Displaying Horizon in a Right-to-Left Layout

If you use Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you can correctly view and edit records whose information is in a language that reads from right to left (for example, Arabic or Hebrew). You can also have Horizon display the MARC Editor from right to left. This means that the tags can display on the right side of the record.

You install languages for the client during the installation process. You need to install the right-to-left language on each workstation where you want Horizon to display from right to left. (For more information, call SirsiDynix customer support.) You add languages for the database from within Horizon.

Adding right-to-left language support to the database lets MARC Editor labels and messages display from right to left. Adding right-to-left language support to the client lets the MARC Editor itself display from right to left:

After you set up this feature, if library staff log in to Horizon and use the Options button to choose a language that reads from right to left, Horizon automatically displays with that orientation until library staff log off and log in again with a different language choice.

You can also start Horizon with a command line that specifies the language you want to use. This lets the Horizon login screen display in the chosen language.

For example, if you wanted Horizon to display in Saudi Arabia’s version of Arabic, you could enter this command at the command line prompt:

Launcher.exe/nara

The /n is the switch specifying the command line option for the language resource to be loaded and “ara” is the abbreviated Windows language code for Arabic (Saudi Arabia).

A Horizon stand-alone product that has a language component that can use the right-to-left layout if you start it from the Horizon Launcher after you have logged in and chosen the right-to-left language. You can also start the stand-alone product with the /n switch to change the layout to right-to-left.

To display Horizon in a right-to-left layout

1 Find the official Microsoft language code for the language you want to use in Horizon.

For a complete list of languages and their codes, go to the “msdn.microsoft.com” web site and use the search tool to search for “Language Code and Scripts”. Include the quotes ( “ “ ) in your search.

2 If you have not already done so, log in to Horizon as a system administration user.
3 Start the Interface Language process.

The default location of this process is the Administration\System Setup folder on the navigation bar.

Horizon displays the List Interface Languages window, showing the languages currently set up on your system.

4 Make a note of the highest order number in the list.
5 Choose the language you want, or create a new interface language.

Horizon displays the Edit Interface Language window:

6 Complete these fields:

Field

Action

Order

Enter the number following the highest order number from the list.

For example, if the highest order number is 3, enter “4”.

Language Code

Enter the three-letter Microsoft code for the language you are setting up.

Language Name

Enter the language name.

3M language code

If you use a 3M product, you may need to enter the 3M language code.

7 Save your changes.
8 Install the right-to-left language support on each client.

 


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