Apple Macintosh Hebrew Language Kit - Manual (Page 14)

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Working in Multiple
Languages
Now that you have installed the Hebrew Language Kit, your
system supports at least two languages: your primary language
and Hebrew.
When you add another language to your computer, you have new
choices about how text should appear on your desktop and in
documents. The more languages your computer supports, the
more choices you have.
This chapter explains choosing a keyboard layout from the
Keyboards menu, and setting the Keyboard and Text control
panels to tailor how your computer displays text. It also provides
information about the different keyboard layouts provided with
your Hebrew Language Kit.
What are scripts?
Your Macintosh supports multiple languages and their writing
systems through software known as a script system. A script
system tells your computer what characters the script contains,
and which keystrokes produce them. The script system also
specifies the direction of text flow (left to right or right to left),
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and other information such as sort order and date, time, number,
and currency formats.
For instance, if you are working in English, your system uses the
Roman script. The Roman character set is available, and text flows
from left to right.
If you are working in Hebrew, your system uses the Hebrew
script. The Hebrew character set is available, and text flows from
right to left.
The same script can be used by several languages if they share
most of the same characters and behaviors. For example, Roman
script is used for English, French, German, and Spanish.
Examples of Macintosh scripts and corresponding languages
Roman English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Cyrillic Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Serbian,
Macedonian, Belorussian
Hebrew Hebrew, Yiddish
Japanese Japanese
Traditional Chinese Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese Simplified Chinese
Korean Korean
Arabic Arabic, Persian