[OOo-Hebrew] OpenOffice 2.4 vs Hebrew OpenOffice 2.2

[Moshe Goldstein]

I downloaded and installed the English version 2.4 and realized that
there is a Hebrew version, but 2.2.

(1) In order to use the Hebrew version, I need to uninstall the 2.4 and
install the Hebrew v. 2.2, right?

(2) I have a new HP laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium - is there a
special version of OpenOffice for Vista, or I can use the same version
as that I install under XP?

(3) I want to have full bi-directional English-Hebrew support, but with
all the menues in English. Is it possible, or the Hebrew version is
fully Hebrew, including the menues, without the possibility of
configuring the menues to be in English?


Thanks.

-- Moshe Goldstein

[Shai Berger]

I'm not a Windows user, but since the Windows users are not responding, I'll
try my best based on reports and rumors ;-).

Post by Moshe Goldstein
I downloaded and installed the English version 2.4 and realized that
there is a Hebrew version, but 2.2.
(1) In order to use the Hebrew version, I need to uninstall the 2.4 and
install the Hebrew v. 2.2, right?

A Hebrew version 2.3.1 was released, but nobody seems to have updated the home
page. It's at ftp://ftp.openoffice.org.il/2.3.1/windows (that's a folder with
several related files). I don't know about the need to uninstall 2.4, but
that sounds like the safe way to go.

Post by Moshe Goldstein
(2) I have a new HP laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium - is there a
special version of OpenOffice for Vista, or I can use the same version
as that I install under XP?

The same version should work under Vista.

Post by Moshe Goldstein
(3) I want to have full bi-directional English-Hebrew support, but with
all the menues in English. Is it possible, or the Hebrew version is
fully Hebrew, including the menues, without the possibility of
configuring the menues to be in English?

You can configure the Hebrew version to have English menus by installing an
English language pack (you can find one next to the OOo installation in the
FTP directory). This is probably your best option currently.

Your other option is to install an English version of OOo and configure it to
support Hebrew via Tools -> Options, and in the dialog, choose Language
Settings -> Languages (Hebrew is considered a Complex Text Layout language).
This option is inferior because the English OOo 2.3.1 has some Hebrew bugs
that were fixed in the Hebrew version, and OOo 2.4.0 has a bug which turns
some of the digits to Arabic (as in digits-used-in-Arabic) -- especially in
Windows and/or imported Word documents. This bug is already fixed in the code
under development, so the install-english-version-and-turn-on-Hebrew option
will become superior when 2.4.1 is released, which is planned for June.

Post by Moshe Goldstein
Thanks.
-- Moshe Goldstein

Moshe, please note that all of the above has been discussed in the list, and
quite recently. You could have found all the answers yourself. I suspect this
is the reason why many people on this list refrained from answering.

On behalf of your welcoming-to-open-source committee,

Shai.

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[Moshe Goldstein]

Shai, shalom.


Thank you very much for your help.


Next time I will look for answers in the list archive. Actually, I sent
my questions to the list because I did not find a search function in the
list archive, in order to look for answers to those questions.


-- Moshe

Post by Shai Berger
I'm not a Windows user, but since the Windows users are not responding, I'll
try my best based on reports and rumors ;-).

Post by Moshe Goldstein
I downloaded and installed the English version 2.4 and realized that
there is a Hebrew version, but 2.2.
(1) In order to use the Hebrew version, I need to uninstall the 2.4 and
install the Hebrew v. 2.2, right?

A Hebrew version 2.3.1 was released, but nobody seems to have updated the home
page. It's at ftp://ftp.openoffice.org.il/2.3.1/windows (that's a folder with
several related files). I don't know about the need to uninstall 2.4, but
that sounds like the safe way to go.

Post by Moshe Goldstein
(2) I have a new HP laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium - is there a
special version of OpenOffice for Vista, or I can use the same version
as that I install under XP?

The same version should work under Vista.

Post by Moshe Goldstein
(3) I want to have full bi-directional English-Hebrew support, but with
all the menues in English. Is it possible, or the Hebrew version is
fully Hebrew, including the menues, without the possibility of
configuring the menues to be in English?

You can configure the Hebrew version to have English menus by installing an
English language pack (you can find one next to the OOo installation in the
FTP directory). This is probably your best option currently.
Your other option is to install an English version of OOo and configure it to
support Hebrew via Tools -> Options, and in the dialog, choose Language
Settings -> Languages (Hebrew is considered a Complex Text Layout language).
This option is inferior because the English OOo 2.3.1 has some Hebrew bugs
that were fixed in the Hebrew version, and OOo 2.4.0 has a bug which turns
some of the digits to Arabic (as in digits-used-in-Arabic) -- especially in
Windows and/or imported Word documents. This bug is already fixed in the code
under development, so the install-english-version-and-turn-on-Hebrew option
will become superior when 2.4.1 is released, which is planned for June.

Post by Moshe Goldstein
Thanks.
-- Moshe Goldstein

Moshe, please note that all of the above has been discussed in the list, and
quite recently. You could have found all the answers yourself. I suspect this
is the reason why many people on this list refrained from answering.
On behalf of your welcoming-to-open-source committee,
Shai.