Thank you, guys, for all the friendly tips, which I shall pursue further.

Cheers,


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Takamitsu
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> Van: ICT Letteren <[log in to unmask]>
> Datum: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:13:45 +0200
> Aan: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
> Discussie: R-L fonts
> Onderwerp: R-L fonts
> 

> Hello everybody,
> 
> Some time ago I nostalgically wrote about the ease with which, in the NW
> Classic, you could handle diverse styles by pressing a single key or a
> combination of keys. I was then referred by some of you guys to ³Styles² under
> NW Pro. I would like to report that recently I have discovered a partial
> solution to the problem for people like me who need to switch constantly
> between English/Latin fonts and others such as Greek, and notably R-L fonts
> such as Hebrew and Arabic. My solution is to choose Menu Keys under NWPro
> Preferences, and pick up a combination of keys. For instance, [Option+Shift+G]
> for for choosing a Greek font. This is less tiresome than moving the cursor to
> Tooldrawer and select the font desired. This method can be exploited for other
> tasks. Changing colours, for instance, which is rather tedious when you have
> to go to Tooldrawer.
> 
> I would like to take this opportunity of raising a couple of new questions.
> 
> 1) In the NW Classic you could change font sizes by pressing simultaneously
> both Command Key and either [ or ] key. Is there such an easy method instead
> of going to the Tooldrawer?
> 
> 2) Among the langauges listed for ³Input menu² under OSX ³International² I
> miss a particular language, Syriac. Because of this (?) I cannot type Syriac
> from right to left, as I can do with Hebrew. Under OSX + NWP there is no
> ³reverse² mode possible. So I¹m stuck, as far as Syriac is concerned. Is it
> possible to add yourself a language for Input Menu? There is no unicode Syriac
> font around yet, as far as I know. Not an Open Type font, anyway.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Takamitsu Muraoka

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