On Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 11:05:05AM +0100, Thomas Kaschub wrote: > > You need to install latex (the tetex-* packages if you use a Linux system) > > AND arabtex. > > I have the same problem. Latex, arabtex and ivritex are installed. > I can write in Arabic and in Ivrit/Hebrew. In hebrew I can view and print > it, when I write without dotting hebrew. With hebrew dotting or in arabic I > cannot view or print. > I get error: Illegal arabic command ..
Arabtex has many restriction on what can be done inside Arabic text. There are less restrictions if you use the arabart document class (in LyX, use the "article (Arabic)" layout from my site, and _don't_ change the language of document to Arabic).
