Apple Macintosh Arabic User Manual
Macintosh Arabic
Language Kit
Installation and User’s Manual
Manuel d’installation et d’utilisation
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction A-1
About this manual A-1
About the Arabic Language Kit A-1
Requirements A-2
Chapter 2 Setting Up A-3
Installing the Arabic Language Kit from the compact disc A-3
Installing the Arabic Language Kit from floppy disks A-3
Displaying Arabic or Persian filenames correctly A-5
Installing SimpleText Arabic A-6
Removing the Arabic Language Kit from your system A-6
Chapter 3 Choosing a Language for Your
Application Program A-9
The Arabic Language Register program A-9
Registering your program for Arabic A-9
Creating a Roman Language Register A-10
Chapter 4 Working in Multiple Languages A-11
What are scripts? A-11
Primary and secondary scripts A-12
Choosing a keyboard layout A-12
Arabic Language Kit keyboard layouts A-12
The standard Arabic keyboard layout A-13
Arabic keyboard layout for PowerBook computers A-13
The Arabic-QWERTY transliterated keyboard layout A-14
The Arabe-AZERTY transliterated keyboard layout A-15
The Persian keyboard layout A-16
About the transliterated keyboard layouts A-16
Transliteration guidelines A-16
The Keyboard control panel A-18
The Text control panel A-18
Specific features for right-to-left scripts A-19
The Arabic Setting control panel A-19
The Persian Setting control panel A-21
The Arabic characters encoding table A-21
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting A-23
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Chapter 1
Introduction
About this manual
This manual explains how to install your Arabic Language Kit. You will
also learn how to designate which of your application programs
should be opened in Arabic, and how to use the control panels and
menus that the language kit adds to your system software.
Here is how to use this manual:
Chapter 3 of this manual to designate either Arabic or Persian
as the language for your Arabic-script program.
4. To find out more about the Arabic language support
you have installed, read Chapter 4 of this manual.
Chapter 4 explains how to use the new Keyboards menu, and
how to set your Text, Keyboard, and Arabic/Persian Setting
control panels to customize your computer’s Arabic-script
capabilities. It also displays the keyboard layouts provided
with the language kit.
1. Decide which parts of the Arabic Language Kit you
want to install.
You can install Arabic and Persian. Follow the instructions in
Chapter 2 of this manual to install Arabic or Persian.
2. Display Arabic file and folder names correctly.
Follow the instructions in Chapter 2 of this manual to adjust
the Views control panel so that you can read Arabic filenames.
3. Display Arabic menus correctly in your Arabic
application programs.
Most Arabic application programs display Arabic correctly after
you install the Arabic Language Kit. Follow the instructions in
About the Arabic Language Kit
The Arabic Language Kit contains all the software you need to
work in Arabic or Persian on your computer. You can use your
computer’s Arabic-script capabilities in two ways:
m If you have a Macintosh application program that has been
localized for use in Arabic, the menus, dialog boxes, help
messages, and other elements will be displayed in Arabic.
m You can enter English, Arabic, and Persian in a single
document, using any Arabic or non-Arabic application
program that takes advantage of WorldScript I. (Check with
the program’s manufacturer if you’re not sure your program is
fully compatible with WorldScript I.)
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The Arabic Language Kit includes:
m The Arabic Language Register, a program that lets you specify
which of your application programs should be opened in
Arabic. Programs registered for Arabic will display menus and
dialog boxes in Arabic.
m WorldScript I, an extension to system software version 7.1 or
later that enables your system to handle languages like Arabic,
which are written from right to left.
m A choice of keyboard layouts including standard Arabic and
Persian layouts, as well as phonetically transcribed keyboard
layouts for the standard QWERTY (English) and AZERTY
(French) keyboard layouts.
m A set of key caps labels with Arabic characters to stick on
your keyboard.
m A set of key caps labels with Persian characters to stick on
your keyboard.
m System software resources needed for Arabic and Persian.
m Seven Arabic fonts in a variety of formats, including:
AlBayan (TrueType, PostScript)
Baghdad (TrueType, PostScript)
Geeza (TrueType, PostScript)
Kufi (TrueType, PostScript)
Nadeem (TrueType, PostScript)
Thuluth (PostScript, bitmap)
Cairo (bitmap)
m Six Persian fonts in a variety of formats, including:
Amir (PostScript, TrueType)
Asfahan (PostScript, TrueType)
Mashad (PostScript, TrueType)
NadeemFarsi (PostScript, TrueType)
Kamran (TrueType)
Tehran (bitmap)
m SimpleText Arabic.
Requirements
The Arabic Language Kit runs on any Macintosh computer
equipped with the following:
m Macintosh system software version 7.1 or later.
m At least 4 megabytes of RAM (8 megabytes if you are using
Macintosh System 7.5 with QuickDraw GX installed).
On a Power Macintosh at least 8 megabytes of RAM (16 megabytes if you are using System 7.5 and QuickDraw GX).
m An internal or external hard disk drive.
m A floppy disk drive capable of reading high-density
(1.4-megabyte) floppy disks, or a CD-ROM drive.
Chapter 1: Introduction
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Chapter 2
Setting Up
Before you can use the Arabic Language Kit you must install the
software. You may also want to consider setting your Views
control panel to display Arabic file and folder names correctly on
your screen.
Installing the Arabic Language Kit from the
3 megabytes of space on your hard disk. This space is made
available to you again after installation is completed.
Your Arabic Language Kit includes five installation disks. You will
need four of these disks for English installation: Install 1, English
and Install 2, 3, and 4. Have these disks ready before you begin.
The Installer provides you with three installation choices:
m Arabic installation (includes the Arabic keyboard layout, the
Arabic-QWERTY keyboard, and five Arabic TrueType fonts).
compact disc
If your computer has a CD-ROM drive, you can install the Arabic
Language Kit from the Macintosh Arabic Language Kit CD disc
that came with your kit. To use the CD-ROM for installation,
follow the instructions in the next section of this manual,
“Installing the Arabic Language Kit from Floppy Disks.” The
procedure is the same, but you won’t have to swap disks.
Everything you need is contained on the CD-ROM disc.
Installing the Arabic Language Kit from
floppy disks
The installation process automatically makes a backup copy of
your System Folder (to protect the contents during installation of
the Arabic Language Kit). The backup copy uses approximately
m Persian installation (includes the Persian keyboard layout, and
five Persian TrueType fonts).
m Optional items (includes Arabic and Persian PostScript fonts,
and additional keyboard layout choices).
v Note: To find out more about the keyboard layouts included in
your Arabic Language Kit, read Chapter 4 of this manual.v
Unless you’ve already installed Arabic or Persian, you should
select at least one of these choices. You can choose as many of the
optional customized installation items as you want.
1. Quit any open application programs.
If you have any virus-detection software, turn it off.
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v Note: It’s best to start your computer with all extensions
turned off before doing the installation. To do so, hold the
Shift key down while your computer is starting.v
2. Insert the Install 1, English disk into your floppy drive
(or insert the Macintosh Arabic Language Kit CD disc
into your CD-ROM drive).
You should see the Installer icon in the Install 1, English disk’s
window.
Click the
checkbox
of each
item you
want to
install.
3. Open the Installer by double-clicking its icon.
After a few moments, you see a welcome screen.
4. Click Continue.
The Custom Install dialog box appears.
5. Make sure that the hard disk named is the one where
you want to install Arabic or Persian.
If a different disk name appears, click the Switch Disk button
until you see the name of the correct disk.
6. Click the items you want to install to select them.
7. Click Install.
Messages tell you when you need to insert another disk. It
takes a few minutes to complete the installation.
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Chapter 2: Setting Up
Make sure this is
the name of the
disk where you
want to install
the language kit.
Click here to
switch to a
different disk
for installation.
Click here to
install the Arabic
Language Kit.
8. If you see a message telling you to restart your
computer, click Restart.
v Note: If you installed on a disk different from your startup
disk, you will first be asked to quit the Installer application.
You must designate the hard disk where you installed the
Arabic Language Kit as your startup disk, then restart your
computer to activate the Arabic or Persian language
support. v
Your computer now supports Arabic or Persian.
Displaying Arabic or Persian filenames
correctly
If you have files and folders with Arabic or Persian names on your
computer, you may find that your system can’t correctly display
these names. This can happen if the font your system currently
uses for file and folder names is not appropriate for Arabic script.
For example, many people use the Geneva font for file and folder
names, but Geneva contains only characters for English and other
languages that use the Roman character set (such as French,
Spanish, and German).
The Geeza font installed with the Arabic Language Kit contains
Arabic characters as well as the most commonly used Roman
characters. You can view Arabic or Persian file and folder names
correctly by setting the Views control panel to Geeza.
Follow these steps to set the Views control panel:
1. Choose Control Panels from the Apple (K) menu.
4. Choose Geeza (or any other Arabic or Persian font you
prefer).
Choose Geeza.
5. Close the Views control panel.
Most Arabic-script application programs display Arabic correctly
after you install the Arabic Language Kit. Follow the instructions in
Chapter 3 to designate Arabic as the language for your Arabic
program.
2. Open the Views control panel.
3. Press the “Font for views” pop-up menu.
v Note: If your computer’s primary language uses the Roman
character set, but is not English, specifying an Arabic or
Persian font in the Views control panel may cause some
difficulties in reading file and folder names that use Roman
characters. This is because the Arabic and Persian fonts do not
contain umlauts, accents, and some other non-English Roman
characters and symbols. v
If you have more than one language kit installed, you may want to
continue using the Geneva font, since an Arabic or Persian font
will not contain the characters for other language kits.
Chapter 2: Setting Up
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Installing SimpleText Arabic
SimpleText Arabic is a basic multilingual text-editing program that
supports Arabic or Persian characters, as well as all other available
writing systems. This program is not automatically installed with
your language kit. If you wish to install it, follow these steps:
1. Do one of the following:
If you have a CD-ROM drive, insert the CD Install disc into the
CD-ROM drive.
Otherwise, insert the Install 1, English floppy disk into your
floppy drive.
2. When the floppy disk or CD-ROM disc icon appears on
the screen, double-click it to open it.
3. Locate the SimpleText Arabic icon.
If you don’t see the SimpleText Arabic icon in the window,
resize the window to make it larger, or scroll the window to
see more.
4. Drag the SimpleText Arabic icon to your hard disk.
If you have more than one version of SimpleText on your
computer—for instance, SimpleText Arabic and an English
version—the wrong version may start when you try to open a
SimpleText file. Instead of opening a SimpleText file directly, first
open the version of SimpleText you want to use, then choose
Open from the File menu to open your file.
v Note: Your existing version of SimpleText will also support
Arabic and Persian text entry. SimpleText Arabic is not
required to use the Arabic Language Kit.v
Removing the Arabic Language Kit from
your system
If you wish to remove Arabic or Persian from your system, use the
Installer to remove all the files that provided the language
support.
If you have other language kits on your system, don’t worry. The
Installer will not remove any support needed for your other
languages.
To remove Arabic or Persian language support you need the
Install 1, English disk.
1. Quit any open application programs.
If you have any virus-detection software, turn it off.
v Note: It’s best to start your computer with all extensions
turned off before doing the removal. To do so, hold the Shift
key down while your computer is starting.v
Chapter 2: Setting Up
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