Why Most Writing Apps Ignore the Rest of the World
Most writing software assumes you write in one language. Much of the world doesn't. Why multilingual writing still feels like an edge case, and what writing apps should do instead.
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Languages
Writing, reading and working in more than one language.
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Canada May Be One Of The World's Most Multilingual Writing Environments
Canada has two official languages, but about 450 languages are spoken in Canadian homes. Why the multilingual document is becoming normal in Canada.
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The Hidden Problem With Single-Language Editors
Add one paragraph in another language and most editors fill the screen with red underlines. Why single-language editors turn writers into software administrators.
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The Strange Assumption Behind Modern Translation Software
Translation software assumes your writing is finished. For people who work across languages, translation is part of writing, not the step after it.
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How To Write In Languages That Aren't On Your Keyboard
You don't need a second keyboard to type French, Greek, Arabic or Japanese on a Mac. How to add input sources, switch between them and use the Keyboard Viewer.
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What Right-To-Left Languages Teach Us About Software Design
Right-to-left languages like Arabic and Hebrew expose the hidden assumptions in software design. What they teach us about building tools for everyone.
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No Keyboard for That Language? Just Say It.
You don't need a Japanese IME or an Arabic keyboard layout to write in another language. macOS Dictation types it for you as you speak, and for the sentences that really need to land right, saying them beats translating them.