Merge branch 'tables/hebrew'

Thanks to Adi Kushnir Closes #4
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diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ TABLE CONTRIBUTORS
 
   Aaron Cannon <[email protected]>
   Abdolamir Banisaeid <[email protected]>
+  Adi Kushnir <[email protected]>
   Alex Ho
   André-Abush Clause <[email protected]>
   Birkir Gunnarsson <[email protected]>

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ liblouis NEWS -- history of user-visible changes.  	-*- org -*-
 * Noteworthy changes in release 2.6.0 (2014-9-1)
 This is the first release by the new maintainer team. A lot of work by
 people from across the community contributed to this release. There
-are massive additions and updates to the Braille tables and also
-changes to the C API to enable call backs for error messages and
-warnings.
+are massive additions and updates to the Braille tables (e.g.
+Afrikaans, Hebrew, many Indian languages, Korean) and also changes to
+the C API to enable call backs for error messages and warnings.
 
 ** New features
 *** New Braille tables
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ warnings for example.
   - defined rules for two conjunct characters "ksha and gya" used in
     all Indian Languages for which there are specific codes in
     Braille.
+- New Hebrew table that is based on the new unified Hebrew Braille
+  code standard that was put together on January 2014 after a
+  conference with all of the specialists in this field in Israel. It
+  includes improved representation of Hebrew letters, special letters
+  that are called Nikud, and punctuation symbols. The old Braille
+  standard is not relevant any more. Thanks to Adi Kushnir.
 
 * Noteworthy changes in release 2.5.4 (2014-3-3)
 This release contains nine months worth of braille table improvements

diff --git a/tables/he.ctb b/tables/he.ctb
@@ -1,116 +1,119 @@
-###############################################################################
-# BRLTTY - A background process providing access to the console screen (when in
-#          text mode) for a blind person using a refreshable braille display.
-#
-# Copyright (C) 1995-2009 by The BRLTTY Developers.
+# liblouis: Hebrew Table
+# 
+#  Copyright (C) 1995-2009 by The BRLTTY Developers.
+#  Copyright (C) 2009 Samuel Thibault <[email protected]>
+#  Copyright (C) 2012 Mesar Hameed <[email protected]>
+#  Copyright (C) 2014 Adi Kushnir <[email protected]>
 #
-# BRLTTY comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
+#  This file is part of liblouis.
 #
-# This is free software, placed under the terms of the
-# GNU Lesser General Public License, as published by the Free Software
-# Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any
-# later version. Please see the file LICENSE-LGPL for details.
+#  liblouis is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+#  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
+#  published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 2.1 of the
+#  License, or (at your option) any later version.
 #
-# Web Page: http://mielke.cc/brltty/
+#  liblouis is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+#  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+#  Lesser General Public License for more details.
 #
-# This software is maintained by Dave Mielke <[email protected]>.
-###############################################################################
-
-# BRLTTY Text Table - Hebrew
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+#  License along with liblouis. If not, see
+#  <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
-# Samuel Thibault <[email protected]>
-# 
-# This table is based on the Unesco report on the progress of unification of
-# braille writing « L'ÉCRITURE BRAILLE DANS LE MONDE », by Sir Clutha
-# MACKENZIE: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001352/135251fo.pdf
-# The document is dated 1954, so this table may be quite outdated.
+# This table is based on the new unified Hebrew Braille code standard
+# that was put together on January 2014 after a conference with all of
+# the specialists in this field in Israel. It includes improved
+# representation of Hebrew letters, special letters that are called
+# Nikud, and punctuation symbols. The old Braille standard is not
+# relevant any more.
 
 # generated by ttbtest
 space	\s	0	# SPACE
 punctuation	!	2358	# EXCLAMATION MARK
-punctuation	"	23568	# QUOTATION MARK
-punctuation	#	34568	# NUMBER SIGN
-punctuation	$	12468	# DOLLAR SIGN
-punctuation	%	1468	# PERCENT SIGN
-punctuation	&	23468	# AMPERSAND
+punctuation	"	5	# QUOTATION MARK
+punctuation	#	3456	# NUMBER SIGN
+punctuation	$	1246	# DOLLAR SIGN
+punctuation	%	1467	# PERCENT SIGN
+punctuation	&	2346	# AMPERSAND
 punctuation	'	3	# APOSTROPHE
-punctuation	(	2368	# LEFT PARENTHESIS
-punctuation	)	3568	# RIGHT PARENTHESIS
-punctuation	*	358	# ASTERISK
-punctuation	+	3468	# PLUS SIGN
-punctuation	,	28	# COMMA
+punctuation	(	12356	# LEFT PARENTHESIS
+punctuation	)	23456	# RIGHT PARENTHESIS
+punctuation	*	16	# ASTERISK
+punctuation	+	346	# PLUS SIGN
+punctuation	,	6	# COMMA
 punctuation	-	36	# HYPHEN-MINUS
-punctuation	.	2568	# FULL STOP
-punctuation	/	348	# SOLIDUS
+punctuation	.	46	# FULL STOP
+punctuation	/	34	# SOLIDUS
 include loweredDigits6Dots.uti
-punctuation	:	258	# COLON
-punctuation	;	238	# SEMICOLON
-punctuation	<	1268	# LESS-THAN SIGN
-punctuation	=	1234568	# EQUALS SIGN
-punctuation	>	3458	# GREATER-THAN SIGN
+punctuation	:	156	# COLON
+punctuation	;	56	# SEMICOLON
+punctuation	<	126	# LESS-THAN SIGN
+punctuation	=	123456	# EQUALS SIGN
+punctuation	>	345	# GREATER-THAN SIGN
 punctuation	?	268	# QUESTION MARK
 punctuation	@	47	# COMMERCIAL AT
-uppercase	A	178	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A
-uppercase	B	1278	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B
-uppercase	C	1478	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C
-uppercase	D	14578	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D
-uppercase	E	1578	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E
-uppercase	F	12478	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER F
-uppercase	G	124578	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER G
-uppercase	H	12578	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H
-uppercase	I	2478	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I
-uppercase	J	24578	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER J
-uppercase	K	1378	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER K
-uppercase	L	12378	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L
-uppercase	M	13478	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER M
-uppercase	N	134578	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N
-uppercase	O	13578	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O
-uppercase	P	123478	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER P
-uppercase	Q	1234578	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Q
-uppercase	R	123578	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER R
-uppercase	S	23478	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S
-uppercase	T	234578	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER T
-uppercase	U	13678	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U
-uppercase	V	123678	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER V
-uppercase	W	245678	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER W
-uppercase	X	134678	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER X
-uppercase	Y	1345678	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y
-uppercase	Z	135678	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z
-punctuation	[	123568	# LEFT SQUARE BRACKET
-punctuation	\\	168	# REVERSE SOLIDUS
-punctuation	]	234568	# RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET
+uppercase	A	17	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A
+uppercase	B	127	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B
+uppercase	C	147	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER C
+uppercase	D	1457	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D
+uppercase	E	157	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER E
+uppercase	F	1247	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER F
+uppercase	G	12457	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER G
+uppercase	H	1257	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H
+uppercase	I	247	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I
+uppercase	J	2457	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER J
+uppercase	K	137	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER K
+uppercase	L	1237	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L
+uppercase	M	1347	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER M
+uppercase	N	13457	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N
+uppercase	O	1357	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O
+uppercase	P	12347	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER P
+uppercase	Q	123457	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Q
+uppercase	R	12357	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER R
+uppercase	S	2347	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER S
+uppercase	T	23457	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER T
+uppercase	U	1367	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U
+uppercase	V	12367	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER V
+uppercase	W	24567	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER W
+uppercase	X	13467	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER X
+uppercase	Y	134567	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y
+uppercase	Z	13567	# LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Z
+punctuation	[	2467	# LEFT SQUARE BRACKET
+punctuation	\\	12567	# REVERSE SOLIDUS
+punctuation	]	124567	# RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET
 punctuation	^	457	# CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT
-punctuation	_	456	# LOW LINE
+punctuation	_	4567	# LOW LINE
 punctuation	`	4	# GRAVE ACCENT
-lowercase	a	18	# LATIN SMALL LETTER A
-lowercase	b	128	# LATIN SMALL LETTER B
-lowercase	c	148	# LATIN SMALL LETTER C
-lowercase	d	1458	# LATIN SMALL LETTER D
-lowercase	e	158	# LATIN SMALL LETTER E
-lowercase	f	1248	# LATIN SMALL LETTER F
-lowercase	g	12458	# LATIN SMALL LETTER G
-lowercase	h	1258	# LATIN SMALL LETTER H
-lowercase	i	248	# LATIN SMALL LETTER I
-lowercase	j	2458	# LATIN SMALL LETTER J
-lowercase	k	138	# LATIN SMALL LETTER K
-lowercase	l	1238	# LATIN SMALL LETTER L
-lowercase	m	1348	# LATIN SMALL LETTER M
-lowercase	n	13458	# LATIN SMALL LETTER N
-lowercase	o	1358	# LATIN SMALL LETTER O
-lowercase	p	12348	# LATIN SMALL LETTER P
-lowercase	q	123458	# LATIN SMALL LETTER Q
-lowercase	r	12358	# LATIN SMALL LETTER R
-lowercase	s	2348	# LATIN SMALL LETTER S
-lowercase	t	23458	# LATIN SMALL LETTER T
-lowercase	u	1368	# LATIN SMALL LETTER U
-lowercase	v	12368	# LATIN SMALL LETTER V
-lowercase	w	24568	# LATIN SMALL LETTER W
-lowercase	x	13468	# LATIN SMALL LETTER X
-lowercase	y	134568	# LATIN SMALL LETTER Y
-lowercase	z	13568	# LATIN SMALL LETTER Z
-punctuation	{	23678	# LEFT CURLY BRACKET
-punctuation	|	12568	# VERTICAL LINE
-punctuation	}	35678	# RIGHT CURLY BRACKET
+lowercase	a	1	# LATIN SMALL LETTER A
+lowercase	b	12	# LATIN SMALL LETTER B
+lowercase	c	14	# LATIN SMALL LETTER C
+lowercase	d	145	# LATIN SMALL LETTER D
+lowercase	e	15	# LATIN SMALL LETTER E
+lowercase	f	124	# LATIN SMALL LETTER F
+lowercase	g	1245	# LATIN SMALL LETTER G
+lowercase	h	125	# LATIN SMALL LETTER H
+lowercase	i	24	# LATIN SMALL LETTER I
+lowercase	j	245	# LATIN SMALL LETTER J
+lowercase	k	13	# LATIN SMALL LETTER K
+lowercase	l	123	# LATIN SMALL LETTER L
+lowercase	m	134	# LATIN SMALL LETTER M
+lowercase	n	1345	# LATIN SMALL LETTER N
+lowercase	o	135	# LATIN SMALL LETTER O
+lowercase	p	1234	# LATIN SMALL LETTER P
+lowercase	q	12345	# LATIN SMALL LETTER Q
+lowercase	r	1235	# LATIN SMALL LETTER R
+lowercase	s	234	# LATIN SMALL LETTER S
+lowercase	t	2345	# LATIN SMALL LETTER T
+lowercase	u	136	# LATIN SMALL LETTER U
+lowercase	v	1236	# LATIN SMALL LETTER V
+lowercase	w	2456	# LATIN SMALL LETTER W
+lowercase	x	1346	# LATIN SMALL LETTER X
+lowercase	y	13456	# LATIN SMALL LETTER Y
+lowercase	z	1356	# LATIN SMALL LETTER Z
+punctuation	{	236	# LEFT CURLY BRACKET
+punctuation	|	1256	# VERTICAL LINE
+punctuation	}	12456	# RIGHT CURLY BRACKET
 punctuation	~	45	# TILDE
 punctuation	\x00a0	0	# NO-BREAK SPACE
 punctuation	\x05b1	26	# HEBREW POINT HATAF SEGOL
@@ -133,18 +136,18 @@ letter	\x05d6	1356	# HEBREW LETTER ZAYIN
 letter	\x05d7	1346	# HEBREW LETTER HET
 letter	\x05d8	2345	# HEBREW LETTER TET
 letter	\x05d9	245	# HEBREW LETTER YOD
-letter	\x05da	16	# HEBREW LETTER FINAL KAF
+letter	\x05da	168	# HEBREW LETTER FINAL KAF
 letter	\x05db	16	# HEBREW LETTER KAF
 letter	\x05dc	123	# HEBREW LETTER LAMED
-letter	\x05dd	134	# HEBREW LETTER FINAL MEM
+letter	\x05dd	1348	# HEBREW LETTER FINAL MEM
 letter	\x05de	134	# HEBREW LETTER MEM
-letter	\x05df	1345	# HEBREW LETTER FINAL NUN
+letter	\x05df	13458	# HEBREW LETTER FINAL NUN
 letter	\x05e0	1345	# HEBREW LETTER NUN
 letter	\x05e1	234	# HEBREW LETTER SAMEKH
 letter	\x05e2	1246	# HEBREW LETTER AYIN
-letter	\x05e3	124	# HEBREW LETTER FINAL PE
-letter	\x05e4	124	# HEBREW LETTER PE
-letter	\x05e5	2346	# HEBREW LETTER FINAL TSADI
+letter	\x05e3	1248	# HEBREW LETTER FINAL PE
+letter	\x05e4	1234	# HEBREW LETTER PE
+letter	\x05e5	23468	# HEBREW LETTER FINAL TSADI
 letter	\x05e6	2346	# HEBREW LETTER TSADI
 letter	\x05e7	12345	# HEBREW LETTER QOF
 letter	\x05e8	1235	# HEBREW LETTER RESH