Closed avidseeker closed 1 week ago
Obsolete code, indeed, because Numbers=Arabic
is deprecated. I missed it and I’ll fix it.
@avidseeker This issue has led me to (re)consider a bit the current mechanism with mapdigits
, which was introduced long before the arrival of transforms. Now, a transform can make more sense in many cases, so I've added it as an alternative. I’ll modify the example file once released.
To typeset regular
1234
to١٢٣٤
, Babel in lua-arabic.tex uses:I see some problems with the choice of
Numbers=Arabic
as an option that makes it confusing.1234567890
used in English are the Arabic numerals. The numerals that Babel typesets to١٢٣٤
are called Eastern Arabic Numerals or Hindu-Arabic numerals.E.g: