--- Forwarded Message from Garry Bohm <[log in to unmask]> --- >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> >References: <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 11:40:49 -0500 >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >From: Garry Bohm <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: #7500.5 Mellel: word processor for OS X Hi Laura, The problem with Hindi and the Devanagari script, for example, is that (like many applications) Mellel doesn't support "glyph variants." Which means that you can't type the essential conjoined consonant characters. I contacted Ori Redler, one of the developers of Mellel, about this, and here is his response: "Currently, Mellel does not offer full support for Devangari and related languages (including Sanskrit) offered in Mac OS X through a technology called AAT. We plan to add this support with our next version (Mellel 1.8) through support for the OpenType technology, which is similar to AAT, but used by a much wider range of fonts and applications (mainly from Microsoft and Adobe). This support will not enable using Devanagari MT (which is using AAT) but will enable using the whole range of Devanagari and Sanskrit fonts for Windows (which will more then compensate for that, I think)." It was truly impressive to receive a very prompt response from the developer indicating that they are aware of the issue and working to solve it. You can type the conjoined consonant characters in TextEdit from the character palette but without the advantage of more word processing features. Best, Garry Bohm >--- Forwarded Message from Laura Atkinson <[log in to unmask]> --- > >>Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 16:16:50 -0400 >>From: Laura Atkinson <[log in to unmask]> >>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum ><[log in to unmask]> >>Subject: Re: #7500 Mellel: word processor for OS X >>In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> >>References: <[log in to unmask]> > >I've heard lots of rave reviews on it, but I tried with no success to use >it for Hindi. I tinkered with all the options but was unable to make it >work satisfactorily. > >~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* >Laura Atkinson >Technical Coordinator for Foreign Language Computing >Duke University >[log in to unmask] ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* -- Garry Bohm Instructional Technologist for Foreign Languages Foreign Language Instructional Technology Environment (FLITE) Language Learning Center 401 Newcomb Hall Tulane University 504.314.2319 504.865.5879 [log in to unmask]