[Fribidi-discuss] Re: need you help with fribidi

[Behdad Esfahbod]

Dear Abbas,

FriBidi is a library that should be used by other packages in 
compile times.  Please try reading about Arabic OpenOffice by 
searching in Google or in ArabEyes forums.  FriBidi is not a 
server so running fribidi does nothing for other applications.

Also, fribidi is a bidi library, and does nothing for joining.


Behdad Esfahbod

On Sat, 28 Dec 2002, ABBAS AL-MUTAWA wrote:

> Dear Sir
> 
> I have download fribidi 10.4 and install it correctly.
> i read in your comments that there are some
> applications like wine and OpenOffice depend on it.
> but when i try it it doen't change anythings, i cant
> get openOffice(1.0) to write arabic correctly, it
> display the arabic char(s) from LeftToRight insted of
> RightTOLeft. also it desnt change anythins with wine
> (latest version). wine display the arabic char(s) from
> right to left but it is not joined, I mean that the
> char(s) is not connected with each other.
> 
> note: wine display the char(s) from R-to-L without
> using fribidi, and even when i start fribidi by
> writting "fribidi -c CP1256 &" nothings change at all.
> 
> please if you can help dont hisitate to help me as
> soon as possible.
> 
> ABBAS ALMUTAWA

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