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+arabtex.faq 17.11.1993
+ What ArabTeX is NOT
+ ===================
+
+From some enquiries following the release of ArabTeX Version 1 we learned
+there are many possible misconceptions about what ArabTeX can and cannot
+do. ArabTeX is
+
+- NOT a convenient, simple text system for everyday use. As with TeX and
+ LaTeX, it needs some practicing to work with it efficiently, and you
+ have to understand what you are writing.
+
+- NOT a WYSIWYG system. You need some text editor to produce the ASCII
+ input file it reads, and you have to format your document off-line in
+ order to look at its final form. However, the input should be fairly
+ readable, and you can make a good guess what the output it produces will
+ look like.
+
+- NOT a preprocessor to produce input for TeX. It will directly extend
+ your TeX system's capabilities IFF your TeX system can be extended by
+ loading additional macros and fonts, AND is large enough not to
+ overflow.
+
+- NOT a substitute for a calligrapher. A competent human will do a much
+ better job, as also will a good printing shop. However, we found not all
+ printing shops are good, and at least outside the arabic world a good
+ calligrapher is hard to find.
+
+- NOT an automatic translator between Arabic and any other language. That
+ possibility is probably still very far off. However, ArabTeX may help
+ you by observing numerous schematic rules about writing, transliteration
+ and transcription of Arabic text.
+
+- NOT using any Artificial Intelligence techniques. The rules it observes
+ are frozen into its algorithm, and as there are many rules and special
+ cases, it is complicated (and slow).
+
+- NOT depending on special hardware and/or a special keyboard. It will run
+ on any PC or work station in conjunction with a TeX implementation that
+ is easily extensible and large enough.
+
+- NOT perfect and not free of errors (alas!). We will consider any bug
+ report and any suggestion for new features and other changes. However,
+ we cannot promise to fix every bug as our resources (primarily time) are
+ limited, and we reserve the right to use our own judgment concerning
+ possible changes.
+
+- NOT particularly efficient up to now. We concentrated on getting it
+ running correctly first, and tuning should (and will) come later. There
+ is ample opportunity for improvements but they could take some time.
+
+- NOT terribly expensive. In fact, it is free for scientific and strictly
+ private, noncommercial use. For commercial purposes you need a license
+ agreement; inquire at the author's address.
+
+ Prof. Klaus Lagally
+ Institut fuer Informatik
+ Universitaet Stuttgart
+ Breitwiesenstrasse 20-22
+ D-70565 Stuttgart
+ GERMANY
+
+ lagally@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de
+
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