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From: dhf@marie.mitre.org (David H. Friedman)
Subject: Re: Wanted Hebrew fonts
Message-ID: <1991May24.151716.8862@linus.mitre.org>
Sender: dhf@linus.mitre.org (David H. Friedman)
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Date: Fri, 24 May 1991 15:17:16 GMT

.  There are some Hebrew fonts in Type 1 available commercially. I have
seen catalogs from two sources:

   Davka Corporation              Kabbalah Software
   7074 N. Western                8 Price Drive
   Chicago, IL 60645              Edison, NJ 08817
   1-800-621-8227                 908 / 572-0891

Davka lists 48 Type 1 fonts for Mac; the catalog says IBM versions, for
use with Windows, will be available "shortly." When I called to verify
this, I was told they're waiting for the next version of Windows due to
problems getting the fonts to work with Win3.0. Kabbalah lists 6 fonts,
available in Type 1 format compatible with ATM and Windows applications,
also available in LaserJet II format. Kabbalah claims their fonts have
been checked out with most of the standard Windows packages, and strongly
recommends the use of ATM. Right-to-left insertion does not seem to be a
problem, although word wrap may be, unless the application has sufficient
macro capability to allow construction of a macro for the purpose.

   The fonts are in various styles; some are ornamental, some remind me
of Israeli tabloid headlines (crude and blocky), some are suitable for
general text and correspondence.

   Both outfits also carry stand-alone Hebrew word-processing packages
for IBM and Mac systems (Davka has more Mac programs), as well as the
usual games and educationals.

   This is, of course, not intended as a commercial promotion - I have no
connection with either company, I'm just sharing (hopefully) useful
information, so don't bother me with flames.

dhf@linus.mitre.org
