Fw: Arabic, Russian, Persian, Turkish, Polish, Croatian

["Dmitri Yunov" <yudmi@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dmitri Yunov" <yudmi@star.spb.ru>
To: "Catherine Brys" ; "Framers List" <framers@FrameUsers.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 3:13 PM
Subject: Re: Arabic, Russian, Persian, Turkish, Polish, Croatian


> Hi, Catherine.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Catherine Brys"
> To: "Framers List" <framers@FrameUsers.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 1:45 PM
> Subject:
>
> >>Russian,
> Yes,
> You will need Windows any lang version, MacOS with Cyrillic Language Kit
or
> UNIX (Solaris 8-7 or 9 and so on).
> Publications will requre MIF reencoding to be cross-platform opened if you
> need it.
> >>Arabic, Persian,
> No, it is possible only with UniType 1.8 obsolete but perfect product
> (http://www.unitype.com); any short fragments of Persian/Arabic text could
> be added into FM document to be used with FrameMaker. I have had some
> positive experience five or six years ago by this way (Persian-Russian
> technical dictionary, about 800 pages, FM5.5.6, NT4 US English, UniType
> 1.8).
>
> >>Turkish,
> Yes,
> Windows any lang version, MacOS with some third-party Turkish Kit or UNIX.
> Publications will requre MIF reencoding to be cross-platform opened.
>
> >>Polish,
> Yes,
> Windows any lang version, MacOS with CE Language Kit or UNIX.
> Publications will requre MIF reencoding to be cross-platform opened.
>
> >>Croatian
> Yes.
> Windows any lang version, MacOS with third-party Croatian Language Kit or
> UNIX.
> Publications will requre MIF reencoding to be cross-platform opened.
>
> >>Does aynone know whether you can use FM to create a document which
> contains Arabic, >>Russian, Persian, Turkish, Polish and Croatian?
> Do you mind the mixing of that Babel in the ONE document?
> Hmm.. yes, it will be possible with minimal limitation for Russian,
Turkish,
> Polish and Croatian mixed text and with serious limitations for Arabic and
> Farsi (see above).
>
> >>If so, which FM version would be required? Do you need a multi-language
> operating system?
> Yes.
> Windows NT4 or 2000 or XP. Plus UniType 1.8 for Arabic and Farsi. I am not
> sure Unitype will work under W2K or XP. It works fine on NT4 US Eng.
> You may use Apple MacOS 8.x-9.x with Cyrillic, CE and Turkish Language
Kit.
> Arabic and Persian text will be problem yet.
>
> The use of automathic hyphention modules for same languages is impossible
in
> FM as they are just missed, but you can get authomatic hyphenations in the
> mixed text for all languages you're referenced excepting Arabic and Farsi.
> Please contact me off-list if you will need the automatic hyphenation
service for your
> publications in FM for languages Adobe does not know people have been
using in Frame.
>
> Regards,
> Dmitri Yunov.
> SSA
> yudmi@star.spb.ru
>
>


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