On Friday 09 September 2005 22:39, + Ranger Lacy wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *********************** > Hello, > > I appreciate your software, though I do not use it. I > am proud of your/our success in promoting and evolving > open source software. > > I am a con-langer, or a constructed-language creator. > They are not so rare as you might think (if you're not > familiar with that type stuff). I write to you with a > suggestion, though (as I'm not a user, though have > tried the suite a few times) wrapped in a possible > question. > > I desire (and this is simple... bare with me) an > extenuation of this program that will allow it (like > the open source AbiWord does) to make ANY text or > language or font bi-directional. For example, I can > take a standard courier font, flip all the glyphs > backwards, and then proceed to flip the text direction > backwards in AbiWord as well, so that you have a > Leonardo Da Vinci type style of writing, known as > "mirror-writing". If you are familiar with > boustrephedon, you will have an idea of what I mean. > > Which brings me to desire number 2. Boustrophedon > capabilities. That is a Greek word for an ancient > Greek style of writing that went left to right, then > the next line below, would proceed right to left. The > idea is that it is more economical and efficient. > Faster to write, to read, to keep ones place... > However, the idea was one the Greeks let go of, and > today such a style of writing is almost extinct. Are > you familiar with RongoRongo style? It comes from > Easter Island, and ROTATES the letters 180 degrees, > rather than merely FLIPPING the glyphs over.
As you are not subscribed you may not have seen that: On Saturday 10 September 2005 19:27, Jonathon Blake wrote: > Ranger Lacy wrote: > > make ANY text or language or font bi-directional. > > OOo 1.1.3 > Use _Draw_ with FontWorks as your text editor. > > > Boustrophedon capabilities. > > The current workaround is to setup a L2R and R2L styles. At the end > of each line, hit enter, and it _should_ wrap correctly. > Adding/deleting/editing text on a line is a major PITA. > > Note: This does not work, if you use Rongo-Rongo, or languages with > the same boustrophedon qualities. > > > I desire to help put this language into the environment. > > Last time I checked there were 10 000+ conlangs, of which, maybe ten, > were spoken by more than a hundred people. > Please reply to [email protected] only. -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
