[Lexicog] Arabic-based scripts in Shoebox on Arabic-enabled computers

[Peter Kirk]

On 17/04/2004 14:07, David Joffe wrote:

>
> I don't know about Shoebox/Toolbox, but in general for Unicode-based
> applications (like Microsoft Word, or TshwaneLex) you do not need a
> "Unicode-based keyboard" to enter Arabic using Unicode, nor do you need
> extra 3rd party software such as Keyman. You can enter Arabic (with
> Unicode encoding) directly (even with a QWERTY keyboard) with Windows
> 2000 or Windows XP by using one of the built-in Arabic IMEs (Input
> Method Editors) in Windows ("soft keyboards"). These can be installed
> via Control Panel / Regional Options or Keyboard, but if already using
> an Arabic keyboard then this should not be necessary, it should
> automatically work as long as the application that one is typing into
> is built to support Unicode (as Craig said, Arabic can already be
> selected in the language bar). This can all be done with Windows 2000
> or Windows XP (regardless of update level) with no extra software
> required, and generally should not require the help of a 'computer
> consultant' to set up.
>
Exactly. But this is what was meant by "Unicode-based keyboards". No one
meant physical keyboards, just keyboard driver software which includes
"soft keyboards". Windows 2000 and XP are Unicode-based at the system
level which means that all their keyboard drivers generate Unicode -
which the system converts to a legacy encoding when working with
non-Unicode applications.

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Peter Kirk
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