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Skriven 2010-01-16 23:49:04 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av STEPHEN HAFFLY
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->  RH> That doesn't surprise me.  Modern Hebrew includes words for things
->  RH> that didn't exist in the time of King David. I've heard of the
program
->  RH> - does he have a keyboard overlay to map out the characters, or
just
->  RH> memorize them?
-> 
-> It isn't actually a program. It is a keyboard driver (in Windows) or

There's a character map in the system someplace anyway.  I have the Hebrew
fonts loaded if I ever really want to go nuts and try copying something.  I
don't read Hebrew, but have used it in artwork from time to time. 
Hand-copying the text when you don't read a language... pain in the neck
about covers it.

-> one that works best for me is one that is similar to a standard Israeli
-> keyboard. I don't have a keyboard overlay. I do keep a keyboard map
-> nearby so I can find the proper key when I forget which one is for which
-> letter/vowel point. After entering as much text as I have, the basic
-> letters come from memory. I have to refer to it for vowel points
-> sometimes, but not as often as before. If I have to add the accents, I
-> will have to rely on the map.

A friend of mine, a messianic rabbi, does something similar.  His home
computer lets him swap out a regulation Hebrew keyboard and the standard
American one.  Saves grief.  The vowel points give him catfits too.  
 
-> using is Israel Biblical Hebrew (Tiro). I also changed the options so
-> that I could use my choice of keys to switch between English and Hebrew
-> input.

Good idea - you can access Hebrew fonts from inside MS Word, but having a
printed key map would be a huge help.  
 
-> Once that is done, fonts are the other thing to add.  SBL (Society for
-> Biblical Languages) and SIL (Summer Institute of Languages) both offer
-> unicode fonts for download. The one that I use most, since it is the
-> same font as that of the Leningrad Codex, is Ezra SIL SR. The fonts are
-> free downloads and are in Truetype format.

Cool.  I've run into the SIL before, but I forget where.  If you've been
involved in Missions since you could walk (my dad drafted me about then)
you meet up with some odd things.  BTW - their index has a link to finding
braille fonts.  One more thing I wish I could read but am glad I don't have
to.

If anyone wants it, or another language, SIL's list is here:
http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&id=FontsInCyberspace

 
-> The explanation is a bit long-winded, but that is how I got both Windows
-> and Linux to cooperate with entering both English and Hebrew.

In other words, sometimes the answer is: with difficulty. 
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