Choose a language in which to write – Nisus Writer Express User Manual
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Because standard European style Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, etc.) are almost always available in all
fonts; these will display in your primary font even if you choose Do not change the font, and your
second language needs to display the majority of its characters in the secondary font.
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Click the button beneath the Secondary font pop-up menu to choose a secondary font if
appropriate for writing in that language. This opens the Font panel illustrated in Figure 85 on
page 99. Choose the font and size you want then close the Font panel.
Most European languages do not need a different font for their display. However if writing in
German you might want to use a Blackletter, (or Gothic script or Gothic minuscule) font.
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Some languages are pre-set to use a secondary font. In that case (and when you choose a font)
the font’s name appears on the button.
You can learn more about what Unicode fonts are available for your particular language needs
on the Web, in particular Alan Wood’s Unicode Resources:
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Choose the appropriate keyboard options from the Keyboard Layout pop-up menu.
Once again, the options are varied and your choice depends, in part, on the nature of the
languages you use and the kind of writing you do.
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Do not change the keyboard
If you write in two romanic languages, but use a secondary language intermittently, you
can use the U.S. Extended keyboard, illustrated in Figure 217 on page 266, to enter any
character in that extended set.
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Switch to last used keyboard
If the different languages you use have multiple input methods and you switch among
those various methods you can have Nisus Writer Express use the most recently used
method.
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Switch to chosen keyboard
If the different languages you use have multiple input methods and you prefer to use a
specific method you can have Nisus Writer Express use the particular one you designate.
Switch to chosen keyboard enables another pop-up menu from which you can choose any of
the keyboards you have enabled through the International System Preferences as explained in
“Turn on display of the input (keyboard “flag”) menu” on page 265. Choose the keyboard you
want to use from this menu.
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Once you have set up your Languages preference, you can have your New file open in that language.
For more information on this task, see “Set “defaults” for new files” on page 95.
Choose a language in which to write
If you have set up your languages, you can change the language in which you enter text in your
document by choosing the appropriate language from the:
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Language button on the Toolbar at the top of your document window
Figure 19
The Language button on the Toolbar
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Language Tag on Statusbar at the bottom of the document window
Figure 20
The Language Tag on Statusbar
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The flag implies no political allegiance or association. The flag is of the entire people (and it represents
the language of that people), not a particular party. This is an Apple convention. (The International
System Preference lists many more flags (and other symbols) that attempt to iconographically
represent a linguistic group.)
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