Hebrew

(New page: Hebrew support on 770/N800 These instructions assume running a terminal as root on the device (either with xterm or sshd). == Fonts == * Copying some Culmus fonts (Nachlieli, David, etc...)
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Hebrew support on 770/N800
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This guide covers setting up Hebrew support in Maemo. These instructions assume [[root access]].
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These instructions assume running a terminal as root on the device (either with xterm or sshd).
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== Fonts ==
== Fonts ==
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* Copying some Culmus fonts (Nachlieli, David, etc.) or windows fonts with hebrew (arial, tahoma, etc.) to /home/user/.fonts is useful in some applications.
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* Copying some Culmus fonts (Nachlieli, David, etc.) or Windows fonts with Hebrew (Arial, Tahoma, etc.) to <code>/home/user/.fonts</code> is useful in some applications.
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* Some applications, programs, interface elements use the nokia fonts, so they need to be replaced with fonts that include hebrew glyphs. Unfortunately, the fonts nokia use are not free, so I can't distribute the hebrew including version. To generate these fonts:
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* Some applications' interface elements use Nokia fonts, so they need to be replaced with fonts that include Hebrew glyphs. Unfortunately, the fonts Nokia use are not free, so I can't distribute the Hebrew including version. To generate these fonts:
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** Copy the files nosnr.ttf, nosnb.ttf and nscnr.ttf from /usr/share/fonts/nokia on the device to the PC.
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** Copy the files <code>nosnr.ttf</code>, <code>nosnb.ttf</code>, and <code>nscnr.ttf</code> from <code>/usr/share/fonts/nokia</code> on the device to a PC.
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** Make sure you have fontforge ( http://fontforge.sf.net ) installed.
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** Make sure you have [http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/ FontForge] installed.
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** Copy Nachlieli Culmus fonts (all files beginning with Nach) from where they are installed in your system to the same directory is the nokia files.
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** Copy Nachlieli Culmus fonts (all files beginning with Nach) from where they are installed in your system to the same directory as the Nokia files.
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** Download http://www.arava.co.il/matan/770/heb/fontmerge and run it in the same directory. to do that run: fontforge -lang=ff -script fontmerge
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** Download [http://www.arava.co.il/matan/770/heb/fontmerge fontmerge] and run it in the same directory. to do that run:
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** Copy the generated nosnb-h.ttf, nosnr-h.ttf nscnr-h.ttf to /usr/share/fonts/nokia on the device, and remove the -h from the name, in order to overwrite the original fonts.
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::<code>fontforge -lang=ff -script fontmerge</code>
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** Other fonts that might need to be fixed similarly are NtmRR4nh.ttf, NcrRR4nh.ttf and SwaRR4nh.ttf from /usr/share/fonts. This can be done with the script http://www.arava.co.il/matan/770/heb/fontmerge2. It seems that SwaRR4nh.ttf is the font used for the keyboard keys, so you must do this if you want to use hebrew keyboard.
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* After installing or changing fonts, you should run fc-cache -f . A reboot might be needed for some applications or parts of the GUI to use the new fonts.
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<li>Copy the generated <code>nosnb-h.ttf</code>, <code>nosnr-h.ttf</code>, and <code>nscnr-h.ttf</code> to <code>/usr/share/fonts/nokia</code> on the device, and remove the <code>-h</code> from the name, in order to overwrite the original fonts.</li>
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<li>Other fonts that might need to be fixed similarly are <code>NtmRR4nh.ttf</code>, <code>NcrRR4nh.ttf</code>, and <code>SwaRR4nh.ttf</code> from <code>/usr/share/fonts</code>. This can be done with the [http://www.arava.co.il/matan/770/heb/fontmerge2 fontmerge] script. It seems that <code>SwaRR4nh.ttf</code> is the font used for the keyboard keys, so you must do this if you want to use Hebrew keyboard.</li></ul>
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<li>After installing or changing fonts, you should run <code>fc-cache -f</code>. A reboot might be needed for some applications or parts of the GUI to use the new fonts.</li>
== Vitual keyboard ==
== Vitual keyboard ==
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Copy the file he_IL.vkb from http://www.arava.co.il/matan/770/heb/he_IL.vkb to /usr/share/keyboards. Then he_IL is added to the list of available languages for the keyboard.
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Copy the file <code>[http://www.arava.co.il/matan/770/heb/he_IL.vkb he_IL.vkb]</code> to <code>/usr/share/keyboards</code>. Then he_IL is added to the list of available languages for the keyboard.
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== iconv modules ==
== iconv modules ==
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These modules are necessary for some applications (fbreader, minimo). Download http://www.arava.co.il/matan/770/heb/gconv.tar.gz to the device, and run (as root):
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These modules are necessary for some applications (FBreader, Minimo). Download <code>[http://www.arava.co.il/matan/770/heb/gconv.tar.gz gconv.tar.gz]</code> to the device, and run (as root):
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tar xzf gconv.tar.gz -C /usr/local
tar xzf gconv.tar.gz -C /usr/local
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* [http://live.gnome.org/Hildon/HowtoRTL HowToRTL] vaguely relates to BiDi
* [http://live.gnome.org/Hildon/HowtoRTL HowToRTL] vaguely relates to BiDi
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== Specific applications ==
== Specific applications ==
* Included Opera has no BiDi support, but MicroB (Mozilla based browser) does support BiDi.
* Included Opera has no BiDi support, but MicroB (Mozilla based browser) does support BiDi.
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* Minimo works ok (both display and input), as long as gconv modules are installed.
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* Minimo works (both display and input), as long as gconv modules are installed.
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* claws-mail appears to display hebrew fine, as long as the encoding is correctly identified in the mail itself.
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* Claws appears to display Hebrew fine, as long as the encoding is correctly identified in the mail itself.
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* FBReader: patch for rudimentary BiDi support is at http://www.arava.co.il/matan/770/heb/fb-0.8.1-bidi.diff . You can install regular packages of fbreader-0.8.1, and use http://www.arava.co.il/matan/770/heb/FBReader to replace /usr/bin/FBReader on the device.
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* FBReader: [http://www.arava.co.il/matan/770/heb/fb-0.8.1-bidi.diff patch] for rudimentary BiDi support. You can install regular packages of FBreader 0.8.1, and use [http://www.arava.co.il/matan/770/heb/FBReader this binary] to replace <code>/usr/bin/FBReader</code> on the device.
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* links-2 (graphics) with some Bidi support is available at: http://www.arava.co.il/matan/770/heb/links (just run this binary from xterm.) Patch (relative to 2.1pre23 is at http://www.arava.co.il/matan/770/heb/links-fribidi.diff ).
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* [http://www.arava.co.il/matan/770/heb/links links-2] (graphics) with some BiDi support is available (just run this binary from XTerm) [http://www.arava.co.il/matan/770/heb/links-fribidi.diff Patch] (relative to 2.1pre23).
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* MaemoTeX - The file http://www.arava.co.il/matan/770/heb/tex.tgz adds hebrew (and ams) support to maemotex 0.1.6. Just untar it from root directory, and run mktexlsr. Leafnode appears to have no problems editing ISO-8859-8 files.
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* MaemoTeX - [http://www.arava.co.il/matan/770/heb/tex.tgz this] adds Hebrew (and ams) support to MaemoTeX 0.1.6. Just untar it from root directory, and run <code>mktexlsr</code>. Leafnode appears to have no problems editing ISO-8859-8 files.
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Revision as of 08:07, 18 April 2009

This guide covers setting up Hebrew support in Maemo. These instructions assume root access.

Contents

Fonts

  • Copying some Culmus fonts (Nachlieli, David, etc.) or Windows fonts with Hebrew (Arial, Tahoma, etc.) to /home/user/.fonts is useful in some applications.
  • Some applications' interface elements use Nokia fonts, so they need to be replaced with fonts that include Hebrew glyphs. Unfortunately, the fonts Nokia use are not free, so I can't distribute the Hebrew including version. To generate these fonts:
    • Copy the files nosnr.ttf, nosnb.ttf, and nscnr.ttf from /usr/share/fonts/nokia on the device to a PC.
    • Make sure you have FontForge installed.
    • Copy Nachlieli Culmus fonts (all files beginning with Nach) from where they are installed in your system to the same directory as the Nokia files.
    • Download fontmerge and run it in the same directory. to do that run:
fontforge -lang=ff -script fontmerge
    • Copy the generated nosnb-h.ttf, nosnr-h.ttf, and nscnr-h.ttf to /usr/share/fonts/nokia on the device, and remove the -h from the name, in order to overwrite the original fonts.
    • Other fonts that might need to be fixed similarly are NtmRR4nh.ttf, NcrRR4nh.ttf, and SwaRR4nh.ttf from /usr/share/fonts. This can be done with the fontmerge script. It seems that SwaRR4nh.ttf is the font used for the keyboard keys, so you must do this if you want to use Hebrew keyboard.
  • After installing or changing fonts, you should run fc-cache -f. A reboot might be needed for some applications or parts of the GUI to use the new fonts.

    • Vitual keyboard

    Copy the file he_IL.vkb to /usr/share/keyboards. Then he_IL is added to the list of available languages for the keyboard.

    iconv modules

    These modules are necessary for some applications (FBreader, Minimo). Download gconv.tar.gz to the device, and run (as root): 

    tar xzf gconv.tar.gz -C /usr/local
iconvconfig /usr/local/gconv

    Miscellaneous

    Specific applications

    • Included Opera has no BiDi support, but MicroB (Mozilla based browser) does support BiDi.
    • Minimo works (both display and input), as long as gconv modules are installed.
    • Claws appears to display Hebrew fine, as long as the encoding is correctly identified in the mail itself.
    • FBReader: patch for rudimentary BiDi support. You can install regular packages of FBreader 0.8.1, and use this binary to replace /usr/bin/FBReader on the device.
    • links-2 (graphics) with some BiDi support is available (just run this binary from XTerm) Patch (relative to 2.1pre23).
    • MaemoTeX - this adds Hebrew (and ams) support to MaemoTeX 0.1.6. Just untar it from root directory, and run mktexlsr. Leafnode appears to have no problems editing ISO-8859-8 files.
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