Re: [css-text] Arabic letters connecting between elements with display: inline

>>> I don't think padding / margins should be relevant at all. 
 Letter-spacing
>>> doesn't disable Arabic shaping.  Why should any other space do?
>>
>> Because padding and margin are used to separate logically separate 
pieces of
>> text. As for letter-spacing, wouldn't it be a lot more useful if it 
joined the
>> letters with a longer line (tatweel-like), not leaving a space between 
them?

I think those are used to separate visually, not logically.
Why should positive paddings / margins be treated differently from 
negative or
zero-width ones?

BTW anyway, same rules should apply to Hebrew final letters preceded by 
paddings / margins.

Regards,
Lina