Release notes for Unitype Global Writer	        http://www.unitype.com
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OVERVIEW

Unitype Global Writer is a multilingual editor with document support 
for most of the world's languages. Global Writer is based on the 
Unicode 2.0 character set standard.

The primary value of Global Writer is in enabling users to create or 
edit documents in their own language, or to enter or display text in 
other languages they may be familiar with, and freely 
mix any language within the same document.

Global Writer does not automatically translate documents, but it does 
contain a multilingual thesaurus feature.  Using this feature, you can 
build and manage your own translation dictionaries.

The User Interface language for this release of Global Writer is 
English.
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INSTALL & UNINSTALL

Unitype Global Writer is a 32-bit application and requires Microsoft 
Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98 or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0.  
Machine requirements are:
- 12MB RAM minimum.  16MB or more RAM is recommended, especially if 
  support for CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) is installed.
- 4MB to 130MB available hard disk space.  The exact amount depends 
  on the number and type of languages installed.

To install Unitype Global Writer, launch setup.exe and follow the 
configuration options in the installation program.  

To remove Global Writer from your system, go to the Windows Control 
Panel, "Add / Remove Programs" and choose Unitype Global Writer.
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UNICODE

Global Writer's primary character set is the Unicode 2.0 character 
encoding standard.  Unicode is a fixed-width 16-bit character set 
that covers most of the world's commonly used writing systems.  
For specific information on Unicode / ISO-10646, please refer to 
http://www.unicode.org
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SUPPORTED FILE FORMATS

Global Writer supports three file formats: Unitype Global Writer 
(*.UW), Text Only (*.TXT), and HTML (*.HTM). The default mode for 
Global Writer is the *.UW file format.  Staying with this format is 
recommended for standard product use.  Text Only and HTML are 
advanced formats (at least in a multi-lingual product like Global 
Writer) and are only recommended for technically advanced users.

UW document files can easily store all of the formatting and language 
attributes offered by the Global Writer product.  UW files are a 
unique document format, and cannot be read by other products.  If you 
intend to transmit data to users of other products, you should use 
Text Only.

Text Only (*.TXT) files are plain text with no formatting.  
Although it is not very attractive to look at, an advantage of Text 
Only is that it is very portable without having to worry as 
much about incompatibilities with current or future products.  
However, a disadvantage for multi-language Text Only documents 
compared to UW documents is that there is no tracking of language 
attributes.  To display Text Only accurately, the user may need to 
manually select the appropriate language in the target application.
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COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER PRODUCTS

The Unicode character set has been adopted by Microsoft in their 
Office 97 product.  Global Writer can cut and paste data directly to 
Microsoft Office and other Windows-based applications, if 
the target application can accept data in that language (for example, 
cut/paste works in Russian but not Tibetan).

Global Writer is not compatible with version 1.x products from Gamma 
Productions due to changes in the language support system, with the 
exception that both company's products are compatible at the Unicode 
plain text level.  For Gamma uninstallers, please refer to 
http://www.gammapro.com
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- ISSUES AND LIMITATIONS

HP LaserJet printer drivers and CJK languages
There is a known incompatibility between Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 
printer drivers and CJK on Microsoft Windows 95.  The conflict causes 
Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (CJK) language characters to print 
incorrectly or not at all.  This problem can be solved by choosing the 
Print TrueType as graphics option under File/Print/Properties/Fonts 
before printing.  If the above option is not available with your 
current printer driver, please install the "HP LaserJet" driver (found 
on the Microsoft Windows 95 distribution CD) and select it before 
printing.
 
For further support see "HP LaserJet" within the Global Writer 
on-line help. 

HTML
Global Writer is designed to support only those HTML tags which 
correspond to the document formatting capabilities of the product.  
If an entire HTML tag is not understood by Global Writer, it is 
ignored.  If a portion of a recognized HTML tag is not understood, 
the unrecognized portion will be dropped from that tag.