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Re: Don't Be Soft On Microsoft



Oleg Goldshmidt wrote:

> Right. Recall though that the original suggestion concerned a _free_
> application. Applixware also lacks Hebrew (Chinese, Cyrillic, etc), the
> general problem mentioned by  Doron Zifrony.  In fact, Hebrew is just about
> the only reason I still have Windows on my home  computer (I guess I am
> technology-savvy enough to use LaTeX for English, even though I have
> Applixware at work :). The Hebrew HOWTO doesn't sound terribly
> encouraging. Any suggestions as to how to write a letter in Hebrew
> under Linux?

Well, HebTex is not a very mature solution, but it _is_ a reality.
Basically, LaTeX is extensible to every language, and the main problem
is sirection switching.
Adding hebrew support to a LaTeX-front-end, like Lyx, could have been a
wonderful solution. The question is - who has the time for that?
Personally, I spit three times and switch to Win95 about once a week to
write a letter in hebrew...

Tuvik
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