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I really like working in Mellel, but it can't figure out if it has a feature I really like in NisusWP. In Nisus you can switch languages/spelling dictionaries/input keyboards with a a keyboard shortcut. Sam, language switching on the Mac is an OS X feature. I haven't used Nisus in years, but I seem...

I think the reason it's hard to find is that most developers aren't targeting technical writers. It's not just technical writers that need parallel columns. They would be a major help in side-by-side translation/commentary. Now we're falling into an academic requirement and that very much is Mellel...

A bit hidden!?!

Ori Redler wrote: * Tabs improved: populate ruler, remove all tabs, and more.

Remove all tabs is something I'm very happy to have
but
I can't find the command. If I double click the tab window to get the Add Tab Stops window, I find only "Clear tabs of the type," not "Clear all tabs."

Janet

I've discovered that there are a number of keyboard shortcuts for various common European language characters and math symbols. Is there anyway I can view them all and reassign the shortcut, if I like? 1, Use the Keyboard Viewer to see all the key combinations currently defined for the font you are...

Just to confuse the issue:

I checked a similar problem with marks in Hebrew: combining NIKUD (diacritical marks) with TAAMIM (cantillation marks)
-- Melle does the job well with OpenType fonts and OK with others
-- TextEdit does the job badly with all fonts.

??

Janet

Cattus Thraex wrote:Again true, this is a quite rare need, but I need it from time to time, and – when needed – these details are crucial.

OK, I see what you mean.

How very strange that "simple" TextEdit handles the multiple marks so well and "sophisticated" Mellel does not.

Janet

Mellel canot correctly handle multiple diacritical marks (those included in the area Combining diacritical Marks), unless an Open Type font is used. Could you be more specific? I never have occasion to use diacritical marks, but I played around with them just now. From what I can see, Mellel enters...

Mellel follows the standard convention of placing Left-toRight text inside Right-to-Left streams. You'll run into a lot of instances where the standard doesn't do what you want. One solution is the direction-breaking space already recommended. I prefer another solution, using the Character Appearanc...

saarpreme wrote:Also, a genuine PDF export

Excuse my ignorance, but what is "ungenuine" about the built-in OSX PDF generator?

Janet

My situation is very similar to yours. I, too, often mix Chinese and Western language in my academic writing. Thus far, I have not exchanged a large number of files with colleagues. When I need to, however, I export to .rtf, then open the file in Word and save it as a .doc file. Excuse me, but why ...

You're right: Keyboard Viewer for Hebrew-QWERTY is incorrect with SBL Hebrew. How strange. Hebrew-QWERTY is correct with Ezra SIL SR. I wonder if the error isn't also reflected in the keyboard combinations. With Ezra SIL SR, "sin" is alt-w and "shin" is shift-w. I suspect this is...

Ken, You can always use the Keyboard Viewer to find the right key combinations. [You have to select the Keyboard Viewer "on" in System Preferences/International/Input Menu. Then, you can access it from the "flag" on the menu bar.] You can even "type" in characters using...

I checked the main font palette and it shows Times New Roman 12 for the reduced paragraphs and the OK paragarphs. Jim, Check all the palettes that may effect character appearance: -- Character Style (including variation) -- Paragraph Style -- Main Font (including size) -- Secondary Font (including ...

Could this be a fonts issue?

What language(s) is the report in?

Have you tried importing the file into another app? NeoOffice? Pages? TextEdit?

Janet