Short manual for Luach for MS-Windows XP/Vista/7 and Luach Pirsum (Publisher) - 32-bit version

Installing the Luach for MS-Windows XP/Vista/7

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.

Installing and using Khumesh in Yiddish

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).

Displaying a torah section in Yiddish

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.


Settings in the Luach

The most important settings:

For more information, see the help file.


Note for Hebrew Windows users in Israel

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.


Setting the calendar views from right to left

Week calendar view: By clicking on the symbol Arrows
One-month calendar view: By clicking on a weekday name or by clicking on the blue monitor symbol Monitor
Year calendar view: By clicking on the blue monitor symbol Monitor

For more information, see the help file.


Using the Luach Pirsum (Publisher) program

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 (Objects), 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.


System requirements for Luach for MS-Windows XP/Vista/7 and Luach Pirsum for XP/Vista/7:

Windows XP/Vista/7, a graphics resolution of 1024*768 pixels and HighColor (16 Bit) color resolution.


License Agreement

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