Re: Arabic and other languages

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From: Corentin Cras-Méneur (korventeen_at_NoSpam.mvps.org)
Date: 10/18/04 

Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 09:56:18 -0500

On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 19:30:02 -0500, M-Rick wrote
(in article <e65NdmKtEHA.1400@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>):

> No seriously, they are completely stupid, they have implemented Unicode
> suport but not right to left writing !
> It's simply incredible they are really stupid at Microsoft !

:->
>From what I heard about this problem, Office relies on the ATSUI API provided
with the system:
http://developer.apple.com/intl/atsui.html

The problem is that ATSUI doesn't properly support rigt-to-left. This also
affect other applcaitions relying on ATSUI like Nisus Write. Mellel went
around the problem from the ground up and build the right-to-left support in
(I would guess without using ATSUI, but I really have no idea).

Option 1: Apple implements proper right-to-left in ATSUI and a fix will come
rapidely to Office

Option 2: MS implements its own version of Unicode support engine in Office
to have right-to-left. This would take quite some time IMVHO. Especially
since ATSUI does more than just support Unicode, it also uses Quartz and uses
Font data such as ligature (which I believe is critical for proper Arabic
support).

Corentin 

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