Word uses sort orders provided by the system, so if it is not there, you wouldn't be able to use it.
Same with additional language IDs - the system defines a set of languages which Word is using. Windows XP was shipped well before Unicode 4.0 came out, and Word2003 was shipped just after Unicode 4.0 came out, so not much that is unique to 4.0 is supported. Support will increase in the next release, but exactly which language sand in what ways are not easy to say right now. The Windows tram would have a better idea. They just announced support for all the major Indian languages, for instance. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Patrick Andries Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 4:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [OT?] Modifying (Unicode) sorting of languages using diacritics in MS Word and MS SQL Server Hello, I would like to know if the collating order used by Word may be tailored by the user to sort properly letters using diacritics in a language not appearing in the list of languages by Word. A simple sort by character number will obviously not work. I have the same question for MS SQL Server 2000... Finally, I would like to know if it is possible for a user to add an additional language to the ones appearing in the Windows regional and language options, so as to assign to it, for instance, some keyboard layouts. Many thanks, Patrick Andries P.-S. : Do Word, SQL Server 2000 and the Regional and Language options window support all Unicode 4.0 associated languages as far as proper sorting and addition of keyboards are concerned ? If not, when will these products do so ?
