Re: Asking again about exporting Xy4 files to other formats

[Bill Troop <billtroop@xxxxxxxxx>]

1. I think our goal should be to support 
transparently the characters that occur in a 
pre-OpenType standard PostScript font in either 
Mac or Windows format. (There not a great deal of 
difference, and the differences, as I recall, 
don't apply to accented characters.) In any case, 
all those below are supported.
2. Can XyWrite mimic the input method of the 
Windows Int'l English keyboard, which I believe 
is the easiest input method of all?
3. It needs to be kept in mind that text files 
using accented characters may need to be 
exchanged between many platforms . . . .

At 2/10/2022 08:55 AM, you wrote:
> Manuel,
> I am aware of this. I am personally a lusophile 
> with some (very little) knowledge of Portuguese. 
> As I said, there is support for these characters 
> in the Bitstream extended character set:
> ã 852 a tilde
> Ã’ 853 A tilde
> õ 882 o tilde
> Ã" 883 O tilde
> They show up as number codes in the text, but 
> print ok when using, e.g. the Postcript printer driver.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Kari Eveli
> LEXITEC Book Publishing (Finland)
> lexitec@xxxxxxxxxx
>
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> > Dear Kari,
> > Unfortunately, CP437 doesn't cover Portuguese 
> > at all. In Portuguese, Ã’, ã, Ã", õ, â, for 
> > example, are very common. It's a pity.
> > Regards,
> > Manuel