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I have having difficulty installing Syriac on my MacBook Pro.
I am not too tech-savy, but would appreciate how I can go about installing Syriac.
Thank you.
MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)
See this note:
http://m10lmac.blogspot.com/2013/03/reading-and-writing-syriac.html
If you have specific problems, just post details here.
Thank you for your response!
I installed both the Meltho Fonts and Syriac Keyboard.
What are my next steps?
I would like to also have Arabic available, although I am unsure of how to deactivate the Damascus-Arabic font.
To type any language you go to system preferences/language & text/input sources, check the box for the keyboard you want, select it in the "flag" menu at the top right of the screen, and type. You select Keyboard Viewer from the same menu to see which key does what.
To deactivate Damascus you open FontBook in Applications and then select that font and do Edit > Disable. There are plenty of other Arabic fonts, so it will not cause a problem.
Post again if you have a problem.
I had no problem disabeling the Damascus-Arabic font.
I also pasted the "MelthoFonts" into the Font folder, under Applications. What should I do with the SyriacKeyboard download?
Also, am I to choose the Arabic keyboard in the Language & Text box? There is no Syriac keyboard found in the list of languages/keyboards for me to check off. I also type "Syriac" in the bar and nothing comes up.
Thanks.
Fonts normally go in Library/Fonts.
Keyboards (the .keylayout file) go in Library/Keyboard Layouts. Then you need to logout/login and then go to system preferences/language & text/input sources and check the box for Syriac, and then select it in the "flag" menu at the top right of the screen.
This is my first Mac so please be patient with me. 🙂
Keyboard Layouts is located where? Under the System Preferences > Keyboard location? I am unable to drag the Keyboard download to that location.
I did log out and back in and Syriac was not found on the list for me to check off, under Input Sources, where all the other flags are located.
I greatly appreciate your help with this.
AssyrianRoyalty wrote:
Keyboard Layouts is located where? Under the System Preferences > Keyboard location?
No, under Library. Finder > Go > Computer > Name of your Hard Drive > Library > Keyboard Layouts.
I finally got the list to show the Syriac language.
Now the problem is when writing in Syriac on a Word document, the letters are not connecting appropriately. But when I paste the same word on a web page (below the image attached), the letters all connect correctly. Is there a way to have the letters automatically connect in Word?
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Thank you.
AssyrianRoyalty wrote:
Is there a way to have the letters automatically connect in Word?
Sorry, no, Word for Mac is garbage, it has never supported any RTL script or any Indic script.
The best app is Mellel, but TextEdit, Nisus Writer, and OpenOffice should also work OK. Pages has bugs that make it unsuitable for most purposes.
Great, thank you for all your help.
Have a great weekend.
How can I install the Syriac Language on my MacBook Pro with Retina Display? Version OS X- 10.8.3?
