M Henri Day wrote:
2009/2/5 David B Teague <[email protected]>
M Henri Day wrote:
2009/2/4 David B Teague <[email protected]>
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What if anything am I missing here?
David Teague
David, what OS are you running ? On a Windows machine, wouldn't it be easier to
switch languages using the Microsoft IMEs, while on a Linux machin one could
use SCIM ?...
Henri
Henri
I am sorry I failed to provide that necessary bit of information. I am running
Windows XP SP3. I don't presently have a Linux machine running.
I do not know what IMEs or SCIM are. I only know what I described in the
message, that is what is suggested by Help.
David, you can add support for additional languages to your XP machine by
opening the control panel, clicking «Regional settings» (I think that's what
it's called in English - I'm translating here from the Swedish), and
choosing the «Languages» tab. Under the heading «Support for additional
languages», tick the box next to support for complex languages and languages
written from right to left. Proceed up to the heading on text services and
input languages and click the «Information» button. In the new window that then
opens, you can add specific languages to those supported by your IMEs (Input
Method Editors). If you've ticked the box for complex languages, you
should see Hebrew among the alternatives offered. When exiting, don't forget to
click «OK» to save the changes you've made ! Having done this, you can
then use the language bar in your task bar to determine which language editor
to be used when typing ; if, to provide an example, I now choose an IME for
Chinese, I can input the first line of a poem directly from my
keyboard, thus : 人生易老天难老. You can do the same thing with the Hebrew glyphs you
want to input and then return to say, English, to input the rest of the
text....
One of the advantages of performing such tasks at the level of the OS like XP,
rather than that of individual applications like OOo, is that one only has to
set the settings once....
Henri
Henri
I believe I understand what you are saying, specifically, how to prepare
for this using the XP operating system. I'll ask again if questions
arise in my efforts to implement your suggestions
Many thanks for your patience and clear suggestions.
David
