[snip] On Tue, Apr 06, 2004 at 04:39:47AM -0700, Ossama Khayat wrote: > --- Mohamed Eldesoky <mohamed at eldesoky dot net> wrote: > > It is a disaster with regard to Arabic support. > > Even Tahoma font makes the text corrupted. > > Try to use it if you can, and let us issue some bug > > reports. > > Sorry, I couldn't get what you mean by saying "makes > the text corrupted". First, are you using Window$ or > Linux? And is this the same version as referred up? > I can! I'll tell you what's happening to me. I installed mandrake 10 and OOo It's fully working here on my laptop, No problem at all. I installed on another workstation just to find that I can't type Arabic. Damn! the letters appear "3ala ba3dohom" ok after a day of digging, I found that I have to get freetype from plf "compiled with the truetype byte interpreter" everything went fine after that, I don't know why, But it worked. -- ---------------- -- Katoob Main Developer Linux registered user #224950, ICQ #58475622 -- Don't send me any attachment in Micro$oft (.DOC, .PPT) format please Read http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Preferable attachments: .PDF, .HTML, .TXT Thanx for adding this text to Your signature -- -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCM/IT d-(++)@ s+(++):->+++ a-- C+++$>++++ UL+++$>++++ P+++$>+++++ L+++(++++)$>+++++ E>+++ W++?>$ N+>+++ o? K-? !w++ !O !M !V !PS@ !PE@ Y+ PGP=+++ t? 5? !X R? tv-- b+@ DI D+ G-- e++>+++ h-->++ !r y? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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