punctuation problem in Arabic with Mandrake 9.1, KDE, andOpenOffice.org 1.1

[Leston Buell <bulbul at fizzylogic dot com>]

Hi. Can anyone tell me what to do to be able to use OpenOffice.org 1.1 
in KDE on Mandrake 9.1 in Arabic? I think i've made all of the relevant 
parameter choices in OOo and in KDE. I can type normally in Arabic, 
except that the punctuation comes out as if i were typing in English 
(wrong size, question mark backwards, etc.).

I am not concerned about getting the entire interface in Arabic, i'd 
just like the ability to type the occasional letter in Arabic with 
correct punctuation and numbers.

Thanks!