On Sat, Apr 24, 2004 at 12:45:03AM +0200, Errol & Estelle Sapir wrote: > I have been working most of my computer life in MS Windows. I am now > trying to adapt myself to Linux and have installed the very graphical > Fedora which comes with Open Office 1.1. > > I have been using Open Office in Windows for quite a while now and want > to use it in Fedora. My problem (both with Fedora AND Open Office) is > Hebrew. Where can I go to get help on writing in Hebrew using Open > Office in a Linux graphic surroundings? I read the help in Open Office, > thought I set up the Hebrew language environment (after installing the > option when installing Fedora) but got nowhere. I had thought about > installing Open Office 2.0 but that seemed too much of a challenge with > my limited knowledge of Linux. > > Pointers in the right direction (manuals, forums or books) would be > appreciated.
The version of OpenOffice that comes with most linux versions usually include some useful patches to OpenOffice: * fontconfig support: No more should you need to install fonts specificaly for OOo. It also make OOo looks a bit nicer * gnome printers supoprt: Ditto for defining the printers * Gnome integration and KDE integration * Files are in sane places * avoid the need for per-user setup process Regarding the keymap settings: you can use the standard Hebrew keyboard settings for X. No need for a specific xkbmap file (this also applies for OOo from openoffice.org[.il] Any idea if and when such patches will be accepted to the main OOo? -- Tzafrir Cohen +---------------------------+ http://www.technion.ac.il/~tzafrir/ |vim is a mutt's best friend| mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] +---------------------------+ ============================================================== To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe hebrew" in the message body.
