phil, it is possible to type unocode using viqr as Input sequence. If she can use viqr is is adhort syep to typing. Exactly same key sequences<br><br><br><br><br>On Friday, 25 November 2011, Philip TAYLOR <<a href="mailto:P.Taylor@rhul.ac.uk">P.Taylor@rhul.ac.uk</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>><br>> Ross Moore wrote:<br>><br>>> At least here we have \.<space> (since '.' has catcode 12, not 11).<br>>> So it should be possible to modify the definition of \.{ } within<br>
>> the NFSS processing of \. to assign a special meaning.<br>>> This is coding that could be easily included within Xunicode.sty ,<br>>> but applied only optionally, according to encoding or within a font-switch.<br>
><br>> Just to clarify : as always, I am working within a Plain<br>> regime, so from my perspective a TECkit mapping should<br>> not assume the existence (and use) of LaTeX adjuncts such<br>> as Xunicode.sty.<br>
><br>> Qyanh Minh Nguyen (阮光明) wrote :<br>><br>>> It might be slightly off topic, but wouldn't it be simpler to enter<br>>> unicode directly into your tex file? After all, we're using xetex.<br>
>><br>>> I can see the usefulness of creating a mapping for the long term, as a<br>>> general tool. It would be of great help if one uses a text editor<br>>> that doesn't support unicode. For that matter, doing something<br>
>> similar for TELEX or VNI should be an added goal.<br>>><br>>> But back to Philip's original problem (of typesetting a restaurant<br>>> menu), I would do that by entering unicode directly. For example on<br>
>> my mac, I would choose VIQR as an input method and type the<br>>> multilingual text directly in texworks, texshop, or emacs (aquamacs),<br>>> and declare an appropriate font in my tex file.<br>><br>
> The problem is that the Vietnamese text will be entered with my<br>> wife Âu Dương Lệ Khanh, who is a native Vietnamese speaker but who<br>> has no knowledge whatsoever of inputting in Unicode. She can<br>> easily express the Vietnamese portions of the menu in VIQR;<br>
> it would be very hard, and perhaps impossible, for her to do<br>> the same in Unicode.<br>><br>> ** Phil.<br>><br>><br>> --------------------------------------------------<br>> Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.:<br>
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