[Hidden-tech] Word/Office clones that do Japanese well

[Robert Heller]

At Fri, 7 Oct 2016 17:37:57 -0400 Shel Horowitz <shel at principledprofit.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> 
> I just helped my stepfather, who is Japanese and a literary novelist, to
> buy a new MacBookAir. He is replacing a 2004 Mac running OS 10.4.
> 
> We are having some issues getting the new machine to
> 
>    1. type in Japanese (yes, we know about the Languages selection tool,
>    and yes, we tried a font that we believe is Japanese)
>    2. type vertically (from top to bottom, starting on the right) *while
>    orienting the letters correctly.* We found the vertical text option, but it
>    turns the letters sideways, which isn't going to work.
> 
> Also, I want him to get something like OpenOffice or NeoOffice so he can
> test it out and maybe not have to buy Word--or at least a test version of
> Word--so he can make sure it works before his two-week grace period is up.
> I can't find a version of Open Office in the App Store, and the version
> from their website won't run because it was not from the App Store.

I think it is possible to run open source apps (*free* open source apps are
almost certainly never going to be in the App Store).  But you might need to 
make the free app an 'exception' somehow.

> NeoOffice is in the App Store but it costs money, and I don't want to buy
> it if he's going to end up buying Word anyway. However, it is a lot cheaper
> and my guess is it might be simpler for him to get used to. He is 86, not
> at all tech-savvy, and using Word 2004, which has a much simpler interface.
> 
> All suggestions very much welcome.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
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