xfig+Hebrew

[Avraham Rosenberg]

Dear all 
   In an attempt to use xfig with Hebrew text, I started it with:
xfig -international -geometry 1500x990+0+0 -metric -showlengths -startgridmode 1 -free 5 ₋-specialtext -latexfonts -startlatexFont default 

The system answered with:

xfig: this input-method doesn't support OffTheSpot input style
xfig: using ROOT input style instead

The meaning of which I do not know.

I switched to  Hebrew unicode fonts, but I was unable to input any text.
   Looking at the xfig help I guess that I should have told it which key
combination switches the font... Is that so?

    But first: 1-What are these input methods -where can I learn about them?
	       2-Is it at all possible to input Hebrew text in xfig, and
then what should I do ?


   My system is Debian squezze, locale C, xorg version 1:7.5+8, window
manager: fluxbox, no X input method defined.

Thanks, Avraham

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