tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post6139117292678900624..comments2024-03-26T12:11:00.593-06:00Comments on Multilingual Mac: Fonts That Expand Word 2008 Language CapabilitiesTom Geweckehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03947144407429196465noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-89141089607256461672010-02-28T06:12:48.306-07:002010-02-28T06:12:48.306-07:00If you want to test Tibetan in Word, this is the p...If you want to test Tibetan in Word, this is the place to get a typical Windows font:<br /><br />http://www.wazu.jp/gallery/Fonts_Tibetan.htmlTom Geweckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947144407429196465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-74573239224222649812010-02-28T03:28:33.491-07:002010-02-28T03:28:33.491-07:00Aha, I was wondering what the difference would be...Aha, I was wondering what the difference would be. <br />Further to the Mangal/Devanagari test, Word doesn't join conjuncts even with that "ligatures" setting on. For example, "k-halant-s" should form a conjunct letter, but doesn't in Word 2008. It just places a halant sign after the k and before the s.<br />Couldn't do Tibetan, as I've no font for that.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-23520421018809382322010-02-26T13:35:44.973-07:002010-02-26T13:35:44.973-07:00Chris -- I think it only works with the scripts li...Chris -- I think it only works with the scripts listed, which probably do not require any reordering, and only with Xenotype's own fonts.<br /><br />Were you able to get Word to show correct Tibetan? A test page is here:<br /><br />http://homepage.mac.com/thgewecke/ltp.htmlTom Geweckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947144407429196465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-68020248903698574472010-02-26T13:27:36.234-07:002010-02-26T13:27:36.234-07:00Interesting - couldn't get it to work with Dev...Interesting - couldn't get it to work with Devanagari (Mangal OpenType font) or Bengali (Bengali Unicode OpenType font).<br /><br />for both, typing "ki" still came out in that order even with ligatures on in the Format...Font dialog box. Those characters should re-order so that the "i" character comes before the "k"Chris Thompsonnoreply@blogger.com