dmr@csli.STANFORD.EDU (Daniel M. Rosenberg) (05/24/88)
Are there any built-in resources that allow right-to-left
typing for semitic languages (Hebrew, Arabic, Aramaic)
these days? We have an oldish copy of MacInHebrew that
does not work on our Macintosh II, so pointers to
a reasonably recent version of that would also be helpful.
Thanks,
Dan
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## I've my opinions, Stanford theirs. I don't speak for them, nor they for me.#dorourke@polyslo.UUCP (David O'Rourke) (05/24/88)
In article <4009@csli.STANFORD.EDU> dmr@csli.stanford.edu (Daniel M. Rosenberg) writes: >Are there any built-in resources that allow right-to-left >typing for semitic languages (Hebrew, Arabic, Aramaic) >these days? We have an oldish copy of MacInHebrew that >does not work on our Macintosh II, so pointers to >a reasonably recent version of that would also be helpful. I'm not sure about what your question exactly wants in the way of information. But the Script Manager as Documented in Inside Mac vol. V provides methods of handling "Non-Roman" text. Including right to left, word calculation, line breaks, ect... Hope this helps. -- David M. O'Rourke Disclaimer: I don't represent the school. All opinions are mine!
Ilan@cup.portal.com (05/25/88)
Daniel,
What you need is the appropriate SCRIPT INTERFACE SYSTEM. I believe
Apple writes these scripts, however, only supplies the ROMAN Interface
System as the default script.
The MAC`s Script Manager uses the Script Interface System to provide you
with what you are looking for.
I`d like to refer you to Chapter 15 of `Inside Macintosh, Volume 5` for
more information on the subject.
The APDA sells several packages which might help you with what you need.
Good luck.. - Ilan Rabinowitz - with ILANET(tm)
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