How to Write Persian TexT in TexMaker
I am trying to write Persian text in TexMaker on Fedora. I have installed xepersian, but this basic example fails to build and run.
\documentclass{minimal}
\usepackage{xepersian}
\usepackage{...
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table of content in persian language(the number is right to left)
I use code
\titleformat{\chapter}[display]{ \bfseries \filleft\Huge}{ \chaptername\ \arabic \LTR{ \thechapter} }{6pt}{\bfseries\filleft}
to write a table of content. in the table have
but I ...
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Beamer presentation with Pandoc and Markdown - Using xelatex as the pdf engine doesn't show most Persian fonts properly
I'm trying to create a beamer presentation using pandoc and markdown, and since I'm writing it in Persian, I need to use --pdf-engine=xelatex.
I have a pres.md file with this content:
---
dir: rtl
...
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Using babel package to add Persian text into English document
I'm trying to add some Persian text into an English document (Springer style) using the babel package. Here is my tex file as follow:
\RequirePackage{fix-cm}
\documentclass[smallextended]{svjour3}
\...
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Problems with English and Persian baseline alignment
I have a document in English and Persian, and the Latin and Persian scripts don't quite line up along the baseline. I am using polyglossia, but xepersian didn't help me either.
In the MWE below, I ...
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footnote in \Xarrangement{paragraph} does not go to the next line in reledmac
Dear members of this communication,
I use reledmac for a critical edition of a Persian book. During my work, I faced a problem and would be grateful if you could answer it. Using \Xarrangement{...
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Problem in using Xpersian package in the predefined English template file (LaTeX)
I'm trying to compile a "*.tex" file(which contains some Persian words)with "TeXLive" using "XeLaTeX".
For example, "Sample.tex" file contains below script which has Persian words. It is running ...
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problem with persian words in tikz
I want to have a circular flow including persian words (employing xepersian package and xelatex compiler is necessary for persian language) using tikz picture, but latex makes characters of persian ...
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Subcaption incompatible with babel-farsi
I am trying to use some farsi words in my text. I also have to use subcaption for my pics. But I am getting the following error:
! Package caption Error: The `subcaption' package does not work ...
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Persian-bib with Polyglossia and Xepersian packages
I'am writing my thesis in Latex with Polyglossia package where Arabic is the main language, I have a problem with the inverted comma in Arabic citations nad references, shows this (,) but it should be ...
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package listing disturbs table numbering
Writing a book in Persian, I use \usepackage{listing} in the preamble to include a source code into appendix. However, whenever I refer to a table or figure throughout the text, the table/figure ...
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How to typeset ancient Persian scripts in LaTeX
This is a simple word in Achaemenidian script (ancient Persian language) that is typeset by Parsoomash font in MS Word:
Is there any LaTeX package to typeset stuffs like this?
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There is no bold text, italics in IEEEtran (using xepersian)?
I have a problem of non-working \textbf, \bfseries commands (and almost all changing fontstyle commands) in Persian document (in English, everything is okay) in \documentclass[journal,onecolumn,11pt,...
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set latin text whitout \lr while xepersian loaded
I have a problem with my university thesis template, which in in Persian language and loads xepersian package with B Nazanin Persian font,
The problem is exactly with B Nazanin font. as in template ...
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Getting right-to-left output in Arabic and Persian/Farsi with pdfLaTeX
I have an English document in which I need to inject a few example words from many different languages, including Arabic and Persian.
I've sorta gotten it to work with the babel package and the \...
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How can type special shape of some characters?
In some languages (I mean persian or arabic) one character may has different
shapes according to the next character. For example "ŲØŁ " and "ŲØ ", in first one ŲØ has one shape and in second another ...
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Who made Farsi/Persian typesetting available in TeX (Plain TeX, LaTeX2.09, and LaTeX2e)?
I found a code somewhere in a community as:
%!tex program=xetex
% Enable right to left typesetting
\TeXXeTstate=1
% define a font (this is one I have)
\font\frmnorm = "IRCompset" at 24pt
\let\rm = \...
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Problem with using footnotes in xepersian
I have a quite long document that I compile with no errors.(I got rid of most of warnings but a few of them relating to defined fonts remained!) As I try to add footnotes to my documents, it gives ...
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Bold font does not work in xepersian [duplicate]
My documents language is Persian and I am using xepersian package for the matter. The font I defined for my document which is an MS thesis is B nazanin, we are told to use the font and can't change it....
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half space for Persian words in xepersian
I have windows 10 installed on my laptop and the system default Persian standard keyboard is also installed and used in text editors like notepad and MS Word. I have had no problem with typing half ...
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No Persian language in xindy/lang directory
I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and TeX Live 2015/Debian. To make a glossary for my document, my template uses xindy package. I installed it using:
sudo apt install xindy
When I try to compile it, the ...
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Problem with special characters
I have not any problem with English LaTeX but today I wanted to write in Farsi (Persian) in LaTeX. I tried to write in Arabic instead but I faced an issue. I wrote this simple code:
\documentclass{...
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How to align an English paragraph left and write English numbers in English in a Persian beamer?
I am working on a presentation with beamer class in Persian and I have some problems with bilingual text. For writing left to right I use \LR command and it works, but the English is not aligned left. ...
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citing with a custom text not numbers or author name (Latex)
My friend is writing a math thesis in persian language. He wants to cite to references with author names and year both but in persian while the references (at the end of the thesis) are all in English....
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Glossaries/Polyglossia error that occurs when Farsi is the default language
In the MWE below, I get an error on \glsaddall when the default language of the document is Farsi, but not when it is English.
\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{polyglossia}
\usepackage[xindy]{...
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How to add a UTF8 arabic or farsi symbol to Texlive?
the following MWE gives a error
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{etex}
%\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[LFE,LAE,OT1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[farsi,arabic]{babel}
\...
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Should an example from the Arabi manual compile?
I tried to compile the figure 7.3 from the Arabi user-guide.pdf version 1.1 from december 16, 2006. It didnot compile instantly I had to make changes to the copy from the pdf. The problem were the ...
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Creating a LaTeX Table from a Microsoft Word Document
I have this multi page word document file which is consisted of a table with two columns. the left column is an English word in front of which in the left column the Persian translation is provided. I ...
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Replace certain Unicode character with another in XeTeX
I use XeLaTeX and XePersian to write Persian documents. Unfortunately, some frequently used fonts in Persian does support important characters like Ū so I should replace them with Arabic counterparts ...
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Correct inconsistent image placement across direction boundaries in ConTeXt?
I have a serious of auto-generated documents in various languages that include a mix of LTR and RTL languages. I am trying to come up with common markup that works across both directions. I've run ...
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installing the persian latex for Windows
How to install the Persian LaTeX?
I searched a lot on the internet but there is not a good reference that explains how to install LaTeX.
Thanks so much.
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How To Fix Rendering of Persian Font With XeLaTeX?
I am trying to typeset a poem with XeLaTeX using the IranNastaliq font, and I am running into problems with the glyphs rendered for many words. I have a PDF file I rendered from the same source tex ...
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Alignment of the footnote line
How I can force latex to align the footnote line in some pages to left, right or even center?
As you see in this picture below, I want to push the footnote separator line to left side of this paper, ...
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Position of hamze for Farsi/Persian with ArabTeX
In the following document I want the hamze (hamza, written with ' in ArabTeX) to be above in all the examples, and not on the side as it is in the second group. How can I achieve that?
\documentclass{...
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Basic Persian in plain XeTeX
I am trying to write Persian in plain-XeTeX as follows:
\font\frmnorm = "Nazli" at 24pt
\let\rm = \frmnorm
\uselanguage{farsi}
\rm
Ų§ŪŁ ŁŁŲ· ŪŚ© Ų¢Ų²Ł
Ų§ŪŲ“ Ų§Ų³ŲŖ
\bye
...but it does not work for me well:
...
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Using Tikz Calendar in Persian
I saw this question: Using Tikz Calendar in Portuguese as a Syllabus and tried to translate it to persian (solar hijri).
The below example code works nice, but the problem is this: for example 1st ...
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\cite and \bibitem reverse the digits when using Arabi package
Unfortunately I have a similar problem as in \pageref dosen't properly show the page number when using arabi package.
When I use the command \cite, the digits are reversed. In fact I am not able ...
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Problem with inserting the Greek letter \omega when using Arabi package [duplicate]
In the following example, the symbol \omega does not show up after compiling the file. This is the first Greek later for which I have this kind of the problem.
Is there a way to solve this problem. ...
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How can I change the default order between letters of an alphabet?
I'm writing a book in Persian. In its index there is a problem. Words are using Arabic order! So it causes a problem as in Arabic language they don't have four letters 'Ł¾ p (in pen)', 'Ś ch (in cheese)...
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\pageref dosen't properly show the page number when using arabi package
In the page 10 of the following document I define a label. When I give a reference to the page number of this label in the following page, the number is not shown properly. The number appears as 01 ...
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Problem with inserting the symbols \times and \omega when using arabi package
Is it impossible to insert the mathematical symbol \times when using the arabi package?
After compiling
A\times B
it becomes AB and the sign \times disappears
See the example below.
\...
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Problem with theorem's numbering when using Arabi package
When I use a theorem style environment with Arabi package, the numbering become corrupted just after the numbers with two digits start.
Here an example. The number of the last one should be 10 but it ...
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How to change direction in xelatex?
When I use fontspec package to type persian, it works but it's left align and
paragraphs begin from left, same thing accure with enumerations and ... . How
to get ride of this problem?
Note that I'...
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How can I write Persian in TeXstudio?
I want to write some Persian text in Texstudio. Which package should I use? I've heard about xepersian but I don't know how to use it. Any help would be appreciated.
\documentclass{article}
\...
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XML style for Latex including Persian characters with some preferences
I am using the listings package to include some XML code in my document. Currently, I am using the following style:
\lstset{
basicstyle=\ttfamily,
columns=fullflexible,
showstringspaces=false,...
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How to insert margin note just left side of all page in my persian document?
\documentclass{book}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage[svgnames]{xcolor}
\usepackage[doublespacing]{setspace}
\newcommand{\mymarginnote}[1]{%
\marginpar{\colorbox{yellow}{\parbox{\...
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xwatermark in xepersian does not work together?
\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage[printwatermark]{xwatermark}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{xepersian}
\newwatermark[allpages,color=cyan!...
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LuaLaTeX error when compiling visual counter [closed]
I asked a question about visual counters in beamer, for which I got this answer. Now I need to compile it by LuaLaTeX in order to use the package luapersian(below code), but it returns some errors.
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