Re: Font problem with Asian Type

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If possible, I'd have a look at a system running Office 2003 - as I understand it,
there've been many improvements in the multi-language area as compared to 2000.

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Or not ...

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In article <OWHgOu2dGHA.3484@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Martin Neumann wrote:
Steve Rindsberg wrote:

Somebody just explained something to me the other day that may be the key here:
Word automatically detects the language you're typing in (or tries to, I
imagine) and swithes the language settings for you.
Yes, I see this difference. But MS Word insists that Bengali type is
English language. In Powerpoint I can switch the language to Bengali,
but the behavior concerning the restriction to Arial Unicode does not
change.

I have found out that there is a programmatic option to set an Asian
font for a Powerpoint text object. I am able to set the fonts
sucessfully this way, but the output is very weird in the spacing. It
looks to me somehow that the Unicode enginge and glyph fallback in
Powerpoint is done differently compared to Word.

PowerPoint does not.

I suspect for it to work you'd need to have the language enabled in your
Regional and Language settings (control panel in Win XP)
In Windows 2000 I can only enable Indic language support (I dont know if
that includes Bengali) In Windows XP there is a Bengali keyboard driver,
which is enabled.
and in Office as well.
I'm not sure how you'd do that in 2000; in 2003, you'd enable the language in
the Office Language Settings app found in the Microsoft Office Tools section of
Start, Programs.
OK, I see that. In Office 2000 I found no Bengali support at all, in
Office XP it was enabled, but has limited support.

Then you'd need to choose the language for the text box
you're pasting into
Yes, that is clear, but it made no difference.
I think there is a problem in the Powerpoint implementation of Asian
fonts. I wonder how Microsoft can limit their support of these languages
to one font. Or am I missing something? Any hints would be appreciated.

or possibly enable Auto Keyboard Switching (off by default)
in Tools, Options.



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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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