ISFOC SCRIPT MANAGER

for MS-Windows

COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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Q. How do I install ISM ?

A. Run SETUP.EXE from the CD

Q. What is the recommeded system configuration for running ISM with

Windows based applications ?

A. Any computer running Windows 3.1/95/98/NT.

ISM takes around 4-5Mb of disk space for software and approx. 50 KB
for each ISFOC font.

Q. If I install ISM for Windows, will all my applications running under

Windows support ISM ?

A. Yes and No. There are many reasons for this.

If an application does not allow the usage of different fonts such as Windows
Notepad
then you can not use ISM and ISFOC fonts in it.
If an application does not allow usage of 8-bit codes (256 characters), such
as WordStar for Windows ISM can not support it.
If an application expects the key strokes in a different way than the normal way
of doing
it, then the ISM software has to be modified to take care of it.

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Q. Why is it not possible to modify an already entered word in the same

way it was keyed-in?

A. In ISM it is not possible to modify a word as it was entered. The

keyed-in phonetic codes are converted into font codes (ISFOC Codes)
for display, and the original codes are not retained. So it is not
possible to modify text within a word. However it is possible to
remove and enter a word again.

Q. Can I sort on a column or field in a spreadsheet or database package

under Windows ?

A. It is not possible to do a proper sort in windows based

applications as ISFOC codes are used for storage and display. ISFOC
is basically a font code in which different shapes of various
characters in a script is available. Since ISFOC is not a alphabetic
code, it is not possible to arrange it in a dictionary sorting order.
Also some conjuncts can be written in different forms with alternative
display variants.
Q. Characters are not aligning properly in PageMaker, when text is
justified. What to do ?

A. While justifying a paragraph, by default, PageMaker tries to put

micro-spaces between characters. This does not matter for an English
text, but in Indian scripts, where characters overlap on each other,
this will create misalignment of characters inside words. By
specifying proper values for the paragraph specification, this can be
avoided. In the paragraph option of the Type menu, click the spacing
button. The "Spacing attributes" dialog box will appear. In that, for
the Letter space, specify zero for all the Minimum, Desired and
Maximum parameters.

Q. When a write file created by A2IWIN is placed in PageMaker, character

in location 96 is not coming. (See the ISFOC code chart for a specific
script, e.g. "tha" in Devanagari.) How do I get it converted properly ?

A. You will have to switch 'Off' the "Convert Quotes" option in the
PageMaker's Place dialog box.

Q. When I fit a Devanagari text on a circle using the "Fit Text to Path"
command in CorelDraw, all the top bars in Devanagari (shirorekas) are
splitting. Is there any way to get it properly connected ?

A. The CorelDraw "Fit Text to Path" command is basically made with

English in mind. While fitting the text over a circle, it tries to
put spaces between the characters, which is causing the top bars in
Devanagari to split. So this command can not be used as such. There
are two ways of getting it done. One, "Convert the Text to Curves"
and modify it as you wish. Other, you can edit the "Envelop" and drag
the boundaries so as to make the text bend over a circle.

Q. I want to type English capital letters with CAPS-LOCK on while ISM is

active. What do I do ?

A. You can temporarily deactivate ISM by pressing <CTRL>+<SPACE>. Then with

CAPS-LOCK 'On' you can get English capital letter. This works in a toggle
manner. This is possible from the ISM menu also. When ISM is disabled you
will get [Disabled] below the ISM icon.

Q.What are the settings to be done in LOTUS-Wordpro.

A. In the Lotus Wordpro "Smartcorrect" settings should be made "off".Since the

"Smartcorrect" feature is been designed for english this feature can't be used for
Indian languages.The procedure for making "Smartcorrect" feature "off" is given
below:
1.From the File menu, choose User Setup, and then choose Word Pro Preferences.
2.Click the Enable panel.
3.To turn off SmartCorrect, deselect "SmartCorrect" in the "General usage" box.
4.Click OK.

Q.What are the settings to be done in LOTUS-123

A.In Lotus 123 to make spreadsheets user needs to set up default font like DVB-TT
SurekhEN so that he can use this font to type in indian language in the spreadsheet
cells.The procedure for setting the default font is given below:
1.From the File menu, choose User Setup, and then choose 1-2-3 Preferences.
2.Click the New Workbook Defaults tab in the dialog box.
3.Under Text format, select a font like DVB-TT Surekh EN., point size.
4.Click OK.
Then you can use the font in whole spreadsheet.

Q.How to work in Lotus 123.

A.In Lotus 123 to move between cells and type in indian languges follow the
procedure given below:
1.Double click the cell using mouse in which you want to type and start typing.
2.To type in the next cell Double Click using mouse in that cell and start typing
Do not use arrow keys of Keyboard to move between the cells in LOTUS 123 for typing
in Indian languages.

Q.What are the settings to be done in MS-WORD.

A.For use in Ms-Word the following options have to be taken care of :

a) In the font menu select a bilingual font e.g. DVB-TTSurekhEN.
b) Go to 'Tools' then to 'AutoCorrect' and switch off all the options available.
Say O.K.
c) If typing a bilingual document (with e.g. caps lock) creates a problem then go
to 'Tools', 'Customize', 'Keyboard', 'Fileprintpreview' and 'Remove' both the
shortcuts mentioned in the 'Current key' option.
d) Put ON the script key (for e.g. capslock key) and start working.

Q.What are the settings to be done in MS-EXCEL.

A.For use in MS-Excel :

a) First select (highlight) the entire plain document.
b) Select the particular bilingual font.
c) Put ON the script key (for e.g. capslock) and start working.

Q.Is ISM Works in Word 97 under Windows NT.

A.ISM do not work in WORD 97 under Windows NT operating system.The updates will be
given once the solution is been found for the above apllication.

Q. Is ISM Works in LOTUS Freelance Graphics.

a.In Lotus Freelance Graphics using ISM user will not be able to directly type in
that application. The solution to this is as given below:
1. Open the freelace graphics slide. select the appropriate font e.g DVB-TT Surekh.
2. Open the Worpad and type in wordpad the text matter by selecting the appropriate
font.Then select that text and click "Copy" Button.
3. Then paste the text in to "Freelance Graphics" slide.

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Q. When I convert an ISCII (PC-ACII) file created using GIST card with
A2IWIN and opened it in Write, I get only junk. What went wrong in
my conversion ?
A. GIST Card uses two different codes, ACII (also called as 8-bit
ISCII), and the PC-ISCII. Text which is entered in the DATA PAGE (8-
bit), or in the PC-ISCII mode of the SP or the GIST Card ALP, needs
the PC-ISCII button to be ON (by default ISCII is selected) for A2IWIN.
You can also use the GIST Code CONVERT utility, which is there in your
ISM directory for converting between different codes. Other than GIST
and ALP, there are some other packages available in the market which uses
the ISCII code. But may be the old version, ISCII-86. You can use the
 CNVISCII utility available in the ISM directory to convert them to the
ISCII-88, which is the ALP and the ACI2ISF standard. You can check out
the code of a particular file by running the TELLCODE utility followed
by the file name which you want to convert.

Q. How to get the Script numerals instead of International numerals in

the files converted by A2IWIN ?
A. By switching "Off" (Un-Checked) the "English Numerals" check box in the
A2IWIN dialogue box.

Q. Can a specific font be selected for different scripts while converting

an ACII file using A2IWIN ?
A. To select the font of your choice during conversion select the Default
Script and click on the "Choose Font" button. You will see a dialogue box
showing all the various typefaces installed in your system. Select the font
and the point size of your choice from that dialogue box. Then your
document will be converted with that font you have specified.

Q. How to disable the Inscript Keyboard overlay without removing it ?

A. By pressing <CTRL>+<SPACE> you can disable the Inscript Keyboard overlay
in Windows. This will toggle the Keyboard overlay between the Inscript and
the normal QWERTY mode.

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Q. What are Matching English Fonts ?
A. These are English fonts made to match a specific typeface of a script
by look, style, weight and size. This removes a lot of irritation in
selecting a matching English font for a script face, which saves time
and gives a better look to multilingual documents. For e.g. 12 point
Normal DV1-TTYogesh (English) font will optically match 12 point Normal
DV-TTYogesh (Devanagari) font.

Q. What about Sanskrit in ISFOC Devanagari ?

A. With ISM 2.5 Devanagari version, Sanskrit has been provided. One font
SD-TTSurekh (Normal and Bold) with around 50 traditional conjuncts is
included.

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