Publishing in the non-Roman Context Lorna Priest SIL Non-Roman Script Initiative Copyright © 2001 SIL International

Publishing: some of what we want… Unicode support Long document features Running headers Running headers Footnotes FootnotesXML Use of Graphics

Ventura Publisher 8 Unicode: No Suitable for: Long documents: Scripture, dictionaries Long documents: Scripture, dictionaries Unsuitable for: Heavy graphic design products: newsletters, primers, interlinear, linguistic charts Heavy graphic design products: newsletters, primers, interlinear, linguistic charts Has been used for: Aramaic, Ethiopic, Vai Aramaic, Ethiopic, Vai Large fonts are the main issue with these Large fonts are the main issue with these Directionality (for Assyrian) Directionality (for Assyrian)

InDesign HTML support: Export Unicode: Yes, but… Type(s) of material suitable for: Primers, short documents Primers, short documents Suitable for following scripts: Chinese, Katakana, Hiragana (InDesign-J) Chinese, Katakana, Hiragana (InDesign-J) possibly Cyrillic possibly Cyrillic Unsuitable for following scripts: Indic (support for OpenType fonts limited) Indic (support for OpenType fonts limited)

Publisher XP HTML support: Import and export Unicode: Yes Type(s) of material suitable for: Literacy materials, dictionaries, long documents Literacy materials, dictionaries, long documents Complex running headers more difficult Complex running headers more difficult Suitable for following scripts (Limited support as provided by Uniscribe) : Arabic, Cyrillic, CJK, Indic, Hebrew, Ethiopic, Thai, Syriac, Yi Arabic, Cyrillic, CJK, Indic, Hebrew, Ethiopic, Thai, Syriac, Yi

Word 2002 HTML support: Import and export Unicode: Yes Type(s) of material suitable for: Long documents, dictionaries Long documents, dictionaries Complex running headers more difficult Complex running headers more difficult Suitable for following scripts (Limited support as provided by Uniscribe) : Arabic, Cyrillic, CJK, Indic, Hebrew, Ethiopic, Thai, Syriac, Yi Arabic, Cyrillic, CJK, Indic, Hebrew, Ethiopic, Thai, Syriac, Yi

Omega (a TeX extension) Unicode: Yes… Unsuitable for: Anything containing heavy graphic design elements such as primers Anything containing heavy graphic design elements such as primers Suitable for following scripts: all all Unsuitable for following scripts: Boustrophedon Boustrophedon

muTeX Unicode: Yes Unsuitable for: Anything containing heavy graphic design elements such as primers Anything containing heavy graphic design elements such as primers Suitable for following scripts: All horizontal All horizontal Unsuitable for following scripts: Vertical (currently) Vertical (currently)

GraphiteTeX Should we create our own Publishing program? What types of documents should it be aimed at? What features do we need? Use of Graphite enabled fonts Use of Graphite enabled fonts Long document features Long document features Graphics handling Graphics handling What else? What else?

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