Thank you for choosing the Arabic Language Kit. This document provides specific information and tips for using the Arabic Language Kit, including important information on installation and compatibility.
Install in English or French
This disk will install the Arabic Language Kit in English. To install in French, eject this floppy and insert the "Install 1, français" (or locate the "Install Français" folder on the CD-ROM). Si vous desirez voir ce "Lisez- moi" en français, veuillez ouvrir le dossier "Install 1, Français".
L'installation de ce kit est disponible en français et en anglais. Cette disquette permet de faire l'installation du Kit de Langue Arabe en anglais. Si vous désirez faire l'installation en français, éjectez cette disquette et insérez la disquette nommée "Install 1, Français" (ou ouvrez le dossier "Install Français" se trouvant sur le CD-ROM).
CD-ROM Installation
Installation of this kit is provided in English and French. To install the Arabic Language Kit in English, open the "Install English" folder. To install the Arabic Language Kit in French, open the "Install Français" folder.
Sample Software Folder
The floppy disk set and the CD-ROM both contain the software needed to install the Arabic Language Kit. The CD-ROM includes demo applications you can use with your Arabic Language Kit. (The samples are not full-scale programs, but they provide an overview of several products which complement the Arabic Language Kit.)
Installation
Refer to the Macintosh Arabic Language Kit Installation and User's Guide for installation and setup information.
If you are installing the Arabic Language Kit on the Hebrew version of the Mac OS, you may want to choose the left-to-right setting in the "Text" control panel for proper justification of Roman text during installation.
If you install both Persian and Arabic Language Kits, the kit you installed last will appear as the default script in dialog boxes where Arabic or Persian is displayed.
System 7.5.1 Updates
If you are using the System 7.5 version of the Mac OS, it is highly recommended that you update to System 7.5.1. The "Language Kit Extras" folder on the Arabic Language Kit CD contains the updater software for the following systems:
British (UK)
French
German
U.S.
Updates for other System 7.5.1 versions can be found on the following on-line bulletin boards:
• eWorld: Apple Customer Center: Apple Technical Support: International Software Updates Macintosh: System Software: System 7.5 Update 1.0
Installing over a pre System 7.5 Hebrew or Thai Version of the Mac OS
If you add the Arabic Language Kit to a Hebrew or Thai version of the Mac OS that is earlier than System 7.5, your Setting control panel and system resources will be automatically updated. Once updated, the older system components cannot be restored by choosing the Installer's Custom Remove option.
Printer Drivers Updated
The LaserWriter 8.3.2 and StyleWriter 1200 2.1.1 drivers will be installed if they are not already present.
If you do not have QuickDraw™ GX installed, and you experience PostScript errors when using the LaserWriter 8 driver, turn background printing off and print again. To turn background printing off, select the chooser from the Apple menu, click on the LaserWriter 8 driver, select the printer in the scrolling list of printers and click on the Off button.
Important: Use the Updated Version of SimpleText!
The most recent versions of SimpleText, a basic multilingual text processing application, are provided on the "Install 1, English" diskette and on the CD-ROM. If you have a version of SimpleText earlier than version 1.2, you must replace it with a newer version of SimpleText from this kit.
Four versions of SimpleText are provided with this kit: SimpleText Arabic 1.2, SimpleText Persian 1.3, SimpleText English 1.3, and SimpleText French 1.2. The SimpleText application is not automatically installed. To install SimpleText, drag your preferred language version from "Install 1, English", "Install 1, Français" or the CD, to your hard disk.
Working with Right-to-Left Scripts
If you choose the right-to-left option in the "Text" control panel, you may notice that the line direction option does not automatically update every application. You must quit the application and launch it again before you see any changes made to the system line direction.
When several language kits are installed on one Macintosh computer, system services like the Open/Save dialogs and Publish/Subscribe dialogs will be displayed based on the most recently installed language kit.
Fonts
If you are exchanging documents with a colleague using an Arabic or Persian version of the Mac OS and the font in the document is not displayed correctly, select the text and choose an Arabic font that is installed with the Arabic Language Kit.
PostScript fonts will not be accessible when GX is installed.
The Thuluth font has been included in the language kit to insure compatibility with documents that you might receive from colleagues using older versions of the localized Arabic system. However, since this font is of lower quality, it is not recommended for general use.
Arabic and Persian Calendars
Some localized Arabic/Persian applications may require an Arabic/Persian calendar. You can drag the Arabic or Persian calendar from the "Language Kit Extras" folder to your "System" folder and it will be placed in the "Control Panels" folder.
While this calendar will not be used by your system at the desktop level, it will be accessible to localized applications that have been specifically designed to take advantage of it.
Compatible Apple WorldScript and QuickDraw GX Application Programs
Apple makes no warranties or representations regarding the quality or compatibility of third party products. Warranties, if any, relating to such third-party products are between the software vendors and their customers.
The Arabic Language Kit can be used with many non-Arabic application programs that use the Apple WorldScript and/or QuickDraw GX software technology. Programs that use one or both of these technologies include:
• PageMaker ME, from Adobe Corp. (distributed by WinSoft, S.A.)
• 4D International from ACI
• HyperCard, from Apple Computer, Inc.
• SimpleText, from Apple Computer, Inc.
• LightningDraw GX from Lari Software, Inc.
• Ready, Set, Go! GX International, from Manhattan Graphics Corp.
• Nisus Writer (with Language Key), from Nisus Software, Inc.
• WinText, from WinSoft, S.A.
• WinFile, from WinSoft, S.A.
• AllPage, from World Software, Inc.
• WorldWrite, from World Software, Inc.
Note: The above list is not intended to be comprehensive. Many non-Arabic applications that do not employ WorldScript software technology may provide limited functionality and allow input of Arabic characters. Please check with application vendors for more information about their product's support for multiple scripts.
Compatible Localized Applications
Several localized applications are available for purchase through specialized distributors and dealers. They include:
• PageMaker ME, from Adobe Corp. (distributed by WinSoft, S.A.)
• ClarisWorks Arabic, from Claris Corporation
• FileMaker Arabic, from Claris Corporation
• Al Nashir Al Sahafi, from Diwan, Inc.
• Al- Mawred - Arabic Encyclopedia, from Future Publishers
• Nisus Writer Al-Katib, from Nisus Software, Inc.
• WinText Arabic, from WinSoft, S.A.
• WinFile Arabic, from WinSoft, S.A.
• WinView Arabic, from WinSoft, S.A.
• WinType Arabic, from WinSoft, S.A.
• WorldWrite, from World Software Inc.
ClarisWorks
If you are using the Arabic version of ClarisWorks 3.0 with the Arabic Language Kit, you will need to update to a later version to achieve compatibility. Please contact your distributor for the update.
Microsoft Excel
The Arabic version of Microsoft Excel can be used only with the Arabic version of Mac OS. The current version of this product (shipping as of October 1995) is not compatible with the Arabic Language Kit. If you have questions about plans for language kit compatibility in future versions of this product, please contact the developer directly.
Al Nashir Al Sahafi from Diwan: Registry Needed
Al Nashir Al Sahafi installer application must be registered using the Arabic Language Register program found in the Apple Extras folder before installing Al Nashir Al Sahafi. Refer to the Arabic Language Kit Installation and User's Manual for instructions. This will ensure that the menus in Al Nashir Al Sahafi installer will appear correctly in Arabic.
Using the Option Key to Display the Font Menu
The Font menu in older applications may not be displayed properly after you install the Arabic Language Kit. To display the menu properly, try holding the Option key down when selecting the menu.
