Working with Non-Latin Language Content

Certain features allow for text in these languages to be formatted and output in ways particular to the language. Whilst some of these features are available in Arbortext Editor, some can only be configured in an Arbortext Styler stylesheet (.style file) and as such will only be available to you if your environment includes Arbortext Styler. The table below describes the features that support the formatting of non-Latin language content, and confirms the PTC Arbortext product in which these can be configured/used. In certain cases the formatting can only be displayed in certain output formats, or should be generated by previewing or publishing via a certain print engine for best results. The table describes all these situations.

Feature	Summary	Language(s)	Product/Stylesheet	Print Engine
Right to left writing direction	Content is output from right to left in a line	Hebrew, Arabic	Arbortext Styler / .style file	PTC ALD
List and page numbering	Non-Latin numbering styles	Hebrew, Arabic, Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Korean	Arbortext Styler / .style file	Any — see List and page numbering in Arbortext Styler help for limitations in non-print outputs
Word boundaries	Definition of breaks between words to allow text wrapping	Thai	Arbortext Editor	Print/PDF output — PTC ALD Web/all HTML output — output will not include word boundaries, regardless of the publishing engine used. Word breaks will only be visible if the browser supports word boundaries for Thai language.
Hanging punctuation	Punctuation characters permitted to appear outside text margin	Chinese, Japanese, Korean	Arbortext Styler / .style file	PTC ALD
Combined fonts	User-defined font to support multiple languages in a single text block	Chinese, Japanese, Korean	Arbortext Styler / .style file	Any
Underlining	Advanced underline styles, colors and placement options	Chinese, Japanese, Korean	Arbortext Styler / .style file	Any — see Text underlining and strikethrough in Arbortext Styler help for limitations in non-print outputs

Contact your system administrator if you need to find out if your environment includes Arbortext Styler, and for assistance with changing the print engine if this is required. Refer to Arbortext Styler help, if your environment includes Arbortext Styler, to find more information about the features listed above.