fonts and localization problems

[Bill Swallow]

If a character style is being used for those elements, just change the
style for double-byte characters. You can do this easily every time
with an Asian version of your existing template. Just apply the
template either pre- or post-translation and you're good.

On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 3:28 PM, Debra Laroche <debra.laroche at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Framers,
>
> A colleague has asked me to help solve a problem that happens when documents
> are translated into various Asian languages. Text with the convention we use
> for code, which uses the CourierNew font, doesn't translate,
> and instead renders as ???? in the translated versions of the English text.
>
> Please take a look at the following information and let me know if you have
> any workaround for this recurring problem.
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Issue: The English language documents use a character style called
> TypeCommands that uses Courier New font for code snippets. When translated
> into any of the double-byte languages, these code snippets show up as
> “????”.
>
> Current Workaround: Editing the character style to use Bold + Italics
> formatting on the appropriate font for each language fixes this issue.
> However, this process is time consuming and given the number of documents we
> are turning around, it is just one more hurdle that holds us back each time
> we need to regenerate the PDF after translation.
>
> Fonts for each Asian language:
>
> ·         Chinese Traditional – PmingliU
>
> ·         Chinese Simplified – SimSun
>
> ·         Japanese – MS Mincho
>
> ·         Korean – GulimChe or BatangChe
>
> Authoring software: FM 8 or FM 9
>
> Translation software: MemoQ

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