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- Subject: Re: Sys 7.1 and mixed lang's
- From: wgentry@netlink.cts.com (William Gentry)
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- References: <david_goldsmith-311292220313@kip-45.taligent.com>
- Date: Fri, 01 Jan 93 15:45:39 PST
- Organization: NetLink Online Communications, San Diego CA
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- david_goldsmith@taligent.com (David Goldsmith) writes:
-
- > In article <1992Dec30.202339.17849@oclc.org>, glf@oclc.org (Greg
- > Feldman-Hill) wrote:
- > > At any rate, from the little I've seen, the new system is supposed to
- > > be able to support multiple languages at the same time... like even in
- > > the same document. Is this true?
- > >
- > > I'd like to have an English system (use English for the menu items and
- > > dialog boxes, etc), but be able to select a Hebrew font in the middle
- > > of my MSWord document AND have it key in right-to-left. Is this
- > > possible with the new system? Is there more I'd have to buy, besides
- > > maybe some PostScript or TT Hebrew fonts?
- >
- > Yes and no.
- >
- > To do what you say, you need the following:
- > 1. System 7.1 (any country, including US)
- > 2. WorldScript I extension (not yet available from Apple)
- > 3. Hebrew Script System and fonts (not yet available from Apple)
- > 4. A Script Manager compatible word processor, which MS-Word is NOT.
- >
- > (By the way, replace items 2 and/or 3 with WorldScript II and other script
- > systems, and the same requirements apply for any Apple-supported script,
- > and you can have multiple installed at once, including both WorldScript I
- > and II)
- >
- > My guess is that everything on the list will be available soon, except that
- > I don't think MS Word will be Script Manager compatible for a long, long
- > time, if ever. Most of the popular word processors are not, currently.
- >
- > I've heard things to the effect that WordPerfect 2.1.2 and the latest
- > version of the Nisus support the script manager, but I don't know for sure.
- >
- > David Goldsmith
- > Taligent, Inc.
- > 10725 N. DeAnza Blvd. MS: PD/3
- > Cupertino, CA 95014-2000
- > david_goldsmith@taligent.com
-
-
- Nisus Software has Hebrew version of Nisus the word processor which I
- have heard is very nice. As for MS Word, it may not be SM compatible but
- I have had little problem using WSII/Korean with v.5.1a.
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