GoldenDict Forum

hi
extremely nice app
i got a problem with it , Urdu is not displayed correctly,i m using ld2 dictionary file,,
urdu is wriutten like arabic/persian ,,
its a right to left script,,
but this software on android displays it as left to write and it doesnt combines the seperate characters/alphabets into words,,

how can i solve it?
i m on android froyo

Which dictionary file exactly are you using?

http://www.4shared.com/file/DrrySA-K/Li ... ionar.html
this one..
its working on my xp sp3 using lingoes.
if u search for same word in vbothe the mobile app and lingoes they are dsisplayed differently,, lingoes displays correctly

urdu is arabic or persian type of a script,, in which individual alphabets are joined,
also the android app doesnot fdisplays some characters/alphabets,, it just displays a box instead of character

any testing or updates?
is the issue only with me or someone else as well?

Right-to-left languages pose problems; I'm collecting information on how to solve them. I have taken your input and example dictionary into account.

Do you think that in this case the right thing to do is to just always show any articles which are supposed to be in Urdu in a right-to-left fashion?

thanks for your kind words,,
yes you are right in saying .. the best way is to have it displayed from right to left ,, with the words joined in proper fashion,, this script is common to urdu/pashto/farsi/arabic..

however i have read that android upto 2.3 have no support for these languages,, so if thats the case then the best alternative workable route is to have at least the alphabets start from right to left un joined..


if joining is not possible then the othe way is to make it display each alphabet from right to left.. that will be easy to read then the current display format if not perfect..

there should be some way in the app to tell it that dictionary corresponding to this ld2 file is urdu or of this script and it should be displayed seperately..

Thank you so much for these info.

I wanted to thank you for this great read!!

Thank you for a very clear and helpful post.