You can unzip to any place to your hard drive, for example as C:\Davar4\. You can still modify very easy an installation of Davar4 to make it portable, see installed help file.įor linux / wine users, which sometimes have problems with setup file installation, Davar4 is also distributed as a zipped directory named "Davar4". C:\Davar4\), however, the program data will be installed as described above. You can select a different directory for the installation of the program files (e.g. If you have WindowsXP, data modules are installed to the \Documents and Settings\AllUsers\Davar4 directory. All data (modules, pictures, audio and configuration files) are installed (without choice) to the \ProgramData\Davar4 directory. Therefore, a suggestion is made to install the program file defaults (exe, dll and chm help) to the \Program Files\Davar4 directory. It is recommended to check installation of Hebrew and Greek fonts because some modules in setup package are in this languages.ĭavar4 is installed according to Microsoft windows specifications. If you want to compile your own modules, do not forget to include MDK tools and examples. Download this file, run it and follow instructions during setup program. More info to come.Davar4 is distributed as executable setup file.
I will be leading the workshop for the handful of you that use Windows computers Jonathan Kiel will lead the workshop for Mac peeps. It will be two hours long (1 hour, break, one hour), and those who attend will be split into two groups based on what operating system you use.
If you are a part of the SBTS community and want more information about how to type in Greek and Hebrew, contact the Center for Student Success about the upcoming 1-day workshop “Word Processing for Biblical Studies.” It is currently scheduled for Friday, September 7, 1:00-3:00pm. I added this folder to my “Favorites” in Windows Explorer for easy access. Drag and drop that file into your system’s font folder (usually labeled “Fonts”). After the zipped folder has downloaded, you have to right click it and click “extract all.” When the files are extracted, look for the actual font file (usually a. Keep in mind that some of these files download as compressed (zipped) folders. Tyndale House’s fonts are included in the Open Siddur font pack, or you can download them here. Tyndale House’s Ezra SIL and Cardo fonts are nice as well (Cardo is especially nice for Greek).
SBL Hebrew font is also unicode compliant and available here the font license is only slightly more restrictive. The fonts will work just fine with your current keyboard. If you already have a unicode Hebrew keyboard installed, you don’t need to install the one that comes with the font pack.
Modify them.Ħ fonts supporting the full set of diacritical marks (vowels/ nikkud and cantillation/ ta’amim).ġ1 fonts supporting niqud (w/out ta’amim)Ĥ2 fonts (not intended for use with niqud) Fifty-eight free/libre and open source licensed, Unicode Hebrew fonts, ready to install. To aid in the dissemination of free/libre Hebrew fonts, the Open Siddur Project now offers, gratis, a FONT PACK. See the bottom of the linked page for installation instructions and examples of the fonts. They are available here, via the Open Siddur Project. 58 of them to be exact, and some of them are very cool: cursive, Paleo-Hebrew, fonts mimicking the writing style of particular Dead Sea Scrolls, etc.