@nasser is the order of the characters reversed? I've seen this in the Arabic version of BASIC on the MSX but I couldn't tell from which side they were read.
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@nasser is the order of the characters reversed? I've seen this in the Arabic version of BASIC on the MSX but I couldn't tell from which side they were read. 9 comments
@neauoire @256k its tricky because letters standing on their own are jarring to look at -- you really want them to join. then when they join youre going to read them as words. standalone letters arent really a thing in arabic and it extends to difficulties eg making acronyms (theyre very rare and the ones that do exist generally spell out a word) |
@neauoire even in conventional arabic writing the direction of numbers is "backwards" relative to the direction of the text, so it wouldnt be jarring to an arabic reader.
related -- look what arrived the other day (sakhr basic cart complete w/manual)