dhf@marie.mitre.org (David H. Friedman) (06/20/91)
. I recently acquired a Hebrew font in Adobe Type 1 format. With ATM in Ami Pro, it looks great on screen and on paper. Of course, Ami doesn't know enough to advance right-to-left, so I have to hit left-arrow after each character to put the cursar on the left. Setting up a style with right-justify is no problem; however, I will obviously have to forget about proper word-wrap. (How about it, Lotus?) The font is actually mapped three times into the ASCII code sequence: once as CAPS with approximate phonetic equivalence (A = alef, B = bet, etc.), once into lower-case so the key positions match the standard Israeli keyboard, and once into high ASCII (codes 128&up). So I realized, if I set caps-lock for the first mapping, all I need is something that, if caps-lock is set, will intercept keystrokes and retransmit each one with a following left-arrow. This will at least make it possible to "type" right-to-left. The question is, what can I use to intercept the keystrokes? Will a TSR work with a Windows app (not in a DOS window)? Actually, it seems like the same procedure as remapping the keys to a Dvorak layout, which seems like something that's been done (but in Windows?). Anyway, I offer this as the Windows puzzle of the week. Constructive suggestions will be appreciated and reposted with thanks. P.S. If anyone is interested in where I found the Hebrew font, I ordered it from Kabbalah Software, 8 Price Drive, Edison, NJ 08817 (908/572-0891). They have 6 fonts available in Type 1, of which 2 are (to my eye) suitable for general text. Price was $90 (steep, I know). This is not intended as a commercial plug, so don't bother me with flames. dhf@linus.mitre.org
mikel@dosbears.UUCP (Mike Lipsie) (06/21/91)
In article <1991Jun19.220653.14646@linus.mitre.org> dhf@marie.mitre.org (David H. Friedman) writes: >. I recently acquired a Hebrew font in Adobe Type 1 format. With ATM >in Ami Pro, it looks great on screen and on paper. Of course, Ami >doesn't know enough to advance right-to-left, so I have to hit > >P.S. If anyone is interested in where I found the Hebrew font, I >ordered it from Kabbalah Software, 8 Price Drive, Edison, NJ 08817 >(908/572-0891). They have 6 fonts available in Type 1, of which 2 are >(to my eye) suitable for general text. Price was $90 (steep, I know). >This is not intended as a commercial plug, so don't bother me with flames. No solution for his problem but a related bit. At the recent West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco there was a company showing their fonts. They had Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, and (I think) Japanese. I expressed interest in the Hebrew fonts and he showed me the catalog with all the styles (modern, ...) and said that it would be avaiable in August for ATM. He demoed it with Word Perfect (NOT for Windows) to show that it could handle the right-to-left problem. The company is DATA-CAL Corporation from Chandler, AZ (1-800-223-0123). I have no connection with them and, in fact, have told you everything I know. -- Mike Lipsie dosbears!mikel@pyramid.com mikel%dosbears.uucp@ingres.com