[techtalk] Bunch of odd messages

[Rik Hemsley]

#if Caitlyn M. Martin
> FWIW, I may be a whole lot more prejudiced towards KDE2 if certain promises
> and/or wish list items  come to pass  They are talking about bi-directional
> support, and lack of decent support for Hebrew in Linux is the very last
> reason I have a Windows box at all.  If bidi is included for everything on
> the desktop, and eventually for widgets as well, I could see it incorporated
> into KMail and KOffice.  If Gnome does not follow suit, that would make KDE
> and it's apps the only real choice for folks who need support for Arabic,
> Thai, Hebrew, Yiddish, and any other languages written from right to left.
> For millions of people, that is *huge*.

Try this for size:

http://xpc168.mpi-hd.mpg.de/pics/konq_bidi.png

Rik