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Software / bidi text in Opera

« on: September 26, 2004, 11:05:09 pm »

Hey.  I was wondering if anyone has RTL languages working in Opera.  Right now I'm using Opera 7.55 off IBM's site.  Old style visual hebrew works fine on my 5600; but most sites have moved away (thankfully) from that and on to logical text flow.  Is there a hack to fix this (pref. on the fly, it would suck to have to quit and restart just to change a code page.  I really like Opera on the Z in general, but I would consider switching for this feature.  I have seen press announcements claiming mobile Opera has Arabic support; but there doesn't seem to be any support page for ARM linux Opera on their site... any help would be appreciated.  

Also, far less important:
1)has anyone gotten general QT hebrew input working?  Are any Z programs bidi/Unicode aware?
2)is there a shortcut or a way to close a current window without using the window icon in Opera?
memory use in Opera tends to crash QT on my Z, sometimes even after being shutdown. I would love a quick way to close pop ups/new windows after they have loaded.

Thanks all!

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Chess apps

« on: September 26, 2004, 10:28:23 pm »

A bit OT, becaus I'm using the Sharp ROM, but I just bought and started using icschess from handango. (Yes, all done over my Z with my Trendnet 10/100 at a cafe with RJ-45 jacks.  ) Anyone use this? Its not bad for $5, but for the life of me, I cannot find a config file for it, so I have to reenter my ICS l/p every time.  Anyone know of a workaround?  Also (back on topic) does this work on OZ?  I've been holding off switching (partly b/c OZ doesnt seem to like my 5600).  GNUchess is ok (and the QT frontend is nice - it would be a shame to lose them if I switched...) though the lack of an opening book is annoying; 1 e4 d5 - every time center counter for king's pawn! I've started playing 1g3 for fun. Another workaround to deal with. At least it helps with tactical combinations.

Anyone dealt with any of this?