[KS] Re: Using han'gul fonts

John Holstein holstein at aminet.co.kr
Mon Nov 8 06:27:19 EST 1999


Can you use them in Netscape, though?

Leonid Petrov wrote:

> Windows/Office 2000 for NT systems is the answer.
>
> It works rather like HWP. So, you can use English, Korean, Japanese,
> Chinese, Russian... fonts all in one document!
>
> Regards,
>
> LEONID A. PETROV    PhD Candidate
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Waters, David" <dwaters at willkie.com>
> To: <korean-studies at mailbase.ac.uk>
> Sent: Monday, November 08, 1999 5:45 AM
> Subject: Using han'gul fonts
>
> > (I know similar questions have been dealt with in the past, but
> considering
> > the rapid changes in technology and software, I am posting this one
> again.)
> >
> > Using Windows and Netscape, what are the preferred ways of reading and
> doing
> > searches of Korean-language sites (chosun ilbo, etc.).  I have tried Union
> > Way and Korean Partner, neither of which I have been particularly happy
> > with.  With Union Way I have trouble printing more than one page at a
> time,
> > and Korean Partner seems to have all kinds of bugs which extend to other
> > applications.  Also, the fonts are not particularly readable with
> > either(maybe because I can't figure out how to change them).  I have heard
> > that with Internet Explorer there is a Korean font plug-in, but haven't
> been
> > able to find an equivalent for Netscape.
> >
> > What suggestions do others have?
> >
> > David Waters
> > Washington, DC
> >

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