Tools and options for two-byte and vertical text
A special preference appears on the Type tab if your system is capa-
ble of using two-byte languages. If your system is not equipped for
two-byte text, the option does not appear on the Type tab.
The Enable two-byte script option tells Canvas to accommodate text
characters that require twice as much data (two bytes) as text charac-
ters in most Western languages. This makes it possible to create doc-
uments using specialized two-byte fonts, including Chinese, Korean,
and Japanese.
The two-byte preference also can make available several tools and
options that let you create vertical text objects (with or without two-
byte fonts), and use an entry window for typing two-byte characters.
These tools and options are described in this section.
You can select Enable two-byte script in any version of Canvas.
However, to use two-byte fonts in a document, you must have an
operating system that supports two-byte fonts. For Mac OS, you must
have a two-byte system version, or a software package such as the
Japanese Language Kit. For Windows ME, 2000, and XP, the OS
supports almost any language setting, including Japanese.
Unlike other preferences, which take effect immediately, you must
quit and restart Canvas to activate or deactivate the two-byte text
preference. If the two-byte text option is selected, after you start Can-
vas, you can use two-byte text characters.
Depending on the amount of text in your documents, activating the
two-byte text preference might slow down text editing.
Two-byte text tools and options
When the two-byte text preference is active, the following items
appear:
Vertical options appear in the Column Guides dialog box
and the Type palette; see Options for vertical text and col-
umns on page 15.233.
The Vertical Text tool appears in the Toolbox; see Vertical
Text tool on page 15.234.
The Vertical Text Object tool appears in the Toolbox; see
Vertical Text Object tool on page 15.235.
The Inline tab appears in the Preferences dialog box; see
To set inline text-entry preferences on page 15.236.
Tip
When you activate the two-
byte text preference, Canvas
selects the metric measure-
ment system by default. You
can select another system for
measurement units by choos-
ing Layout > Rulers (see Set-
ting up rulers and the drawing
scale on page 11.125).
Tip
For Windows 98, verify your
system documentation for
two-byte font compatibility.