HyperCard: ClickText and International Systems (8/92)

The clickText function knows only those writing systems that are defined in
the currently installed script resources. On a KanjiTalk system, for
example, the clickText function knows Japanese; that is, it follows the
Japanese script system's definition of a word.

Use the word "script" in this context means a collection of resources that
defines a writing system. These scripts are managed by the Macintosh
Script Manager, which is documented in Inside Macintosh Volume V and VI.
It is possible to modify existing scripts for use with various languages.

HyperCard is actually pretty good about not making assumptions about
writing systems; the handling of text was extensively revised for 2.0 to
have additional compatibility with international system software.

This article is adapted from the Claris Tech Info database.
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Published Date: Feb 19, 2012