Strange Personal Book Quirk: Greek/Hebrew Inconsistency between Mac and PC

On my PC (see signature line for specs), the book built with original languages displaying properly.

I then uploaded the resource.

On my Mac (see signature line for specs), when the resource downloaded, I opened and the original languages are displaying with only English characters.

Never seen this before, very strange. Any thoughts?

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James Taylor

On my PC the book built with original languages displaying properly...

On my Mac...the original languages are displaying with only English characters.

Here's a screenshot illustrating

Mac

Bradley Grainger (Logos)

It looks like you're using an "eight bit font". Instead of specifying actual Greek/Hebrew characters, your font displays "m" as "μ", "a" as "α", "k" as "κ", etc.

That is, your resource contains the text "makavrio", and only the choice of font makes it look like "μακάριος". (It will probably display incorrectly on the context menu, won't search properly, etc.)

The solution is to use a true Unicode font (such as SBL Greek, Gentium, KadmosU, etc.) to enter the Greek text into your Word document.

Bradley Grainger (Logos)

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/833442#Comment_833442

(The other "fix" is to copy that font to your Mac--assuming it supports it--but that won't fix the context menu, searching, and other related problems in Logos.)

James Taylor

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/833442#Comment_833442

It will probably display incorrectly on the context menu

Yep you nailed it!

James Taylor

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/833444#Comment_833444

The other "fix" is to copy that font to your Mac

Ok, I'd like to try that, how would I do that?

James Taylor

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/833442#Comment_833442

The solution is to use a true Unicode font (such as SBL Greek, Gentium, KadmosU, etc.) to enter the Greek text into your Word document.

Would you have to do this for each instance? or can you do them all at once?

James Taylor

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/833487#Comment_833487

Ok, I'd like to try that, how would I do that?

Yes! I tried installing the font on the Mac and it worked. Thanks for the band-aid Bradley. I first tried changing the fonts to a Unicode font but it wouldn't work. They still looked the same. So although and I can't search or benefit from language support in Logos at least I can read the words in Greek/Hebrew myself.

Bradley Grainger (Logos)

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/833490#Comment_833490

Would you have to do this for each instance? or can you do them all at once?

You could use search-and-replace to change all instances of makavrio" to μακάριος, but you'd have to do each word individually.

By using a Word macro or template, you may be able to automate the conversion of all "Greek" text in your document. There are some links for converting Greek at http://bibleandtech.blogspot.com/2010/05/greek-legacy-fonts-to-unicode.html but I have not used any of them. Perhaps other forum users might see this thread and post a recommendation.

NB.Mick

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/833539#Comment_833539

If someone still has Libronix/Logos 3 installed, it includes a converter.... (if I recall correct, it assumes the old non-Unicode font Graeca or Graeca2 that was delivered with releases prior to Libronix).

James Taylor

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/833564#Comment_833564

If someone still has Libronix/Logos 3 installed, it includes a converter.

Sweet is there a way to obtain a copy of Libronix still? I have some old discs that have the Libronix logo on them, like for the Nelson bundle, MacArthur Bundle, etc. Is there a way for me to install that old software (on the same machine as Logos 6)?

Keep Smiling 4 Jesus :)

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/833604#Comment_833604

Shibboleth is a tool for typing Unicode text in ancient scripts. Logos Blog => New Shibboleth Update includes link => https://www.logos.com/shibboleth

Caveat: Shibboleth only works on Windows.

Sweet is there a way to obtain a copy of Libronix still?

Unsupported Libronix 3 => https://www.logos.com/support/logos3/windows includes Install Guide => https://www.logos.com/install3

Keep Smiling [:)]