PSYMRL@lure.latrobe.edu.au (01/10/91)
I have an Iranian font for processing on the mac. Iranian (farsi) is a language which uses right to left writing. My question is does anyone know of a word-processor for the mac which can write from right to left? I'm sure the same problem occurs for processing other languages as well(e.g. Chinese, Arabic). Thanks in advance Michael LeGrande
ckagy@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Christopher Kagy) (01/11/91)
PSYMRL@lure.latrobe.edu.au writes: >I have an Iranian font for processing on the mac. Iranian (farsi) >is a language which uses right to left writing. The problem is a little more complex. In farsi, the writing does run from right to left, except in the case of numbers, which run from left to right. Makes it interesting, huh? :-) >Thanks in advance >Michael LeGrande Chris Kagy -- Chris Kagy ckagy@eleazar.dartmouth.edu +--------------------------------+ | Some day my diploma will come! | +--------------------------------+
lsr@Apple.com (Larry Rosenstein) (01/17/91)
In article <4949@lure.latrobe.edu.au>, PSYMRL@lure.latrobe.edu.au writes: > > My question is does anyone know of a word-processor for the mac which > can write from right to left? I'm sure the same problem occurs for > processing other languages as well(e.g. Chinese, Arabic). There were a number of programs listed on AppleLink: AlKaatib Eastern Language Systems; 39 West 300 North; Provo, UT 84601; 801-377-4558 AlKaatib is a stand-alone, full-functioning right-to-left Arabic/Persian word processor. AllScript Davka Corp.; 845 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 843; Chicago, IL 60611; 312-944-4070 Hebrew/English word processor; compatible with all Apple Script Manager Systems (e.g., Arabic, Chinese) WinText V2.04 Paradigm Computer Services; PO Box 1607; Cambridge, MA 02238; 617-661-7979 Multilingual word processing program; works with all Apple International Systems I'm not familiar with any of these programs. The descriptions make it sound as if the last 2 require the Script Manager with the appropriate System Software (e.g., Arabic Hebrew, ...). The first one sounds like it is independent of the Script Manager.