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From: knudsen@ihwpt.UUCP (mike knudsen)
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Subject: Re: Multi Lingual Word Processors - Are they needed
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Date: Wed, 4-Jun-86 16:20:17 EDT
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> please do not include my text in your responses I gets boring to read all that
> again.

Hear hear!

To: ihnp4!aluxp!prieto
Subject: Re: Multi Lingual Word Processors - Are they needed
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Could you post more details concerning just what multi-lingual
features are involved?  I've heard of compilers that use native
words for if, while, else, read, write, etc., but most word
processors use single keystroke or two-letter commands, only
some of which are mnemonic (ie, correspond to an English word).

OK, I can see changing such things as .ce ( center), .sp (space),
or .pa (page, becomes German .bl or Italian .fo).
That should be trivally easy to do.

Are you thinking of anything fancier, such as machine-aided translation
(built-in dictionary?  Case & gender-ending checking as you go?)
Any company that could produce these functions would be well worth
your investment dollars.

	mike k