Recently, I wrote about COOoder, an extension for LibreOffice or OpenOffice which allows us to beautify source code of many programming languages. Today, I'd like to inform you about an extension to put Holy Quran verses in your LibreOffice or OpenOffice document. Let's get started.
Downloading the extension
Make sure you have LibreOffice or OpenOffice installed on your system. Please download the extension here and select the latest version available.
Inside the archive of downloaded file, you will find two files: font (*.ttf) and the extension (*.oxt). Before installing the extension, please make sure the font included in the archive is installed correctly. If you have no idea on how to install font in Ubuntu, simply type the following command:
Once the font installed correctly, now it's time install the extension. Please open LibreOffice or OpenOffice and navigate to "Tools > Extension Manager" then click "Add...".
- cp ScheherazadeRegOT.ttf ~/.fonts/
- fc-cache -f -v
Now, locate the *.oxt file you have downloaded.
Configuration
In order to make LibreOffice or OpenOffice displays Arabic text correctly (from right to left), we have to enable complex text layout. In LibreOffice or OpenOffice navigate to "Tools > Option > Language Settings > Languages", tick "Enabled for complex text layout" and select "Arabic (Saudi Arabia)" under CTL option.
Restart the application and you should be able to insert Quran text inside your document.