info-mac@uw-beaver (01/25/85)
From: WEINSTEIN@BBNG.ARPA Several people have recently inquired from info-mac about the availability of Hebrew fonts for the MacIntosh. The problem is not making or getting such fonts -- it is in reversing the direction of motion, so that text runs right to left instead of left to right. Unfortunately, it is impossible to specify a negative character width for a font -- negative numbers are taken as large, unsigned positive numbers instead. I am currently hacking together an operating system patch which can be used to get around this problem. Ultimate arrangements for distribution have not been made, so this notice is really just for the record. However, I will be happy to fill-in anyone interested as soon as it is ready. -------