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AVEbrahimi
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Adobe InDesign Middle Eastern CS6

  • May 13, 2012
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Hi

Where is the link to Adobe InDesign Middle Eastern CS6 Trial Download?

Thank you

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    Correct answer levleo

    Here is what many don't know: the Middle Eastern version is indeed available on InDesign (and for Creative Cloud users). In order to take advantage of the ME options you need to:

    1. Sign onto Adobe Application Manager.

    2. Click on your name and go to Preferences

    3. Change your language from English to "תומך עברית English" or the equivilant for Arabic etc.

    4. Double check to verify that the language settings took place by going into Preferences once again (it didn't work for me first time around).

    Now, any application you download (I've tried it only with InDesign so far) will automatically be with Hebrew or Arabic support.

    Good luck!

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    Peter Spier
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    Peter SpierCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 13, 2012

    My understanding is that Adobe has brought the ME version in-house rather than having WinSoft write the additional modules, but it will be a while before it is available.

    Steve Werner
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    Steve WernerCommunity Expert
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    May 13, 2012

    When WinSoft was developing the ME versions, there was always a lag between a new InDesign release and the release of the ME version. I suspect this may still be true (just guessing, no inside knowledge).

    Mylenium
    Mylenium
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    May 13, 2012

    There are no ME editions anymore. It's all done natively now:

    http://www.adobe.com/products/indesign/features.html

    Mylenium

    Jongware
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    JongwareCommunity Expert
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    May 13, 2012

    From that page:

    "... as well as complex script languages such as Arabic and Hebrew.§

    § For a broader range of typographical controls, use the Middle Eastern version of InDesign."

    It seems "broader" should be interpreted as "any at all".

    Joel Cherney
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    Joel CherneyCommunity Expert
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    February 5, 2013

    There are a lot of easy scripting solutions.

    You can type your hebrew forward and then select it and then run this script

    app.selection[0].contents=app.selection[0].contents.split("").reverse().join("")

    before

    after

    There are better ways of doing this but I'm scared Harb's will beat me up or even worse not answer my questions on the forum so you should go for In-Tools plug in.

    It seems that one can get creative cloud in Israel now and if not it must be coming very soon as the adobe Israel site is full of it.

    If you have a US, UK etc. address then you can for sure sucribe to it from Israel.

    החלצהב

    Trevor


    If you're going to script solutions for Hebrew you may as well go all the way: 

    app.selection[0].characterDirection = CharacterDirectionOptions.rightToLeftDirection

    I think that's the syntax, anyways - scripting on the fly is a real weak spot for me.

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