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Re: =?ISO8859-8?Q?=E4=F6=F2=E4_____=E4=F2=F6=E4?=



Hi 

I second this, though I think serious technical computer stuff in Hebrew
is just too uncomfortable (change reading-dir every second word ?). The
problem is that we won't get an most-hebrew op system (like win98
localized) with Linux soon, so even the best hebrew manual won't help much
since all programs are english (with some very few with german etc.). And
what would the explanation be worth if the user doesn't understand the
program output ? I see this all the time at customers with
secretaries/workers/bosses who don't know english and can't understand
even the most clear & obvious error messages on the screen (like "Disk
full, Abort, Retry, Fail" etc.). 

I also just discovered that my VT320 displays the hebrew mail fine, except
that line-breaks are wrong like in Netscape (beginning in line below the
rest). Is this a typical (and unavoidable) visual-hebrew thing ? I am
using pine 3.96 (non-hebrew).

Schlomo

PS: I read just now in an article that in order to use Linux one has to
have competence. I'd add education and demand a computer's user license
(just like drivers license) with different levels of proficiency. Would
save all of us a lot of trouble (like Nadav).

On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, Eli Marmor wrote:

> A very positive initiative!
> 
> However, there are some that still can't read Hebrew. I propose to
> have 2 lists, the regular English, + a new Hebrew list. I predict
> that in the long term, most of the original subscribers will be
> subscribed to both lists.
> 
> Regarding to standards (Visual vs. Logical, is-8859-8 vs. Unicode,
> 8 bit vs. Base64/QP, etc.) I suggest to contribute a software of
> me which is capable of bridging e-mails between all the standard.
> The Hebrew list will have some sub-lists, each for different
> standard, and all the e-mails will be converted on-the-fly, so
> anybody will be able to send/receive e-mails in his standard of
> choice, and read others' e-mails even if they use another standard.
> 
> Please don't contact me in the following 72 hours; I'm buried under
> zillion of obligations and things to do, in addition to Pessach...
> 
> -- 
> Eli Marmor
> 
>