Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Edward Andrews" <edandrews AT roadrunner.com>]

Dear Group:

I have downloaded Bible Works free fonts, and have dropped them in my fonts 
file. It loaded up just fine. I am trying to type in Hebrew today, and the 
Qamets does not produce the Qamets. The Qamets according to their chart 
should be under quotation marks tab. All that I get is what looks like an 
acute Greek accent. The thing is, I type up every other letter, vowel, and 
marking, and they are all as they should be, and where they are suppose to be.

I have Microsoft Word 2010, but I do not think that the newer software is it, 
because what are the odds of it being just one vowel. I opened up Microsoft 
Works Word Processor, and I get the exact same error. I have to have this 
font, so it isn't like I can switch. Any help would be much appreciated.

Edward Andrews
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Edward,
Here is the answer from the Bibleworks Website.
http://kb.bibleworksllc.com/ikb/questions.php?questionid6

You may need to be a registered BW user to access the site, so here it is
copied:

Why Am I Not Able To Type A Qamets in My Word Processor Document?
When the BibleWorks Hebrew font is used and the key is struck for the qamets
(the quotation mark key), the qamets flashes for a split second then
disappears. This also applies to problems with the smooth breathing mark
grave accent combination found on the ' key in the bwgrkl font.

The behavior described here actually has nothing to do with the BibleWorks
font in use. It is due to a feature of the word processor. Many word
processors have a feature that converts straight quotation marks into curved
quotation marks (usually called "smart quotes".) When the feature encounters
the qamets (the quotation mark key in BWHebb) it attempts to replace the
character normally specified by that key with the correct curved character,
which doesn't of course exist in the Hebrew font. Simply hit "Undo" (or
Ctrl-Z) and the last command (the one that incorrectly replaced the qamets)
will be reversed.

It is possible to disengage (disable) the feature in the word processor that
performs the conversion described above. The feature will commonly be termed
AutoCorrect or AutoFormating (usually found in the "Tools" pull-down menu).
The feature is usually called something like "Replace 'straight quotes' with
'smart quotes.'" Simply turn it off and the qamets will type fine. In some
word processors, like Microsoft Word this feature will be found activated in
two places; On the "AutoCorrect" dialog box one will need to disable this
feature on both the "AutoFormatting" tab and the "AutoFormatting As You
Type" tab.

In MS Works select Tools>Options. In the dialog at the Editing tab take the
check out of the box "Use Smart Quotes".

In Word Perfect 8 the "smart quotes" feature can be disabled by going to
Tools>Quick Correct>Smart Quotes tab. Take the check out of both the double
and single quotation mark box.

In Word Perfect 7 the "smart quotes" feature can be disabled by going to
Tools>Quick Correct click on Options and uncheck "single quotes" and "double
quotes" smart quotes feature.

Last Update - ELM/April 16, 2007

An alternative is to insert the qamets using the Insert Symbol command in
Word.

Sincerely,
-Steve Miller
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www.voiceInWilderness.info
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Edward Andrews
> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 7:06 PM
>
> Dear Group:
>
> I have downloaded Bible Works free fonts, and have dropped them in my
> fonts file. It loaded up just fine. I am trying to type in Hebrew
> today, and the Qamets does not produce the Qamets. The Qamets according
> to their chart should be under quotation marks tab. All that I get is
> what looks like an acute Greek accent. The thing is, I type up every
> other letter, vowel, and marking, and they are all as they should be,
> and where they are suppose to be.
>
> I have Microsoft Word 2010, but I do not think that the newer software
> is it, because what are the odds of it being just one vowel. I opened
> up Microsoft Works Word Processor, and I get the exact same error. I
> have to have this font, so it isn't like I can switch. Any help would
> be much appreciated.
>
> Edward Andrews