To use Hebrew as 2nd language with English, what do I need?

[jack1689]

To use Hebrew as 2nd language with English, what do I need to download to be able to reverse direction for a line, paragraph or whole file?

I need to stress that ENGLISH is my main language of use.

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[Robert Tucker]

Tools>Options>Language Settings>Languages

Enable for Complex Text Layout (CTL) and set default language for CTL to Hebrew.

On the Formatting toolbar of the main OpenOffice GUI click the paragraph mark ¶ with the arrow pointing left.

You will also need to be able to switch your keyboard to Hebrew and have a font with the Hebrew characters. Regarding fonts see:

http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=33995
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LibreOffice 3.6.6 on Fedora 18, LibreOffice 4.0.2 on Ubuntu 13.04 (Double Boot)

[jack1689]

Robert,

Many thanks for your quick reply; I had my daughter follow your directions via phone and it worked for her.

Might you advise what kind of Hebrew fonts are usable? I have some True Type and Adobe fonts but don't know which can be used with OO Write.

If the above fonts cannot be used, may I get Hebrew fonts from the Open Office Hebrew version, and how?


Best regards,

Jack

[Robert Tucker]

You should be able to use most .ttf fonts. Lists of Hebrew fonts here:

http://www.alanwood.net/unicode/fonts_windows.html#hebrew
http://www.wazu.jp/gallery/Fonts_Hebrew.html

I don't know that very many fonts, if any, will come with Hebrew version of OpenOffice.
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LibreOffice 3.6.6 on Fedora 18, LibreOffice 4.0.2 on Ubuntu 13.04 (Double Boot)

[jack1689]

Robert,

From what you advise, I see we already have quite a few Hebrew fonts accessible as TTF's on our drives that came with XP.

Using Fontographer or another mapping utility, I can now create customized fonts. For example, a=aleph, b=beis, g=gimmel, etc.

Many thanks for your assistance.; it's a real pleasure to get good help when it's needed.


Best regards,

Jack