Hi Sam, I think that we can create a css templates that support all the rtl languages and let the user select what he prefer if his language is ltr he will select the default one , or he will select the second choice rtl to support his language, but each language must be translated to be supported , our group is from the Arab world and we are working to make koha in Arabic we are working here : translate.koha-community.org/ar/36/
you can ask to open a Persian translation project and start translating , and when finishing you may find it easier if you find koha support the style from right to left :) and koha 3.8 know is fully supported in search and retrieve for non-Latin languages . I hope you will find the best way to start your Persian project :) kinds regards Karam Qubsi On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 12:04 AM, Davoodifar, H. Sam (EDU) <h.sam.davoodi...@gov.mb.ca> wrote: > Hi Karam, > > I think this is a great initiative. I'm fluent in Farsi (Persian) language > and would be interested in helping out in developing Farsi version of the > Koha that could be used in IRAN, Afghanistan, and other places. Please let me > know how you are planning to proceed. > > Are you thinking to form a team to work on right-to-left languages? > Let me know ... > > __Sam > > -----Original Message----- > From: koha-boun...@lists.katipo.co.nz > [mailto:koha-boun...@lists.katipo.co.nz] On Behalf Of Karam Qubsi > Sent: April-28-12 1:57 PM > To: Koha; koha-transl...@lists.koha-community.org > Subject: [Koha] Right To Left in Arabic KOHA > > Hi all . > I'm looking to develop the result of koha translation process in Arabic > > as you know the Arabic language is deffer from English > > in Arabic we read and write from right to left > > this is possible to be modified by hand but if we want to create an > Arabic version of koha we need to make the text by default goes from > right to left . > > so what we have to do to make this koha Arabic Version ? > and make it as a choice in the installations steps when selecting Arabic. > > I think my group can edit the css files and make this ok (direction rtl ) > > but how to make this changes Permanent for every new Arabic Koha installation > > can we make some default template for Arabic language , or that can be > selected from the po files in some way ? > or it must be included in the koha package , or what ? > > Both Arabic and Hebrew, and the non-Semitic languages using the Arabic > or the Hebrew alphabet, such as Persian and Yiddish, are written from > right to left (except for their numbers!). Urdu which is also derived > from Arabic and Persian language and ancient indo - aryan language > binti is written from right to left. Ancient Egyptian, Etruscan, Greek > and the oldest Latin could be written in both directions. > Also Chinese and Japanese can be written right to left (also written > from top to bottom, vertically). > Korean is NOT written from right to left > > > I wish we discuss this to make the next koha version fully supported > for Arabic language > > Kind regards > > -- > Karam Qubsi > Koha Arab translation Team > http:koha.wikibrary.org > Wikibrary for Arab librarians > http://wikibrary.org > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha -- Karam Qubsi Koha Arab translation Team http:koha.wikibrary.org Wikibrary for Arab librarians http://wikibrary.org _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
