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> To: rowley@theporch.raider.net
> Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
> Subject: Re: Font question. Need very weird accents and diactritics for 
> Skt.
> 
> > > Related question: in which word processors is it possible to combine
> > > _arbitrary_ letters with _arbitrary_ accents?

I haven't followed all of this thread so the following may be redundant.
Unusual combinations of diacritical marks can be accomplished in Word
using the formula operators, which include overstrike and fine positioning
controls. This process is laborious and will require experimentation,
but the finished composites can be entered into the glossary and used
with reasonable convenience thereafter.

Also, the equation editors available with Word or FrameMaker, or the
freestanding ones (MathType, Expressionist) can be used to create
most desired characters. However, since equation editors aren't really
targeted at handling overstrikes, this could be an awkward solution.

If you need very high precision in the resulting letters, you could
prepare them in a high quality drawing program such as FreeHand or
Illustrator, then export them to Word as pictures. Again, you could
create a glossary of the letters and insert the tiny pictures this
way.

Yet another alternative is to create your own PostScript font using
Fontographer.

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