Hello!

I'm running FC23+KDE and I have the following problem (since installation):
when I write a Hebrew text and want to place an English word (or punctuation characters)
in the middle of the line, the line is displayed incorrectly: the English (or punctuation)
characters are shown to the right of the line, thus the whole line looks almost uncomprehensible.

I see this phenomenon in "Evolution" and other editors, so it seems to me like a general
OS problem (or maybe, a KDE/Plasma problem?).
I don't remember seeing this problem in previous Fedora versions.

I thought it's just a matter of configuring which Hebrew mode should I select but I didn't find
anywhere any such configuration.

Does anyone encountered a similar problem?
Does anyone knows if/where Hebrew text mode can be configured?

TIA,

kaza.

Which would you want to write hebrew correctly: the text-editor or work entirely in a hebrew display/window environment?

Try to set your language to he_IL.UTF-8 see if the error goes; or can you post us first what returns you this command If you want to write in perfect heb install Hebrew LibreOffice international.

The niqudot can be managed at the menu keyboard configuration, set it to heb lyx, the marks are correctly offered using Shift.

Sometimes it is caused by the font used. Try download this free font SBL Hebrew as it will correctly understand even if you are running on a switched heb & english keyboard. Usually if you merely use ordinary fonts like Deja Vu or Liberation these simply don't shape the niqudot. Here is a sample by simply shifting the keyboard map using SBL Hebrew
Hope that helps. Goodluck and enjoy.

m.m.

Hi malekmustaq, thanks for the reply.

I absolutely don't want to to work entirely in Hebrew display environment,
all I want is occasionally to write an e-mail in Hebrew (and much less frequently
some text document in Hebrew).

Here's the value of my languga setting:


Here's an example of the bug: I'll first switch to Hebrew by "Alt+Shift", type 3 Hebrew
letters, then switch to English, type 3 English letters then switch to Hebrew again and type
3 more Hebrew letters:

what I see (and I don't know what others see) is that the English letters are displayed
to the right of the first 3 Hebrew letters and the second 3 Hebrew letters are displayed
to the right of the 3 English letters.

I use "Evolution" for e-mails, I thought that setting "alignment to the right" would set the order
correctly but it doesn't. Same behavior is seen when openinig LibreOffice Writer.

I have a "gut feeling" that might be an issue of different modes of Hebrew text (visual/logical)
but I have no idea where in the FC23+KDE system can I configure this.

Ideas?

TIA,
kaza.

Your language environment is in English. For your minimal Hebrew purpose that would be sufficient, no need to change that.

For that purpose there is an easy way. All that you need are the following:

-Keyboard switcher properly configured to remap keyboard to 'heb' -> logical -> lyx So far that way I have no problem
-Hebrew ttf font (I have given you a link above. Download it and copy to /usr/share/fonts/TTF, then rehash your font cache
-An english LibreOffice writer will do

Launch Libre Office, be sure to click the Right-to-Left Paragraph director or find it from within.
----Menu -> Tools -> Options -> Language Settings -> Language -> enable to CTL to Hebrew
-----------------------------------------------------------> Complex Text Layout -> Cursor Control = Logical
------------------------------------> Libre Office Writer -> Basic Fonts CTL -> fix it to SBL Hebrew
Click OK. (Dont forget the Right-To-Left button.)

Shift the keyboard map to IL or heb (xkb, qxkb, sci, etc. there are many keyboard switchers.)
Load the font.
Begin typing.
Cut and Paste into Evolution. Send.

Hope that helps.

m.m.