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Re: English to Hebrew and back

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pinnerite wrote:
> During the 1980s I visited some of  my wife's relatives in Israel.
> They ran a small family insurance brokerage.
> 
> They proudly showed me their latest acquisition, an IBM AT desktop
> computer. The operating system was PC-DOS (Windows had yet to make an
> appearance).
> 
> They waited for the look of amazement on my face when they demonstrated
> switching from English running from left to right to Hebrew running
> from Right to Left by clicking ALT-LEFT Shift and vice versa  with
> ALT-RIGHT shift.
> 
> Years later I purchased a package that achieved the same thing in
> Windows 98.
> 
> I rarely use Hebrew myself but it would come in useful.
> 
> Well, now I am using LibreOffice in Mint. I have followed every
> suggestion I could find on the Internet but cannot get the typefaces to
> change although I can get the text to switch from Left to right and
> right to Left but that is no use without switching the typefaces.
> 
> A step by step approach is necessary for a geriatric like me.
> 

Does this help?

To use Hebrew fonts effectively in LibreOffice Writer:

1. Enable Complex Text Layout (CTL) support:
Go to Tools > Options > Language Settings > Languages and check "Show UI 
elements for bidirectional writing"
     .
2. Install additional Hebrew fonts if necessary:
You can install fonts like noto-sans-hebrew-fonts and 
noto-serif-hebrew-fonts through your system's package manager
     .
3. Select Hebrew language:
In your character style settings, choose Hebrew from the Language 
drop-down menu in the Font tab
     .
4. Use system text entry settings:
Ensure that Hebrew is selected in your system's Text Entry Settings for 
proper input
    .

Remember that many Unicode fonts include Hebrew characters, so you may 
have more options available than initially apparent.

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