--- Forwarded Message from "Ross, Andrew" <[log in to unmask]> --- >From: "Ross, Andrew" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Alki Russian Proofing Tools and font display >Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 09:12:55 -0500 Hi, All: We recently completed the transition (mostly successfully) to using PCrDist and Ghost in our lab. A very interesting config experience, given that we use 7 different profiles. I had thought we'd resolved all issues, when I attempted to write and spell-check a document in Russian, using Alki's Russian Proofing Tools. We use Fingertip Software's Cyrillic Starter Kit to remap the keyboard - it offers AATSEEL layouts as well as the panoply of Cyrillic keyboards. The preference here is for "AATSEEL student". When I accept a prompted spelling change to the document, the proofing tool replaces the typed characters with empty boxes, as though it can't find an appropriate font. The fonts we use (Timesse Cyr and Couriere Cyr) are standard Unicode fonts, as far as I can tell from Fingertip's documentation. I got the following message from tech support at Alki: Andrew, I do not know if the fonts you are using are Unicode based, but that is what is required for the Russian speller to work. The ghost image may not have added the Multilanguage support you need. The only reliable way to get the speller to work is to follow the directions in Appendix A of the Proofing Tools manual -- install the Multilanguage support and use the Russian keyboard that comes with Windows, then use the augmented Windows fonts (Times New Roman and Arial are a couple). (snip) We don't want to change to the Russian keyboard, particularly because the AATSEEL student keyboard roughly approximates the standard QWERTY layout. Ideas? Many thanks in advance, a. Andrew F. Ross, Ph.D Director, Multimedia Language Lab G15 Puryear Hall University of Richmond, VA 23173 Tel: (804) 287-6838 [log in to unmask] "Worrying about a large institution, especially when it has computers, is like worrying about a large gorilla, especially when it's on fire." -- Bruce Sterling