Well, it might work with the Hebrew keyboard, too. It's worth trying with both.
On 3/1/15, אלעד הן <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks! Well, I have a US keyboard too (I have little stickers for the > Hebrew letters) so this definitely seems worth a try. > > > > > אלעד הן > נייד: 052-5348554 > > On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 9:36 PM, Walter Lapchynski <[email protected]> wrote: > >> One thing I read from there is potentially installing the `ibus-m17n` >> package and then choosing the Hebrew input method in `ibus-setup`. I >> actually just did this, switched to the Hebrew input method and was >> able to copy and paste no problem. Of course, I do have a US keyboard, >> so that might not be a good test ☺ >> >> On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 11:25 AM, אלעד הן <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Thank you very much. >> > >> > The problem is global as far as I can tell (in every program and even >> > in >> the >> > file manager). >> > >> > I will try changing the layout and see if it helps. >> > >> > I came across this bit of information: >> > >> > http://en.libreofficeforum.org/node/1586 >> > >> > But I'm too ill-informed to understand if what they describe is the >> > same >> > problem and what exactly they're suggesting as a solution... >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > אלעד הן >> > נייד: 052-5348554 >> > >> > On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 8:58 PM, Walter Lapchynski <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> First off, there is an [Ubuntu Local Community in Israel][1] that you >> >> may want to connect with, especially considering they have probably >> >> faced the same issue. >> >> >> >> Secondly, this is not solely a Lubuntu issue. Sure, we have different >> >> GUI tools to do this and that but ultimately "under the hood" Ubuntu >> >> and Lubuntu is the same. That being said, it may be useful to ask in >> >> Ubuntu circles what the appropriate command line solution is. If you >> >> can figure that out, I'm sure we can translate that into an >> >> appropriate Lubuntu GUI solution. >> >> >> >> Now, is this only in the word processor or is this global? If it's >> >> only the word processor, you might want to see if it has better >> >> support for Hebrew. For example, I know of the package >> >> `libreoffice-l10n-he` which adds some additional support for Hebrew. >> >> >> >> If it is global, then you may want to try the alternative keyboard >> >> layouts (lyx, phonetic, biblical). I have searched through the >> >> plethora of options that `setxkbmap` offers (see `man >> >> xkeyboard-config`) and I don't find anything particularly obvious, so >> >> I would imagine that one of these three layouts probably has your >> >> solution. >> >> >> >> My guess is either that this is specific to a particular application >> >> (in which case the answer may involve digging through its >> >> configuration and/or complaining to the folks that make that >> >> application) or that some existing keyboard layout or option provides >> >> the answer. >> >> >> >> It is possible that people just switch keyboard layouts. Sure seems >> >> strange, but it's possible. If you look at the "Switching to another >> >> layout" section in the aforementioned man page, you'll see you can >> >> define hotkeys to quickly make this change. >> >> >> >> I will note that /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/il seems to be written by >> >> someone who has a better sense of Hebrew than I do, referencing the >> >> "standard SI-1452." That being said, I my gut tells me they probably >> >> didn't miss this crucial set of hotkeys. >> >> >> >> If you discover the answer, please share with us! Perhaps even better, >> >> add what you find to the [Hebrew Localization Ubuntu wiki page][2]. >> >> Good luck! >> >> >> >> [1]: http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/ubuntu-il/ >> >> [2]: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HebrewLocalizationHowto >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 8:26 AM, אלעד הן <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Thanks for responding. I'm to much of a newbie to understand most of >> >> > what >> >> > you said though :( >> >> > >> >> > The site doesn't seem to be related to linux... >> >> > >> >> > I looked through the different keyboard options in "preferences" and >> >> > there >> >> > aren't many of them, and nothing looks relevant... >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > אלעד הן >> >> > נייד: 052-5348554 >> >> > >> >> > On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 6:09 PM, Israel <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> On 03/01/2015 04:55 AM, אלעד הן wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi everyone. I'm a total newbie and probably doing this wrong but >> bare >> >> >> with me... I tried searching for answers to this problem, but >> although >> >> >> I've >> >> >> found several references to it, I couldn't find a solution. >> >> >> >> >> >> Anyway, I installed lubuntu 14.04 (not the 64 bit version) on my >> >> >> old >> >> >> laptop and I'm very pleased with the performances. >> >> >> >> >> >> When word-processing I mostly use Hebrew, and I've found the >> >> >> Keyboard >> >> >> shortcuts don't work when I'm the keyboard is switched to Hebrew. >> This >> >> >> means >> >> >> that every time I want to copy and paste in Hebrew I first have to >> >> >> switch >> >> >> back to English, use the shortcuts and switch back to Hebrew. This >> is a >> >> >> very >> >> >> big problem for the flow of work, and makes the shortcuts hardly >> short. >> >> >> >> >> >> Does anyone have a solution for this? >> >> >> >> >> >> Thank you. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> אלעד הן >> >> >> נייד: 052-5348554 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi Elad, >> >> >> It may be an issue with the way the Hebrew keyboard is mapped. The >> >> >> keyboard probably represents "V" and "C" incorrectly. Which would >> >> >> make >> >> >> sense, which one becomes 'V' and which one becomes 'C'? There are >> >> >> at >> >> >> least >> >> >> 2 for each of those that I can think of, right? >> >> >> >> >> >> You may find something here: >> >> >> http://penguin.org.il/ >> >> >> Since it is an Israeli Linux site. >> >> >> >> >> >> I think this may be related to X keyboard mapping, though that is a >> >> >> guess. >> >> >> >> >> >> Sorry I do not know a specific solution, though. 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