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REQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSAbout LinguaScribe
Answers to common questions about language extenders such as LinguaWin.
Q. Does LinguaScribe translate text?
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No. LinguaScribe makes it possible to enter text in a foreign language without using the keyboard mapping of that foreign language. The English phonetic symbols entered by the user are converted by the program into that foreign language.Q. Do I have to know the foreign language to use LinguaScribe?
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Yes. LinguaScribe does not teach you the language. You are supposed at least to know how to say what you want to write. You also have to learn how to write a phonetic representation of what you want to write.Q. Do I have to know the foreign language keyboard mapping?
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No. LinguaScribe enables users to use English mapping.
Q. Does LinguaScribe include proofing tools or spell checkers?
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No. LinguaScribe transliterates sounds. It is used with Indian languages which have no spell checkers at the moment.
Last updated August 6, 1997.