Frequently Asked Questions
Al-Nashir al-Sahafi Dibaj
Are there any updates available for al-Nashir al-Sahafi Dibaj?
Please follow this link to the Dibaj 'Updater' page.
I am unable to increase the memory size of Dibaj under "Get Info". It is fixed at 4000K. Any suggestions?
To change the memory allocation of Dibaj you need to quit it first before highlighting the Dibaj application inside the Dibaj folder, then choosing 'Get Info' -> 'Memory' from the 'File' menu. Following that you will be able to change the memory allocation for Dibaj by increasing the 'Preferred Size' to at least 12000K.
Would the old fonts of al-Nashir al-Sahafi work with Dibaj 8.5?
No, the actual Diwan/Saggar fonts which came with al-Nashir al-Sahafi do not work with Dibaj but, Dibaj comes with an updated version of the same fonts.
I have Dibaj with the Mishafi Font and I need some instructions on how to use it.
Normally your installer would have installed the manual inside the Dibaj folder for you.

You can also find the Mishafi manual in PDF-format on our server. For the pdf-manual please follow this link.
How can I export my Dibaj document into HTML-format and add hyperlinks to my text?
Dibaj lets you save documents in HTML format for publishing simple designs on the web. It is not intended as a full HTML tool for designing a whole web site.

To export the document as HTML:
Choose 'Save Page As HTML...' from the 'Utilities' submenu in the 'Document' menu. You are then presented with a dialog which has the following options:
- Title of Page: type in the title of the document here - this will appear in the browser's window title.
- Creator of Page: type in the creator - this appears in italics at the end of the document
- Language: set the language and encoding of the text in the HTML page.
- Preserve Line Breaks: This keeps the line breaks in the same positions in the HTML file as in the original document.
- Keep Linked Text Blocks Together: Linked blocks of text are exported as one contiguous stream of text regardless of other elements on the page.
When the OK button is pressed, you can choose the name and location to save the HTML file.

To add a hot link to a picture:
Hilight the picture block with the arrow tool, choose 'Specifications...' from the 'Object' menu then press the 'HTML' button in the spec's dialog. You can now enter in the hot link and enter alternate text (for a text browser).

To add a hot link to text:
Highlight the text (to be hot linked) with the I-beam tool. Choose 'Apply HTML tag...' from the 'Edit' menu.

To apply HTML heading tags < h1> to < h6>:
Create style sheets with the names 'h1', 'h2',..., 'h6' (Document Menu / Styles). Apply the relevant style sheet to the text (Edit Menu / Apply Style). - see the sample document.

To insert and HTML anchor (or jump) point:
Highlight the text (to be hot anchored) with the I-beam tool. Choose 'Apply HTML jump...' from the 'Edit' menu. This inserts the name of the Jump into the document. Other hot links can reach this point of the HTML document by referring to the name of the Jump.

Notes:
Content is written to HTML one block at a time starting from the top block and downwards. So to put a picture in between text, create three blocks; one text block, a picture block and another text block below it. Link the two text blocks together and import the text.

To control the order blocks are exported to the HTML file use the Dibaj Grouping feature. Grouped blocks are always published together to the HTML file.

The HTML generated assumes the picture files are in the same folder as the HTML file. This version supports JPEG and GIF images - all other picture formats are currently not exported.
Which image formats used in my Dibaj document can be exported to HTML?
The HTML export feature supports JPEG and GIF images - all other picture formats are currently not exported.
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