Re: Bug in fop: bidi direction bleeds forward

Hi Raphael,

First, you need to move to an appropriate ML. This is a ML about general
XSL-FO matters, and not about specific implementation issues. The correct
ML in this case is fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org.

Second, you need to provide an example (minimal) XSL-FO input file (not an
XML file used as input for XSLT processing), the resulting PDF output file,
your fop.xconf file, and relevant console output from running the command.

Regards,
Glenn



On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 2:41 PM, Raphael Finkel <raphael@cs.uky.edu> wrote:

> Quick summary: RTL inserts in a bi-directional document modify the
> directionality of brackets following those inserts.
>
> I am using Apache fop-1.1 on Ubuntu 12.04.2 to generate PDF output.  My
> text includes Greek and Hebrew, so I specify font-family="FreeSans" in
> all <fo:inline> sections.  I use a personal configuration so fop
> registers /usr/share/fonts/truetype/freefont/FreeSans.ttf.
>
> The bug is elicited by the following piece of text (inside XML) that I
> am rendering:
>
>         An etymology for the name of the prophet Habakkuk (in the
>         Septuagint, Ambakoum or Avvakoum), based on two Aramaic words found
>         in the New Testament. The Suda is drawing from older onomastica;
> the
>         same etymology is found in the Origenistic lexicon (see
>         bibliography). <br/>[1] See already alpha 10. The Hebrew/Aramaic
> אבּא
>         means father.<br/>[2] The Hebrew/Aramaic קום kum means arise; it
> can
>         also be used to mean awake.[3] Mark 5:41 (web address 1).<br/>[4]
>         The Suda is correct. The doubling of the בּ is indicated by its dot
>         (dagesh); unlike Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic do not replicate doubled
>         letters.
>
> The xsl template I use for <br> is:
>
>         <xsl:template match="br">
>                 <fo:block></fo:block>
>         </xsl:template>
>
> The bug is that the brackets [ ] and ( ) are often reversed, so I get
> PDF with this content:
>
>         An etymology for the name of the prophet Habakkuk )in the
>         Septuagint, Ambakoum or Avvakoum(, based on two Aramaic words found
>         in the New Testament. The Suda is drawing from older onomastica;
> the
>         same etymology is found in the Origenistic lexicon )see
>         bibliography(.
>
>         [1] See already alpha 10. The Hebrew/Aramaic אבּא means father.
>
>         [2] The Hebrew/Aramaic קום kum means arise; it can also be used to
> mean
>         awake.
>
>         ]3[ Mark 5:41 )web address 1(.
>
>         [4] The Suda is correct. The doubling of the בּ is indicated by its
>         dot (dagesh); unlike Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic do not replicate
>         doubled letters.
>
> I do not see this misbehavior when I use xmlroff 0.6.2 instead of fop 1.1.
>
> Raphael
>
>
>