From: Peter Kirk (peterkirk@qaya.org)
Date: Wed Mar 24 2004 - 14:04:00 EST
On 24/03/2004 10:14, Philippe Verdy wrote:
> ...
>
>>My understanding is that Spanish Windows 2000 includes input methods for
>>Arabic script.
>>
>>
>
>And the French version of Office comes bundled with the full support for Arabic
>(including proofing tools and extended document layout management). My retail
>French version of Windows XP also has this support on the CDROM.
>
>Support for arabic is simply popular for users of French versions of Office and
>Windows, notably because these versions are also distributed in North Africa
>where both languages have official status and are widely used, but also because
>there's a large enough population in France working with Arabic as their native
>language.
>
>
But none of this is any help for Urdu and Punjabi speakers, of whom
there are a large number here in the UK as well as of course in
Pakistan, India and Kashmir.
-- Peter Kirk peter@qaya.org (personal) peterkirk@qaya.org (work) http://www.qaya.org/
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