Ubuntu: Arabic Keyboard layout

after shifting from WinXP to Ubuntu 7.10, I can’t write any Arabic document with Open Office 2.3 as the layout is different from what’s written on the keyboard.
for ex.:
The Arabic letter (M) is supposed to be on the button “L” but it’s on the button “M”.
The Arabic letter (L) is supposed to be on the button “G” but it’s on the button “L”.
and so on…so, everything is mixed up :confused:
how can I fix this?
please HELP :cry:

BTW: how can I upgrade OO 2.3 to 2.3.1?

OO is still on 2.3.0 in Ubuntu.

Updates come through Automatic Update when they’re added to the Ubuntu repositories.

Go to System>Preferences>Keyboard>Layout and make sure that the keyboard model matches your keyboard and that you have selected the Arabic keyboard of course.

In OO, select Tools>Options and expand Language Settings. Click on Languages and make sure everything is OK there.

If none of that helps, the Ubuntu forum is very helpful.

thnx :slight_smile: