From: Michael Everson (everson@evertype.com)
Date: Thu Dec 04 2003 - 10:43:29 EST
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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