How to write Arabic in lyx the easiest way?

[Munzir Taha <munzirtaha at myrealbox dot com>]

Salaam and Eid Mubarak
I spent around two days of my Eid vacation trying to find the best DTP 
software in linux and whether it withstands the competition from commercial 
ones like 3b2, Quark Express, etc.... I reached the conclusion that LyX is 
the best DTP software available. Correct me if I am wrong.

Now the traditional question of the Arabic support and Arabeyes comes to the 
mind instantly. In order not to disturb you I googled your site to find the 
good work you have done while we are sitting in the cold. Thanks Kebdani, 
Isam, Muhammad, and all of you who contribute. Not to forget the the guy of 
Arabtex, Lagally, of course.

Now, the vacation has finished and the time margain is too narrow to continue 
the searching and this is why I am posting here. I reached the point of 
writing in LyX using Arabtex. If I understand the point properly, I could 
only write using transliteration, so no way to see the Arabic letters on the 
screen. right?

The other solutions is 
\usepackage{x}
where x=omega, lambda (can't tell the difference, yet) or babel.
I get lost here. I couldn't configure it!!!

A post of Muhammad Elzubair seems to reflect the same problem but it's a long 
ago, so I expect he could resolve the issue now, can you Muhammad?

I downloaded the new version of LyX1.3 and installed it in Mandrake 9.0. It 
looks better now and recognized my ttf fonts out of the box!!

WARNING: Hey you linux guru don't try to complicate the matter for me. I mean 
don't tell me about obscure settings and manual editing of hidden files where 
there is an option from the menus. Why go to lyxrc file and write many lines  
where I can go to Edit -> Preferences. I think the how-to in the site needs 
another look by the so busy men who wrote it, Muhammad and Kebdani.

Thanks a lot for the great work

-- 
Munzir Taha,
New Horizons Computer Learning Centers,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia