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

[Peter Kirk]

On 18/04/2004 22:39, Crockett wrote:

> Steve,
>
>
>
> I wonder if you can use a standard Windows Unicode keyboard in Toolbox
> if you need special Arabic-based characters (characters not found in
> the normal Arabic alphabet). For instance, some minority languages
> written in an Arabic-based script might need a gaf (گ) or a za with
> three dots over it (ژ). These cannot be typed in using regular strokes
> on the Arabic keyboard. You have to use ALT+NUM keys or a macro or
> something like that. Is there any way you can check on that? Looking
> at the Arabic Extended subset of characters, the gaf is ALT+0144
> (Unicode 06AF) and the za with three dots is ALT+0142 (Unicode 0698).
> Can these be entered straight into Toolbox without a special keyboard?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Crockett
>
>
>
As Patrick pointed out, these particular extra characters can be
generated with the standard Fasi and Urdu keyboards. But if you have
other Unicode characters which are not in any of the existing Windows
keyboards, you can set up your own keyboard layout with MS Keyboard
Layout Creator, see
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=FB7B3DCD-D4C1-4943-9C74-D8DF57EF19D7&displaylang=en,
or Tavultesoft Keyman, http://www.tavultesoft.com/.

--
Peter Kirk
peter at qaya.org (personal)
peterkirk at qaya.org (work)
http://www.qaya.org/



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