[kdepim-users] Kmail and Right-to-Left languages

AnneWilson cannewilson at googlemail.com
Fri Jun 27 10:51:15 BST 2008


On Friday 27 June 2008 10:36:47 Stan Goodman wrote:
> At 12:08:35 on Friday Friday 27 June 2008, AnneWilson
>
> <cannewilson at googlemail.com> wrote:
> > On Friday 27 June 2008 08:29:30 Stan Goodman wrote:
> > > I am using Kmail v1.9.6 in KDE v3.5.7 under openSuSE v10.3.
> > >
> > > In writing a Hebrew message, all looks correct: Hebrew characters are
> > > displayed, and in the correct order, and lines begin against the
> > > right-hand margin.
> > >
> > > The recipient sees something different, virtually impossible to read:
> > > Although the characters are still correct, and lines still begin at
> > > the right-hand margin, the order of the characters is reversed.
> > >
> > > It is as though, in English, the name of this list were written
> > > as "sresu-mipedk".
> > >
> > > I have not found a way to correct this, and do not see a clue in the
> > > documentation available. I would be very grateful for advice.
> >
> > Maybe a configuration at his end?  Does he use KMail as well?
> >
> > Anne
>
> No The behavior is not limited to one addressee, but "afflicts" them all..
>
> I have only recently begun to use Kmail for sending Hebrew messages, and
> became aware of the problem very quickly. The mirror character order has
> to be at this end.
>
> There are in fact two "standards"  =;-/8 for character collation,
> called "visual" and "logical" . Windows (so Windows users tell me) allows
> a message originator to set either as a default. If Kmail doesn't have a
> similar option, that would be a deal breaker for me, and not only for
> me -- which suggests that there must be a fix for this.
>
> The identical problem exists for Arabic, of course, which is why I phrased
> the Subject line as  I did.

I'm not sure that Dotan is reading the lists at present.  He's very busy with 
exams.  However, I'll try to reach him.  As Kishore said, he's probably the 
most likely person able to help you.  If he does so off-list, please report 
back here what the solution was.  It may help others in the future.

Anne
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