Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Hebrew in Hand?
- Hebrew in Hand is a simple-to-use application that brings "fully pointed" Hebrew text
to mobile devices, delivered from an extensive and growing library of on-line material.
("Fully pointed" means that the basic Hebrew consonants and vowels are properly displayed,
along with all of the cantillation marks found in the Hebrew Bible.)
No Hebrew fonts or other Hebrew support are needed; everything is included.
- Hebrew in Hand 2.0 Beta for BlackBerry is an improved, customized edition of Hebrew in Hand, providing additional
functionality and an improved user interface for BlackBerry users.
- Hebrew in Hand 2.0 Beta is in active development.
We appreciate any comments you may have.
- Can I use Hebrew in Hand to view Hebrew web pages, read Hebrew email, send Hebrew SMS, etc.?
- No. Hebrew in Hand does not provide general Hebrew support for mobile devices.
Hebrew in Hand is strictly a "reader" for specially prepared texts.
- How can I find out if my BlackBerry can run Hebrew in Hand 2.0 Beta?
- If your BlackBerry is running Device Software version 4.1 or later, it should work.
To determine your Device Software version, select Options > About.
- What does it cost?
- This Beta version of Hebrew in Hand 2.0 for BlackBerry is free.
In the future, there will be both a free version and a version available for purchase.
- How do I get Hebrew in Hand 2.0 Beta on my BlackBerry?
- Follow the download instructions found on our
home page.
- Can I have both Hebrew in Hand 2.0 and the earlier version of Hebrew in Hand
on my BlackBerry at the same time?
- Yes, you can have them both installed. However, they use separate data bases,
so texts downloaded for one version will need to be downloaded separately for the other.
- Can I load individual Hebrew in Hand texts from my desktop computer?
- Not at this time.
- How does it work?
- Hebrew in Hand is a software program developed by ZigZag, Inc., that includes:
- Hebrew fonts designed especially for small displays;
- a proprietary text layout procedure for positioning Hebrew letters, vowels and cantillation marks;
- an implementation of the Unicode bidirectional algorithm for ordering mixed right-to-left and left-to-right text; and
- line wrap logic to fit text to the particular display being used.
- After Hebrew in Hand is installed on your mobile device,
you can then download additional files containing Hebrew, Yiddish or mixed-language texts.
The Hebrew in Hand application stores these downloaded texts
on your mobile device for future use.
You can then use Hebrew in Hand to select and view any of your downloaded texts.
- I got an error message when I tried to download Hebrew in Hand 2.0 Beta, and it didn't install.
What should I do?
- Sometimes a mobile device needs to be rebooted before a download.
If you get an error message during a download, power your device off, then power it on and try again.
- I installed Hebrew in Hand 2.0 Beta without any problems, but I'm getting an error message.
What should I do?
- Please let us know about this by filling out the questionnaire here. This
software is a Beta release, and we appreciate the opportunity to learn about any problems so that we can fix them.
- I'm still having a problem. Can I get help?
- Write to us
and we'll make every effort to help.