Hi all, On Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:28:57 +0300 guy keren <guy.choo.ke...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > why not use "dia"? it's a much better software and better maintained > (and works better) - and since it's based on a more modern toolkit - has > more chance of supporting hebrew. > > --guy In addition to Dia, there's also Inkscape ( http://inkscape.org/ ). It has a different focus than Dia, but is also useful as an xfig replacement. And there are also Apache OpenOffice Draw / LibreOffice Draw . All of those are open source. Like guy, I don't have high hopes of xfig supporting Hebrew properly, because it is pretty antiquated. Regards, Shlomi Fish > > On 04/14/2012 08:57 AM, Avraham Rosenberg wrote: > > > > Dear all > > In an attempt to use xfig with Hebrew text, I started it with: > > xfig -international -geometry 1500x990+0+0 -metric -showlengths > > -startgridmode 1 -free 5 ₋-specialtext -latexfonts -startlatexFont default > > > > The system answered with: > > > > xfig: this input-method doesn't support OffTheSpot input style > > xfig: using ROOT input style instead > > > > The meaning of which I do not know. > > > > I switched to Hebrew unicode fonts, but I was unable to input any text. > > Looking at the xfig help I guess that I should have told it which key > > combination switches the font... Is that so? > > > > But first: 1-What are these input methods -where can I learn about > > them? > > 2-Is it at all possible to input Hebrew text in xfig, and > > then what should I do ? > > > > > > My system is Debian squezze, locale C, xorg version 1:7.5+8, window > > manager: fluxbox, no X input method defined. > > > > Thanks, Avraham > > > > Please avoid sending Excel or Powerpoint attachments to this address. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Linux-il mailing list > > Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il > > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-il mailing list > Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ What does "Zionism" mean? - http://shlom.in/def-zionism COBOL is the old Java. Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply . _______________________________________________ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
