Before installing, all running applications have to be closed, since a reboot after installation occurs.
After downloading the jewishcal.exe file, start it and follow the installation instructions.
When installing the Luach for MS-Windows XP/Vista, you have to note that, after the program group has been created, the program group window has to be closed, e.g. by clicking on the cross at the right top, and then the installation has to be continued.
Further information about the Luach for MS-Windows XP/Vista/7 can be got from the help in the Luach for MS-Windows XP/Vista/7.
First, download the self-extracting archive tpr.exe
Then run the downloaded tpr.exe file in order to extract the files.
The extracted .tpr files have to be copied into the same directory where the Luach is installed (by default, C:\CAL80).
By single-clicking on a day in the two-month and week calendar view, or by double-clicking on a day in the one-month calendar view, you can click on the button View torah reading in Yiddish! to view the Khumesh portion of Shabbat and holiday readings in Yiddish.
The most important settings:
For more information, see the help file.
In the Luach in the two-month calendar view,
click on the menu Calendar, on the menu item Preferences
and then on Hebrew Font.
In the appearing dialog box, select Present and OK.
Then, Hebrew can be set as default language by selecting Hebrew in the combobox Language and by activating the checkbox Hebrew. Hebrew notes can be entered by default by activating Hebrew notes - then only Hebrew text can be entered as notes with automatic word wrapping; if this setting is deactivated, Hebrew can be entered, but without automatic word wrapping.
By clicking in the menu Calendar on the menu item Readings and Holidays Preferences, the readings and holidays calculation can be set for Israel.
Please restart the Luach, so that the changes can take effect.
For more information, see the help file.
| Week calendar view: | By clicking on the symbol
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| One-month calendar view: | By clicking on a weekday name or by clicking on the blue
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| Year calendar view: | By clicking on the blue monitor symbol
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For more information, see the help file.
To use the Luach Publisher, the Luach for
MS-Windows XP/Vista/7 has to be installed, which can
be done before or after installing the Luach Publisher.
After downloading the Luach Pirsum, start the downloaded file luachpirsum.exe and follow the installation instructions.
More information about this program is contained in the help file in the Luach Publisher program group.
Note: the setting for shabbat begin and end is taken from the Luach program.
To create a calendar object, click on a button with the
desired calendar object (
),
drag on the drawing area with pressed left mouse key a rectangle,
in which the object should be displayed, do the desired settings
and click on OK.
Subsequent changes can be made by clicking on the button with
the arrow symbol and by double-clicking on the caption of the
object.
Please also look for sample files for the Luach Pirsum
(Publisher) in the same directory where it is installed,
by default C:\LUACHPIR
After loading of a sample file, you only have to click on
the arrow button, then on the head of the object - then the
settings for the selected object, like language or location
etc., can be changed.
Windows XP/Vista/7, a graphics resolution of 1024*768 pixels and HighColor (16 Bit) color resolution.
The delivered software is protected by copyright laws.
The author is not liable for consequential, incidential or indirect damages of any kind which arise out of the use of the software.
Ulrich Greve
E-Mail: jewishsoftware@tichnut.de
Website: http://www.tichnut.de/jewish/index2.htm