Installed Hebrew Filters

The following list of filters are included in the Hebrew locale package.

heb2ps

This heb2ps filter converts any text to postscript and sends the Hebrew font together with font to printer.

• Input types: heb2ps

• Output types: postscript

• Printer types: any

• Printers: any

• Filter type: slow

• Command: /usr/openwin/bin/mp

• Options: INPUT * = -A4

  Options: INPUT * = -L he

hebl2r

When printing with the hebl2r filter, no reordering is done on input text. Text is formatted to fit an 80 column paper size. This would be useful for printing an English document with a few Hebrew words.

• Input types: hebl2r

• Output types: heb2ps

• Printer types: any

• Printers: any

• Filter type: slow

• Command: /usr/lib/lp/postscript/convert_text

• Options: INPUT * = -linewidth 80

hebr21

When printing with the hebr21 filter, all text is indiscriminately reversed and the resulting printer output is aligned to the right.

• Input types: hebr21

• Output types: heb2ps

• Printer types: any

• Printers: any

• Filter type: slow

• Command: /usr/lib/lp/postscript/convert_text

• Options: INPUT * = -linewidth 80 -inputLayoutDirection right_down -outputLayoutDirection left_down

hebtxt

When printing with the hebtxt filter, text is sorted in both Hebrew and English directions and the resulting printer output is aligned to the right

• Input types: hebtxt

• Output types: heb2ps

• Printer types: any

• Printers: any

• Filter type: slow

• Command: /usr/lib/lp/postscript/convert_text

• Options: INPUT * = -inputTextMode text_mode_implicit -outputTextMode text_mode_visual -lineWidth 80 -inputLayoutDirection left_down -outputLayoutDirection right_down