xfig+Hebrew

[guy keren]

why not use "dia"? it's a much better software and better maintained 
(and works better) - and since it's based on a more modern toolkit - has 
more chance of supporting hebrew.

--guy

On 04/14/2012 08:57 AM, Avraham Rosenberg wrote:
>
> 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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