Show HN: Katib – A Markdown Editor for Arabic, Urdu, Farsi and Hebrew (katibapp.com) 22 points by aiaf 11y ago ↗ HN
[–] baltcode 11y ago ↗ How do you put in diacritics (tashkil)? Can you use a regular English keyboard and do phonetic transliteration? [–] aiaf 11y ago ↗ That is possible under Mac if you use the "Arabic QWERTY" keyboard. See this link for instructions http://katibapp.com/help/arabic-on-mac/#learnersofarabicwill...Additionally, you can use the "Keyboard Viewer" when Arabic is selected as a keyboard layout and hold shift. This will show you which keys render diacritics.
[–] aiaf 11y ago ↗ That is possible under Mac if you use the "Arabic QWERTY" keyboard. See this link for instructions http://katibapp.com/help/arabic-on-mac/#learnersofarabicwill...Additionally, you can use the "Keyboard Viewer" when Arabic is selected as a keyboard layout and hold shift. This will show you which keys render diacritics.
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 25.6 ms ] threadAdditionally, you can use the "Keyboard Viewer" when Arabic is selected as a keyboard layout and hold shift. This will show you which keys render diacritics.