Hebrew with photo-shop 7.0

"Eitan" wrote in message

Hello,
I have photo-shop 7.0.

I want to use the horizontal type tool (to write texts), but I want to write Hebrew.
For some reason Hebrew characters not seen in photoshop 7.0 (I see blank character instead).
How can I see anyway Hebrew characters ?

One answer we’ve seen posted here before is to get the ME (Middle Eastern) version. I too am searching for a better answer. I’m not fluent in Hebrew, but I have occasion to use it.

I have had limited success with an American English version of PSCS and a font called BST Hebrew. Two MAJOR problems: text entry is still Left to Right, so you need to type sdrawkcab txet werbeH, and the text mapping is non-standard. It’s not to bad for short phrases, but a real pain for longer work.

I have also used Dagesh Pro for the Hebrew text entry, printed the text to a PDF and placed the Hebrew text in a new layer. This method is very inflexible and is a last resort for longer passages. I also don’t like that Dagesh does not use the same fonts as my Windows operating system, so I’m limited to three typefaces.

Try a Google on StarOffice

StarOffice Text Document editor
allows left-to-right OR right-to-left text input
allows save as Word document

FAIK it may allow text input direct to Illustrator retaining reght-to-left text option.

I have not tried this but maybe it will help avoiding siht ekil txet gnittupni

Arty

"xDsrtRat" wrote in message

"Eitan" wrote in message

Hello,
I have photo-shop 7.0.

I want to use the horizontal type tool (to write texts), but I want to write Hebrew.
For some reason Hebrew characters not seen in photoshop 7.0 (I see blank character instead).
How can I see anyway Hebrew characters ?

One answer we’ve seen posted here before is to get the ME (Middle Eastern) version. I too am searching for a better answer. I’m not fluent in Hebrew, but I have occasion to use it.

I have had limited success with an American English version of PSCS and a font called BST Hebrew. Two MAJOR problems: text entry is still Left to Right, so you need to type sdrawkcab txet werbeH, and the text mapping is non-standard. It’s not to bad for short phrases, but a real pain for longer
work.

I have also used Dagesh Pro for the Hebrew text entry, printed the text to a
PDF and placed the Hebrew text in a new layer. This method is very inflexible and is a last resort for longer passages. I also don’t like that
Dagesh does not use the same fonts as my Windows operating system, so I’m limited to three typefaces.

ps – In Star Office word processor
Format -> Paragraph -> alignment -> Properties -> text direction

A

"Artie" wrote in message

Try a Google on StarOffice

StarOffice Text Document editor
allows left-to-right OR right-to-left text input
allows save as Word document

FAIK it may allow text input direct to Illustrator retaining reght-to-left text option.

I have not tried this but maybe it will help avoiding siht ekil txet gnittupni

Arty

"xDsrtRat" wrote in message

"Eitan" wrote in message

Hello,
I have photo-shop 7.0.

I want to use the horizontal type tool (to write texts), but I want to write Hebrew.
For some reason Hebrew characters not seen in photoshop 7.0 (I see blank character instead).
How can I see anyway Hebrew characters ?

One answer we’ve seen posted here before is to get the ME (Middle Eastern)
version. I too am searching for a better answer. I’m not fluent in Hebrew,
but I have occasion to use it.

I have had limited success with an American English version of PSCS and a font called BST Hebrew. Two MAJOR problems: text entry is still Left to Right, so you need to type sdrawkcab txet werbeH, and the text mapping is non-standard. It’s not to bad for short phrases, but a real pain for longer
work.

I have also used Dagesh Pro for the Hebrew text entry, printed the text to a
PDF and placed the Hebrew text in a new layer. This method is very inflexible and is a last resort for longer passages. I also don’t like that
Dagesh does not use the same fonts as my Windows operating system, so I’m limited to three typefaces.

pps – http://wwws.sun.com/software/star/staroffice/

StarOffice is free for academic users and has a trifling charge for commercial users

It may be worth it purely for right-to-left text entry

Artie

"Artie" wrote in message

ps – In Star Office word processor
Format -> Paragraph -> alignment -> Properties -> text direction
A

"Artie" wrote in message

Try a Google on StarOffice

StarOffice Text Document editor
allows left-to-right OR right-to-left text input
allows save as Word document

FAIK it may allow text input direct to Illustrator retaining reght-to-left text option.

I have not tried this but maybe it will help avoiding siht ekil txet gnittupni

Arty

"xDsrtRat" wrote in message

"Eitan" wrote in message

Hello,
I have photo-shop 7.0.

I want to use the horizontal type tool (to write texts), but I want to write Hebrew.
For some reason Hebrew characters not seen in photoshop 7.0 (I see blank
character instead).
How can I see anyway Hebrew characters ?

One answer we’ve seen posted here before is to get the ME (Middle Eastern)
version. I too am searching for a better answer. I’m not fluent in Hebrew,
but I have occasion to use it.

I have had limited success with an American English version of PSCS and a
font called BST Hebrew. Two MAJOR problems: text entry is still Left to Right, so you need to type sdrawkcab txet werbeH, and the text mapping is
non-standard. It’s not to bad for short phrases, but a real pain for longer
work.

I have also used Dagesh Pro for the Hebrew text entry, printed the text to a
PDF and placed the Hebrew text in a new layer. This method is very inflexible and is a last resort for longer passages. I also don’t like that
Dagesh does not use the same fonts as my Windows operating system, so I’m
limited to three typefaces.

Formerly, I was not a fan of Star Office, but may need to investigate this. Todah rabah!

"Artie" wrote in message

ps – In Star Office word processor
Format -> Paragraph -> alignment -> Properties -> text direction
A

"Artie" wrote in message

Try a Google on StarOffice

StarOffice Text Document editor
allows left-to-right OR right-to-left text input
allows save as Word document

FAIK it may allow text input direct to Illustrator retaining

reght-to-left

text option.

I have not tried this but maybe it will help avoiding siht ekil txet gnittupni

Arty

"xDsrtRat" wrote in message

"Eitan" wrote in message

Hello,
I have photo-shop 7.0.

I want to use the horizontal type tool (to write texts), but I want to write Hebrew.
For some reason Hebrew characters not seen in photoshop 7.0 (I see

blank

character instead).
How can I see anyway Hebrew characters ?

One answer we’ve seen posted here before is to get the ME (Middle Eastern)
version. I too am searching for a better answer. I’m not fluent in Hebrew,
but I have occasion to use it.

I have had limited success with an American English version of PSCS and

a

font called BST Hebrew. Two MAJOR problems: text entry is still Left to Right, so you need to type sdrawkcab txet werbeH, and the text mapping

is

non-standard. It’s not to bad for short phrases, but a real pain for longer
work.

I have also used Dagesh Pro for the Hebrew text entry, printed the text to a
PDF and placed the Hebrew text in a new layer. This method is very inflexible and is a last resort for longer passages. I also don’t like that
Dagesh does not use the same fonts as my Windows operating system, so

I’m

limited to three typefaces.

Yes, it seems to have some very good features

Arty

"xDsrtRat" wrote in message

Formerly, I was not a fan of Star Office, but may need to investigate this.
Todah rabah!

"Artie" wrote in message

ps – In Star Office word processor
Format -> Paragraph -> alignment -> Properties -> text direction
A

"Artie" wrote in message

Try a Google on StarOffice

StarOffice Text Document editor
allows left-to-right OR right-to-left text input
allows save as Word document

FAIK it may allow text input direct to Illustrator retaining

reght-to-left

text option.

I have not tried this but maybe it will help avoiding siht ekil txet gnittupni

Arty

"xDsrtRat" wrote in message

"Eitan" wrote in message

Hello,
I have photo-shop 7.0.

I want to use the horizontal type tool (to write texts), but I want to write Hebrew.
For some reason Hebrew characters not seen in photoshop 7.0 (I see

blank

character instead).
How can I see anyway Hebrew characters ?

One answer we’ve seen posted here before is to get the ME (Middle Eastern)
version. I too am searching for a better answer. I’m not fluent in Hebrew,
but I have occasion to use it.

I have had limited success with an American English version of PSCS and

a

font called BST Hebrew. Two MAJOR problems: text entry is still Left to
Right, so you need to type sdrawkcab txet werbeH, and the text mapping

is

non-standard. It’s not to bad for short phrases, but a real pain for longer
work.

I have also used Dagesh Pro for the Hebrew text entry, printed the text
to a
PDF and placed the Hebrew text in a new layer. This method is very inflexible and is a last resort for longer passages. I also don’t like that
Dagesh does not use the same fonts as my Windows operating system, so

I’m

limited to three typefaces.

Eitan,

I don’t know how much money you might be willing to spend, but as one who works in muliple languages (Polish, Chinese), I have found Corel Draw v12 and English Windows 2000 to be an unbeatable combination. By simply installing an IME – Input Method Editor, Win 2k gives you access to dozens of languages Hebrew included.

Once you’ve created what you want in Corel, you can export it as an AI file that imports beautifully into Photoshop.

HTH,

Kelly Kirsch
"Eitan" wrote in message

Hello,
I have photo-shop 7.0.

I want to use the horizontal type tool (to write texts), but I want to write Hebrew.
For some reason Hebrew characters not seen in photoshop 7.0 (I see blank character instead).
How can I see anyway Hebrew characters ?

"(the)duckster" wrote in message

Eitan,

I don’t know how much money you might be willing to spend, but as one who works in muliple languages (Polish, Chinese), I have found Corel Draw v12 and English Windows 2000 to be an unbeatable combination. By simply installing an IME – Input Method Editor, Win 2k gives you access to dozens of languages Hebrew included.

Once you’ve created what you want in Corel, you can export it as an AI

file

that imports beautifully into Photoshop.

Please explain a little more about IME. Is this something native to Windows, a plug in for your graphics program or a separate application? I could use this!

Here are two very good articles for you to read.

http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/handson/user/IME_Paper.ms px http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;216596

HTH,

Kelly Kirsch