Language Markers

When switching between languages that also involve alphabet switches, when you select a language other than the default English (e.g., Greek), Nota Bene (a) loads a new keyboard for that language, and (b) sets up a "language mode" that inserts LA markers when you type the next character if the active language does not match the language in effect at that location in the file. That is, when you insert a character when there is no language match, the program inserts a new LA for the active language (e.g., Greek) before the newly typed character AND an LA code after it, which resets the LA that was in effect when the newly typed character was inserted. It needs to do so since otherwise all the text following the new insertion would be tagged as belonging to the newly selected language, when in fact the existing text needs to be tagged as belonging to the existing language.  This keyboard + language-mode combination is active wherever you move in a file.

For example, if you select Greek at the point of the ^ in the text:

 <LAEnglish>This is in ^English...

And type a character (symbolized by $), you'll see:

 <LAEnglish>This is in <LAGreek>$<LAEnglish>English

The same thing happens if you are switching languages within the same alphabet IF you have your various (e.g., Roman alphabet) keyboards set to also switch languages.

If you have only have one language in your file, and want to get rid of all of undesired LA codes, you can go to Format, Regularize Document, and then click Other Command in the bottom, and select Language (LA) from the list, and click Remove. See Regularize Document.

Language markers can be seen and edited in Codes View. In Page Layout View, a non-printing language marker is available to show where a language changes. Two different language markers are available, a small black squiggle, or a green vertical line. The language markers are shown on screen only and will not appear in a printed document. For more information on how to turn non-printing markers on or off, see Markers.

For more information on switching from one alphabet to another, see Alphabets, Languages and Keyboards.