It worked! Thank you so much! The only problem is now I seem to have lost the Hebrew spell checker, which I guess is part of the other Hebrew input method. Is there a way to get only the spell checker?
אלעד הן נייד: 052-5348554 On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 10:15 PM, Walter Lapchynski <[email protected]> wrote: > Keyboard Input Methods in the Preferences menu. Or just run > `ibus-setup` from the command line. Or you can use the "Run" option in > the menu. Or you can use the Alt-F2 shortcut for that Run option. > > On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 12:09 PM, אלעד הן <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well, I installed it but now embarrassingly I have no Idea where > ibus-setup > > is... > > > > Anyway, as far as I know there are no physical differences between US and > > Hebrew keyboards. > > > > > > > > > > אלעד הן > > נייד: 052-5348554 > > > > On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 10:05 PM, Walter Lapchynski <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Well, it might work with the Hebrew keyboard, too. It's worth trying > with > >> both. > >> > >> On 3/1/15, אלעד הן <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Thanks! Well, I have a US keyboard too (I have little stickers for the > >> > Hebrew letters) so this definitely seems worth a try. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > אלעד הן > >> > נייד: 052-5348554 > >> > > >> > On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 9:36 PM, Walter Lapchynski <[email protected]> > >> > wrote: > >> > > >> >> One thing I read from there is potentially installing the `ibus-m17n` > >> >> package and then choosing the Hebrew input method in `ibus-setup`. I > >> >> actually just did this, switched to the Hebrew input method and was > >> >> able to copy and paste no problem. Of course, I do have a US > keyboard, > >> >> so that might not be a good test ☺ > >> >> > >> >> On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 11:25 AM, אלעד הן <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> > Thank you very much. > >> >> > > >> >> > The problem is global as far as I can tell (in every program and > even > >> >> > in > >> >> the > >> >> > file manager). > >> >> > > >> >> > I will try changing the layout and see if it helps. > >> >> > > >> >> > I came across this bit of information: > >> >> > > >> >> > http://en.libreofficeforum.org/node/1586 > >> >> > > >> >> > But I'm too ill-informed to understand if what they describe is the > >> >> > same > >> >> > problem and what exactly they're suggesting as a solution... > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > אלעד הן > >> >> > נייד: 052-5348554 > >> >> > > >> >> > On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 8:58 PM, Walter Lapchynski <[email protected]> > >> >> wrote: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> First off, there is an [Ubuntu Local Community in Israel][1] that > >> >> >> you > >> >> >> may want to connect with, especially considering they have > probably > >> >> >> faced the same issue. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Secondly, this is not solely a Lubuntu issue. Sure, we have > >> >> >> different > >> >> >> GUI tools to do this and that but ultimately "under the hood" > Ubuntu > >> >> >> and Lubuntu is the same. That being said, it may be useful to ask > in > >> >> >> Ubuntu circles what the appropriate command line solution is. If > you > >> >> >> can figure that out, I'm sure we can translate that into an > >> >> >> appropriate Lubuntu GUI solution. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Now, is this only in the word processor or is this global? If it's > >> >> >> only the word processor, you might want to see if it has better > >> >> >> support for Hebrew. For example, I know of the package > >> >> >> `libreoffice-l10n-he` which adds some additional support for > Hebrew. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> If it is global, then you may want to try the alternative keyboard > >> >> >> layouts (lyx, phonetic, biblical). I have searched through the > >> >> >> plethora of options that `setxkbmap` offers (see `man > >> >> >> xkeyboard-config`) and I don't find anything particularly obvious, > >> >> >> so > >> >> >> I would imagine that one of these three layouts probably has your > >> >> >> solution. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> My guess is either that this is specific to a particular > application > >> >> >> (in which case the answer may involve digging through its > >> >> >> configuration and/or complaining to the folks that make that > >> >> >> application) or that some existing keyboard layout or option > >> >> >> provides > >> >> >> the answer. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> It is possible that people just switch keyboard layouts. Sure > seems > >> >> >> strange, but it's possible. If you look at the "Switching to > another > >> >> >> layout" section in the aforementioned man page, you'll see you can > >> >> >> define hotkeys to quickly make this change. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> I will note that /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/il seems to be written > >> >> >> by > >> >> >> someone who has a better sense of Hebrew than I do, referencing > the > >> >> >> "standard SI-1452." That being said, I my gut tells me they > probably > >> >> >> didn't miss this crucial set of hotkeys. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> If you discover the answer, please share with us! Perhaps even > >> >> >> better, > >> >> >> add what you find to the [Hebrew Localization Ubuntu wiki > page][2]. > >> >> >> Good luck! > >> >> >> > >> >> >> [1]: http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/ubuntu-il/ > >> >> >> [2]: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HebrewLocalizationHowto > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 8:26 AM, אלעד הן <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> >> > Thanks for responding. I'm to much of a newbie to understand > most > >> >> >> > of > >> >> >> > what > >> >> >> > you said though :( > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > The site doesn't seem to be related to linux... > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > I looked through the different keyboard options in "preferences" > >> >> >> > and > >> >> >> > there > >> >> >> > aren't many of them, and nothing looks relevant... > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > אלעד הן > >> >> >> > נייד: 052-5348554 > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 6:09 PM, Israel <[email protected]> > >> >> >> > wrote: > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> On 03/01/2015 04:55 AM, אלעד הן wrote: > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> Hi everyone. I'm a total newbie and probably doing this wrong > but > >> >> bare > >> >> >> >> with me... I tried searching for answers to this problem, but > >> >> although > >> >> >> >> I've > >> >> >> >> found several references to it, I couldn't find a solution. > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> Anyway, I installed lubuntu 14.04 (not the 64 bit version) on > my > >> >> >> >> old > >> >> >> >> laptop and I'm very pleased with the performances. > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> When word-processing I mostly use Hebrew, and I've found the > >> >> >> >> Keyboard > >> >> >> >> shortcuts don't work when I'm the keyboard is switched to > Hebrew. > >> >> This > >> >> >> >> means > >> >> >> >> that every time I want to copy and paste in Hebrew I first have > >> >> >> >> to > >> >> >> >> switch > >> >> >> >> back to English, use the shortcuts and switch back to Hebrew. > >> >> >> >> This > >> >> is a > >> >> >> >> very > >> >> >> >> big problem for the flow of work, and makes the shortcuts > hardly > >> >> short. > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> Does anyone have a solution for this? > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> Thank you. > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> אלעד הן > >> >> >> >> נייד: 052-5348554 > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> Hi Elad, > >> >> >> >> It may be an issue with the way the Hebrew keyboard is mapped. > >> >> >> >> The > >> >> >> >> keyboard probably represents "V" and "C" incorrectly. Which > >> >> >> >> would > >> >> >> >> make > >> >> >> >> sense, which one becomes 'V' and which one becomes 'C'? There > >> >> >> >> are > >> >> >> >> at > >> >> >> >> least > >> >> >> >> 2 for each of those that I can think of, right? > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> You may find something here: > >> >> >> >> http://penguin.org.il/ > >> >> >> >> Since it is an Israeli Linux site. > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> I think this may be related to X keyboard mapping, though that > is > >> >> >> >> a > >> >> >> >> guess. > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> Sorry I do not know a specific solution, though. You might try > >> >> asking > >> >> >> >> in > >> >> >> >> Hebrew specific IRC channels, or asking someone at a local > Linux > >> >> >> >> User > >> >> >> >> Group. > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> -- > >> >> >> >> Regards > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> -- > >> >> >> >> Lubuntu-users mailing list > >> >> >> >> [email protected] > >> >> >> >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > >> >> >> >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > -- > >> >> >> > Lubuntu-users mailing list > >> >> >> > [email protected] > >> >> >> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > >> >> >> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> -- > >> >> >> @wxl | http://polka.bike > >> >> >> Lubuntu Release Manager, Head of QA > >> >> >> Ubuntu PPC Point of Contact > >> >> >> Ubuntu Oregon LoCo Team Leader > >> >> >> Eugene Unix & GNU/Linux User Group Co-Organizer > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> @wxl | http://polka.bike > >> >> Lubuntu Release Manager, Head of QA > >> >> Ubuntu PPC Point of Contact > >> >> Ubuntu Oregon LoCo Team Leader > >> >> Eugene Unix & GNU/Linux User Group Co-Organizer > >> >> > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > @wxl | http://polka.bike > Lubuntu Release Manager, Head of QA > Ubuntu PPC Point of Contact > Ubuntu Oregon LoCo Team Leader > Eugene Unix & GNU/Linux User Group Co-Organizer >
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