> FYI the problem is that Adnane get the 'File cp1256.def not found' latex error message. This
means > that the package 'arabi' is not installed on his Linux system. Couldn't we warn such user that
> this package is missing instead of throwing at him such cryptic latex error
message?
No, that cp1256.def is not found can have several reasons. Some distributions ship it directly with
TeX as part of inputenc, some not. Moreover we don't have a lookup table what encoding belongs to
what package as often several packages provide different files but with the same name.
To use Arabic, we set up a LyX Wiki page with all instructions.
regards Uwe
