Arabic Language support

[jesisam]

I am creating arabic chm files... text format it is taking correctly.. but i am not able to get right to left ..like original arabic language

[Peter Grainge]

Welcome to the forum.

Right to left languages are not supported.

[Guest]

are you sure, Peter? I would swear on a stack of comic books that I saw an advanced window properties window somewhere that had an option for right-to-left....

is it dementia settling in?

[Peter Grainge]

That's what I was told some time ago.

Best place to check this question would be the Techshoret forum.

[Peter Grainge]

Could the option you are thinking of be "Right Aligned Text". What is an advanced property but it's not the same thing.

[Peter Grainge]

Found Right to Left Order but I think that is a CHM window property and is dependant on the editor. So whilst CHMs may be able to display content right to left, RH doesn't support, at least that is my conclusion.

I'll see if I can get some clarification.

[Peter Grainge]

Here's what I have been advised.

Right to Left languages can't be edited using RH HTML editor. However, if you use any third party tool for editing HTML files and you don't open the same in the Design view, you should be able to produce an Arabic Help.

I am also told it is possible RH for Word might work and that may handle Right to Left Languages. Note however it is a "might" work.

I guess that window property would be needed in that case.

Does that help?