From: Raymond Mercier (raymondM@compuserve.com)
Date: Thu Dec 04 2003 - 12:41:10 EST
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" <everson@evertype.com>
To: <unicode@unicode.org>
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
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