On Sat, Oct 25, 2003 at 08:52:39PM +0200, L.F. wrote:
> I have changed from Windows 2000 to Linux because of the
> viruses. Iam very happy now because Linux is much safer and much
> more stable.However, I have a problem: I have a file with words in
> English with the phonetic transcription but Openoffice or KWord of
> Debian-Linux doesn't convert some of the symbols:the schwa, the
> symbol for sh in ship, the symbol for ch in chair, the symbol for j
> in John, the symbol for s in television, the symbol for s in
> treasure, the symbol for th in three, the symbol for u in cut. I
> have downloaded the tippa fonts and all the others from Debian and
> they are available in my computer.
If you have access to a Windows Machine and if the file is a Word
document, convert the it to pdf-format, you can use it on Linux. If
you want to create a file with phonetic symbols, I would recommend
that you learn LaTeX and use the Tipa fonts which you have already
installed.
Regards
Johann
--
Johann Spies Telefoon: 021-808 4036
Informasietegnologie, Universiteit van Stellenbosch
"If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a
branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast
them into the fire, and they are burned."
John 15:6
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
