Re: Language support (Hebrew)


Avner wrote:
> General Schvantzkoph wrote:
> > Have you used yumex to search for Hebrew packages?
>
> Could you explain how to do that? I have looked for packages with a sub
> string of "Hebrew" within them. I found through google the package
> fontconfig-devel-2.2.3-5_2.rhfc4.at.x86_64.rpm
> but I'm not sure if this is the right package. I have installed a font
> package. Still, the only option under system settings, languages is
> English.
> I also found the package kde-i18n-Hebrew-3.4.1-0.fc4.1.noarch.rpm. Is
> this a general purpose package for fedora core 4 or only for KDE. My
> desktop environment is GNOME. Will this package serve for GNOME?
>
> I want to edit emails in Hebrew. I have installed both Evolution and
> Thunderbird email applications.
> How could I tell if a package refers to Fedora Core 4, GNOME or one of
> the email applications?

Sounds like you have Hebrew fonts installed. There are issues with
some encodings but what they are I'm not sure -- can't read Hebrew.
Most bi-di fonts/languages have issues re: composed letters -- letters
produced by pressing two or three keys to place special marks.

Anyway, to get gnome running with Hebrew you might try this -- I have
not ;-)
A quick step-by-step guide with screen shots
http://jem.ascender.com/eitan/

More thorough background info for reference:
http://www.iglu.org.il/faq/cache/56.html

And try this google search (or something similar):
linux hebrew keyboard gnome
http://www.google.com/search?&q=linux+hebrew+keyboard+gnome&btnG=Search

I did not look too far down the list but most look reasonbly relevant.

cheers,
prg

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