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From: amf@ecs.soton.ac.uk (Andrew Fountain)
Newsgroups: comp.fonts
Subject: Greek WYSIWYG Wordprocessor
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Date: 11 Jan 90 10:27:25 GMT
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>Help wanted for Wordprocessor with WYSIWYG
>Greek Fonts.


>I need to do some word processing, in Greek, using
>IBM compatibles and an HP Laserjet.  Does anyone know
>of a wordprocessing package which is WYSIWYG (What You
>See Is What You Get) when using Greek fonts?  The best
>I've seen so far is Word 5.0 with preview, however, this
>is incredibly tedious to use.

My experience with Greek word-processors is that those that are good at
handling the fonts are usually very poor at actually processing words.

I have developed a set of Greek fonts for Microsoft Windows. They work
well in Windows Write, and I imagine will work with Word for Windows.
The set includes full diacritics as well as any odd characters I can find that
may be needed.

Also included are:
- A keyboard driver which allows easy entry of breathing/accent/vowel
  combinations.
- A filter to convert Greek files from the TLG/PHI-CCAT format into
  Windows format, preserving all information.

 At present there are printer fonts for most dot-matrix
printers including Epson LQ at 180*360 dpi. I have a Greek font for the
Laserjet but it does not include diacritics, and one or two characters
are in the wrong place. One of my students is working on correcting this.

I am willing to send you a copy of the package if you are interested, as
I would appreciate any feedback at this stage.

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amf@ecs.soton.ac.uk                  Andrew Fountain
Tel: +44 703 592831                  Dept of Electronics and Computer Science
Fax: +44 703 593045                  University of Southampton
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