topic Re: ArchiCAD (MAC) Can't Type Thai Font in Modeling

ArchiCAD (MAC) Can't Type Thai Font

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:07:26 GMT

Hi Guys,

I just change my platform to Mac OS.
Normally I use ArchiCAD on my PC and work fine with Thai font.

But in Mac OS, I type Thai font and nothing happen in dialog box ??? (But Thai font work with Others App on Mac OS)

Does anyone know how to fix this issue?
Thank you.

Re: ArchiCAD (MAC) Can't Type Thai Font

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:17:19 GMT

BaZaRa,

I'm also looking for the solution as well.
Anybody, Please help. thank you in advance.

BR

Nat

Macmini 1.83 Ghz Intel Core Duo 2GB ram.
OSX 10.5.6 Archicad 12 INT 2402, MAXWELL 1.7, C4D R11

Re: ArchiCAD (MAC) Can't Type Thai Font

matjashka — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:26:06 GMT

Welcome to the forum, BaZaRa

please:
1) go to System Preferences - International - Input Menu
2) check "Show input source in menu bar" at botom
3) make sure that when ArchiCAD is the front application, the little icon in the corner of your screen shows Thai flag
4) in AC, choose Lucida Grande font
5) start typing your text. Works for me.

It's the combination of the input mode AND a font that actually contains the Thai alphabet. AFAIK, what showed up on my screen were Thai characters.

Note: I have Intel Mac with Tiger installed, AC12.

cheers.

Re: ArchiCAD (MAC) Can't Type Thai Font

Anonymous — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:29:00 GMT

Hi, npoomviset Please tell me if you can fix it out.

Thanks, matjashka but it's not work for me
It's show me Box font.

Anyway I will try to fix it.
Thank you.

Re: ArchiCAD (MAC) Can't Type Thai Font

matjashka — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:32:33 GMT

BaZaRa,

It seems to me that the font you are trying to use does not contain the appropriate characters. There may only be three issues (I may always be wrong): wrong input, wrong font, application that does not support your encoding.
Since AC does support your encoding, it must be the other two. Please post your system/AC version data. Did you install all patches/bug fixes for your AC? (I don't have time to go through the fix list so can't say if there were any font problems).

I attached the screenshot with both my native Polish characters and Thai characters. Interestingly, I don't use Polish with AC, but I noticed that some Polish capital characters could only be used with capslock.

Good luck

EDIT: there's one last chance that if you have a Thai copy of Mac OS, your Thai distributor messed up bad with the "patch" that is responsible for system language. Some people also install some third-party "helper" applications that make their input totally incompatible with everybody else's. If you have a chance to install AC on an English/US Mac, do it and see what happens.