Guide for using the "Hebrew virtual keyboard" :
Prefer to directly enter the hebrew characters by using your
physical keyboard keys (see below the characters indicated in
thick black, and see below) :
Note : for
physical keyboard without french accents, inside the 1rst (of 4 lines) above, click directly on the shown red keys corresponding to the hebrew vowels (= neqoudot).
- To increase (or decrease) the size of the hebrew character, use the standard navigator fonctions ("View->Zoom") which globaly operate over the whole page :
[Ctrl +] ("Increase"),
[Ctrl -] ("Decrease").
- To erase the last entered character (which may also be a "neqoud"), use the big key "Backward Erase" (right above the "Enter" key).
- To add/remove a "dagech" inside any hebrew character, click inside the "neqoudot" area over the 3rd key "dagech, or better :
- => rotator 0 : use the key "$" to add/remove the "dagech" after any hebrew character,
- After having used the keys b c f k p, use (1 to 3 times) the key ' ("apostrophe") as "rotator button" (2 or 3 positions) to add/remove the "dagech" :
- => rotator 1 for "b" = "vet/bet" (ב בּ ב),
- => rotator 2 for "k" = "kaf/khaf" (כ כּ כ),
- => rotator 3 for "f/p" = "fe/pe" (פ פּ פ),
- => rotator 4 for "c" = "shin/sin" (ש שׁ שׂ ש).
- To obtain the final "sofit" for a character, after having entered the "non final" form, just enter a space by using the space bar, which results in changing the character into its final "sofit" form,
and you just need to enter a new space by using the space bar, in order to remove the final "sofit" form and be back to the "non final" form :
- => rotator 5 for "f" ="fe" (פ ף פ),
- => rotator 6 for "k" = "khaf" (כ ך כ),
- => rotator 7 for "m" = "mem" (מ ם מ),
- => rotator 8 for "n" = "noun" (נ ן נ),
- => rotator 9 sur "S" = "tsade" (צ ץ צ).
- Always enter the vowel ("neqoud") after having entered the character for which it is desired to place that vowel ("neqoud").
For the, click over the image of the desired"neqoud", or better, use the rotator buttons below :
- => rotator 11 = use key "1" for vowels "a/â" ( ַ ָ ֲ ֳ ), // "a patah" -> "a qamats" -> "a hataf patah" -> "a hataf qamats" -> "no vowel"
- => rotator 12 = use key "2" for vowels "e/é/è/ê" (ְ ֵ ֶ ֱ ), // "chéva (= e muet)" -> "é tséré" -> "è sègol"-> "è hatef sègol" -> "no vowel"
- => rotator 13 = use key "3" for vowels "i" (ִ ), // "i hirèq" -> "no vowel"
- => rotator 14 = use key "4" for vowels "o" (ֹ וֹ ), // "o holèm" -> "o holem vav" -> "no vowel"
- => rotator 15 = use key "5" for vowels "où" (ֻ וּ ). // "ou qibouts" -> "ou chourèq" -> "no vowel"
- Installation for the "YoavCursive" Font :
- Go to the Internet page (http://oketz.com/fonts/fonts/yoavcursive.zip),
click over the button "DOWNLOAD" to download file "yoavcursive.zip", place it inside a directory (ex. : "CD_-_Hebrew_font_-_Yoav_Cursive").
- Then [explainations for "Windows"], click right mouce button over file "yoavcursive.zip", then click over "Extract all...;" etc., which creates 4 files of type ".TTF".
Then [explainations for "Windows"], access the "Font Installation Window" : "Start" -> "Configuration Panel" -> "Fonts" > "File" -> "Install a new font..." -> "Add font",
then select the location of the directory containing these 4 files of type ".TTF"", which shows the names of the 4 members of the "Yoav Cursive" Font, then click over "Select all", then click over "OK", which realizes installation of the "Yoav Cursive" Font.
- All remains to do is to use the "Yoav Cursive" Font . Congratulations !
- Installation for the "Motek" Font :
- Go to the Internet page (http://www.2-free.net/free-fonts/motek/38664.html),
click over the button "DOWNLOAD" to download file "115779.zip", place it inside a directory (ex. : "CD_-_Hebrew_font_-_Motek").
- Then [explainations for "Windows"], click right mouce button over file "115779.zip", then click over "Extract all...;" etc., which creates sub-directory "115779".
Then [explainations for "Windows"], access the "Font Installation Window" : "Start" -> "Configuration Panel" -> "Fonts" > "File" -> "Install a new font..." -> "Add font",
then select sub-directory "115779", which shows the names of the 4 members of the Motek Font, then click over "Select all", then click over "OK", which realizes installation of the Motek Font.
- All remains to do is to use the "Motek" Font . Congratulations !
- Overall Suppression of all "Neqoudot = Hebrew Vowel" before selecting font "Motek" (which is unable to show "neqoudot") :
- Use the key "%" (percent).
- Note 1 : This may be used to remove "neqoudot" inside a text "with neqoudot" imported here by means of "Copy/Paste".
- Note 2 : To suppress only one neqoud, place the cursor after (=left of) that character, then use the big key "Backward Erase" (right above the "Enter" key) in order to suppress that neqoud.
- To transfer the hebrew text into any file (opened with an editor of your choice), do :
[Ctrl a] ("Select all"),
then [Ctrl c] ("Copy"), or better [Ctrl x] ("Cut" = "Copy+Erase all"),
then, inside your file, do [Ctrl v] ("Paste") to insert the hebrew text prepared by using the present "Hebrew virtual keyboard".
- Arrows of the keyboard and direction of displacement :
Their meaning and effect should, theoritically, be identical, whatever contents for your text (mixture of your language and of hebrew), inside that tool "Hebrew virtuel keyboard", inside your text processing software.
- the key "End" moves the cursor to end of current line (so this should be to the left for hebrew text);
- the key "Slanted towards above left" moves the cursor to start of current line (so this should be to the right for hebrew text);
- the key "Horizontal arrow towards left" moves the cursor backwards 1 character (so this should be to the right for hebrew text);
- the key "Horizontal arrow towards right" moves the cursor forwards 1 character (so this should be to the left for hebrew text);
- the key "Suppr" erases forwards 1 character (henceforth to the left for hebrew text);
- the key "Backwards Erase" (above key "Enter") erases backwards 1 character (so this should be to the right for hebrew text).
=> Actually, each environnement acts its own way, either in one direction, or in the other direction. It remains for you to adapt yourself by using a displacement key or the other with reverse effect !