Re: [docbook-apps] Writing Hebrew in docbook

["Bob Stayton" <bobs@sagehill.net>]

By the way, if you are using FOP, the current version does not support
Hebrew or other languages that change direction.  You would need to use a
commercial XSL-FO processor such as XEP or XSL Formatter.

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
DocBook Consulting
bobs@sagehill.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hillel" <hillel.t@gmail.com>
To: <docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 6:19 AM
Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] Writing Hebrew in docbook


> Jirka Kosek wrote:
>
> > OK, try to add also dir="rtl" to root element. But I'm not 100% sure
> > if support for text directionality was already implemented everywhere
> > in stylesheets (it works on most of inlines). If this will not help,
> > then please submit new bug report on SourceForge site.
>
> Thanks for the comments. I checked it out and indeed since docbook DTD
> 4.3 there is a dir attribute, and it seems that the xsl's do not support
> it right.
>
> I submited this bug report to SourceForge:
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http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1145448&group_id=21935&atid=373747
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> Regards,
>
> Hillel.
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