Complex Script Support - AMX MVP-5100 Operation/Reference Manual

Appendix A: Text Formatting

Complex Script Support

In many cases, a user needs a touch panel user interface that utilizes a font applicable to the area for which its
use is intended, and to accomplish this without needing to resort to images of properly formed text. This
includes proper rendering of right-to-left languages such as, but not limited to, Arabic, Hebrew, Thai and
Devangari (FIG. 89). The MVP-5100, MVP-5150, and TPDesign4 (v3.1 or higher) support complex script
languages, to the extent that the True Type font currently selected for that state supports the language in
question. TPDesign4 allows the user to type the desired text into a project, view it in G4Panel Preview, and
download it to the panel.
FIG. 89 Warning page in Arabic
Most languages can be entered into the state property field in TPDesign4 via the
Windows language bar.
In some cases, the user may need correct rendering of mixed left-to-right and right-to-left text, and may
display both of these together in the same page (FIG. 90). Text edit boxes only operate left-to-right.
FIG. 90 Mixed left-to-right and right-to-left text
Some languages, notably Hindi and Tamil, are not supported by coded pages. These languages will display
"???" for characters entered via the language bar, even if the selected font supports the language. Text in these
languages can still be pasted via the clipboard or via the Alt-<Scan Code> method.
162 MVP-5100/5150 5.2" Modero Viewpoint Touch Panels