Well can we be perfectly clear about this: I read that OS X is Unicode compliant, yet I understand you to say that Word (as part of Office) on OS X is not. If that is true of Word on OS X then I am surprised - even amazed, but that seems to be what you said. Is it really the case that characters in Word in OS X are not stored as Unicode, even though they are so stored in Word in Windows NT (and later) on a PC ? If not stored as Unicode on a Mac, then how are they stored ?
Raymond Mercier ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Everson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 3:43 PM Subject: Re: MS Windows and Unicode 4.0 ? > > At 15:00 +0000 2003-12-04, Raymond Mercier wrote: > >Arcane Jill writes > >My next OS will be a Mac. > > > >Before you rush off to the nearest Mac showroom: > > > >Michael Everson 25/11/03 wrote > >>Microsoft Office on OS X does not support Unicode. Quark XPress on > >>OS X does not support Unicode. Adobe InDesign on OS X does not > >>support Unicode inputting via keyboard, and doesn't shape > >>Devanagari properly. Eudora on OS X does not support Unicode. > >> > >>These companies have work to do if their products are to be > >>Unicode-enabled for Mac OS X. It is frustrating. > > Do ***NOT*** quote me as a reason not to buy a Macintosh. > > Using a Macintosh is a joy. Unicode support at the OS level is strong > and stable. That Microsoft, Quark, Adobe, and Qualcomm have work to > do to allow their customers to take advantage of the richness Apple > provides us is *their* challenge. And when they do, using a Macintosh > will be even more of a pleasure than it is now. > -- > Michael Everson * * Everson Typography * * http://www.evertype.com
