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Engish only displa
Hello,
I created a calendar several years ago, downloaded it and then imported it into my Google account.
This was before the "counter" was implemented into the calendar (that Heb Cal added "3rd Hebrew Birthday" or "2nd Yahrzeit" text before the persons name).
As the family expanded (or לא עלינו shrunk), I added more events to the calendar. At one point I noticed the change that the "counter" was added. It is a great idea and I loved it. Prior to the counter I added to the persons name the year of birth or passing and then one could calculate how many years past.
I wanted now to add another event to the calendar.
But, I noticed a change - the "counter" is now in Hebrew (יארצייט ה-2 של Itzhak ben Avraham) and I don't see how to change it to English.
I browsed through the "help" section and unfortunately did no find an answer.
Is it possible to change the "יארצייט ה-2" to English (I know it's possible to open the calendar file on notepad++ and change it manually, but I hope it's possible to do it through Heb Cal website prior of downloading the file).
If it makes any difference, I live in Israel. But, I also tried doing it through a US IP and no change.
Computer details - OS: Win 10 || Region: Israel || Region format: English (Israel) || OS Language: English US.
Thank you!
Answer
Thanks for your message. The rendering of calendar events for Yahrzeit, Hebrew Birthday, and Hebrew Anniversary depends on the optional name specified in the event name.
If the name contains at least one Hebrew letter (א through ת) then the anniversary title will be rendered in Hebrew.
If the name only contains Latin characters (e.g. English), then the anniversary title will be rendered in English. If you named the event "Itzhak ben Avraham" in English only characters, this is what you would expect to see.
Or did you specify both Hebrew letters and also English transliteration? We hadn't accounted for that case.
For more detail, please read this thread:
https://hebcal.userecho.com/communities/1/topics/1422-hebrew-title-for-a-recurring-birthday-event
Based on your feedback, we have made a minor change to the calendar events. If the name contains BOTH Hebrew letters and also English letters, the anniversary titles will once again be rendered in English. If the name contains at least one Hebrew letter (א through ת) and contains no English letters (A-Z), then the anniversary title will continue to be rendered in Hebrew.
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Based on your feedback, we have made a minor change to the calendar events. If the name contains BOTH Hebrew letters and also English letters, the anniversary titles will once again be rendered in English. If the name contains at least one Hebrew letter (א through ת) and contains no English letters (A-Z), then the anniversary title will continue to be rendered in Hebrew.