Currently there is katoob, a Gtk+ arabic text editor if you have an arabic keyboard configured using the xkeyboard extension, get the stable version 0.2.1 from the project page http://www.arabeyes.org/project.php?proj=Katoob if you don't have, then the CVS version has an arabic keyboard emulator for those not having an arabic keyboard configured it only requires Gtk+ 2.x i don't know about fonts but you can try using "andalus" really i don't know My Inbox Happily Received This From Mohammed Gamal <f2c2001 at yahoo dot com> @ Fri, 30 Aug 2002 12:15:45 +0100 (BST) > --- Mikael Claesson <miclaes at yahoo dot com> wrote: > > Hello. > > > > This might border on off-topic, in which case I > > appologize. > > > > I want to print a t-shirt in arabic. I don't know > > any > > arabic myself, but I have friends that do, and I was > > thinking that maybe I can download and install some > > package for my GNOME machine (Swedish/English) which > > will let me graphically click my way through writing > > short words. Then I could just copy what a friend > > writes down on paper and have him verify it > > afterwards. > > > > Also, I want it to look good. That's why I want to > > do > > it on the computer. Are there any nice fonts I > > should > > download and install? > > > > I'd appreciate any tips you might have. > > > > Thank you > > > > /M > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > > http://finance.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > General at arabeyes dot org > > http://www.arabeyes.org/mailman/listinfo/general > > Salaaaam (i.e. Hello in Arabic) Mikael, > I'm sooooo happy to see non-arabs who are interested > to use Arabic language in any way. Currently the are > no Arabic fonts available for XFree86 except the fixed > font, but you can use the Windows TTF fonts by copying > them to the XFree86 font dir, or if you use Mandrake > Linux you can use DrakFont and click 'Get Windows > Fonts' button. I personally recommend using Tahoma or > Naskhi fonts, they look so good. > > ===== > Mohammed Gamal > Member of "ArabEyes", Linux Arabization Team > GUI & documentation translator > http://www.arabeyes.org > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General at arabeyes dot org > http://www.arabeyes.org/mailman/listinfo/general -- ---------------- -- Uniball @ DALnet Linux registered user # 224950 ICQ # 58475622 With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibilities.
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