Mirrored from Yizhar Hurwitz's page. Go there for details, updates, or anything
else. Thanks, Yizhar!
(Scroll down for more)
Hebrew DOS fonts for Windows 2000/XP:
There are 2 different solutions to view Hebrew in DOS application running under
Windows 2000/XP (or NT4):
1) To run the application in FULL screen, try downloading
LOADHEB.COM or VGA-HEB.EXE
.
(I have not written these files, but just post them here in my site).
Then, add the following 2 lines as the first lines in the BAT file that runs your
DOS application:
MODE CON LINES=25
LOADHEB (or VGA-HEB)
... (Now start your DOS app).
2) To run the application in a WINDOW, try installing
HEBDOS.EXE
This is a small setup file that will install a Hebrew supported console font,
and will modify SYSTEM.INI and the console fontsize setting in the registry for
that purpose.
Remarks:
The font in this package APP862.FON is from the Hebrew Enabled version of Windows
98 (but works in Windows 2000).
It is copyrighted by Microsoft (I guess), and I hope they don't mind that I distribute
it here...
I have written this small setup package to install the font and change the settings.
If you wish to see the exact changes that HEBDOS.EXE does, open it with WINZIP
and extract Hebdos.inf from it.
The font is realy not so good looking, but this is what I currently have...
End of mirrored text. My comments and additions:
- I may have had a hand in HEBDOS.EXE
(This text is also mirrored from Yizhar's site).
:)
- For Hebrew input in a DOS/console window, you may want to try Gadi
Oxman's HEB.COM. It's a
TSR that lets you input Hebrew naturally (Right to left) and then feeds
it to the application reversed. To use it, press Ctrl-Minus, or read its documentation.
- If you don't like Yizhar's fullscreen fonts you may try my
HEBASCII.COM. I prepared it myself with Font Mania in
1995. To use it more efficiently, first learn its options by typing
HEBASCII.COM /?
at the prompt. I recommend running it with the I parameter. Note: it's not /I!
- If you want to view ANSI files,
try ACiDview. If
you want to view ANSI files with Hebrew in them, patch your ACiDview (6.10 only!
If you need another version, contact me) with
this patcher I made, it will replace ACiDview's font with my HEBASCII font
mentioned above. You'll see "AcidView (Hebrew)" in the fonts menu.
- An alternative Hebrew font and input driver can be found in the HED Hebrew editor,
mentioned below. I haven't tried them myself.
- If you want the classic DOS Hebrew input solution, get KEYBHE.COM.
I don't know
if it even works on Win2k/XP, but like I said, it's a classic. :) I was created
by IBM in the 1980's and it's what we all used until Gadi Oxman's HEB.COM appeared.
It switches input with Ctrl+Tab.
- Some "official" Microsoft info on the subject can be found at
their knowledgebase, but it's mostly Yizhar's method's, rechewed. :)
- An alternative file to Hebrew in fullscreen commandline windows can be found here. It's basically the same idea.
(Local mirror of the file)
Related subjects:
- If you need to convert documents from DOS software, you can try these programs.
I haven't tried them myself.
- If you need to write Hebrew documents in DOS, and you need a real Hebrew text editor
and not just a word here and there (For which you can use HEB.COM), you can use
one of these editors.
- TheEdit! by Yuval Luzon - Plain text Hebrew editor. I
recommend this for most uses. It's also the newest.
- EinsteinWriter - Note that
not only is this VERY old, it also creates files most programs can't read.
- HED by Dov
Grobgeld - A public domain Hebrew text editor from 1993. I found it randomly
here and
here. It includes its own keyboard input driver and EGA and VGA Hebrew fonts,
that you may find useful if other options fail you.
- Just a huge lump of info on the subject on
HydePark.
I take no responsibility for any of
these solutions, use them at your own risk!
I hope you find this page useful!
– Liron Newman