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>Subject: Re: #7404.2 Hindi documents shared between Macs and PCs (!)
>Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 17:03:40 -0500
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I cannot seem to type Hindi into TextEdit no matter what I try (using
the Devanagari keyboard). I just get little squares with a single Hindi
character. With Mellel, I get empty squares. I'm running Panther. ????
We actually, I believe, have an unused copy of Nisus Writer lying
around now. I can give that a try. We use it for Japanese and Arabic
already.
I thought TextEdit and/or Mellel should work - any insights into why
they're not?
Thanks!
Laura
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Technical Coordinator for Foreign Language Computing
Duke University
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On Feb 9, 2004, at 3:51 PM, LLTI-Editor wrote:
> --- Forwarded Message from Derek Roff <[log in to unmask]> ---
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>> Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 13:06:56 -0700
>> From: Derek Roff <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: #7404 Hindi documents shared between Macs and PCs
>> In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> References: <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Unicode is the logical character encoding choice for all foreign
> language work on computers. Mac OS 9 and X handle Unicode well, but
> some programs do not. Particularly, those from Microsoft are a
> problem. MS Word 2001 and v.X don't support Unicode. We will see if
> MS Word 2004, due out in a few months, will finally give MS Word
> users on the Mac the Unicode capabilities that the PC versions have
> had for years. AppleWorks is also not Unicode capable.
>
> TextEdit can handle Unicode very nicely, in its RTF mode. I find the
> interface aggravating, in that you change from RTF to Plain Text
> modes in the preferences, rather than on a document by document
> basis. Workable, but weird. Nisus Writer Express is Unicode
> capable, and costs $40 on sale, now and then, $60 at full price.
> <http://www.nisus.com/Express/>
>
> I have been pleased with Mellel, a nice little word processor that
> has better support than most for Hebrew and other right-to-left
> writing systems. It costs $29, or 5 copies for $49. In either case,
> upgrades are free for three years after purchase, which is the most
> generous upgrade policy that I know of. Mellel is evolving rapidly,
> and focuses on the needs of academic writers.
>
> So, there are some options. Mellel, Nisus Writer Express, and
> TextEdit can all handle RTF documents. Nisus can also read and write
> in MS Word's .doc format. MacLink Plus can handle translation
> between RTF and .doc, if there is any need for that.
>
> Derek
>
> --On Thursday, February 5, 2004 4:36 PM -0500 LLTI-Editor
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Has anyone successfully shared Hindi text documents between Mac and
>> PC? If so, what software did you use? I'm looking into a few more
>> options but MS Word is definitely out, as is TextEdit and probably
>> AppleWorks (I'm going to try the 6.2.9 version if the thing will
>> ever get done "Gathering Information").
>
> Derek Roff
> Language Learning Center, MSC03-2100
> Ortega Hall Rm 129, 1 University of New Mexico
> Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
> 505/277-7368, fax 505/277-3885
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