InScribeX.com

Advance information. InScribeX is an upcoming cross-platform hieroglyphic word processor for Ancient Egyptian. Based on InScribe 2008 from Saqqara Technology, InScribeX is being developed by Saqqara for Linux, MacOS X, and Windows for release in 2008.

InScribeX general features

• Comes with InScribe 2008 fonts. Supports other fonts coded to EGPZ 1.0 and proposed Unicode standard for Egyptian Hieroglyphs (see www.egpz.com).
• Works with InScribe 2008 data file format (INSX) and Manuel de Codage.
• Interface and data compatibility over Linux, MacOS X, and Windows versions.
• Aiming for release of all versions in 2008.

InScribeX for Linux

• Requires 'Mono' runtime support (minimum version to be decided). Mono is now normally integrated into popular distributions of Linux such as Debian, Fedora, SUSE and Ubuntu.
• No beta or release timescale estimates yet. This will depend on level of interest.

InScribeX for MacOS X

• MacOS X version support to be determined but PowerPC and Intel versions planned.
• Pre-beta toolkit (with fonts) expected Summer 2008.
• Full beta aimed at Autumn 2008.

InScribeX for Windows

• Windows Vista or XP(SP2 or later).
• InScribe 2008 remains the primary InScribe for Windows and contains features such as embedding that are not available on MacOS or Linux. InScribeX can be used alongside InScribe 2008 for specialist applications.
• Full beta aimed at Autumn 2008.

Saqqara Technology Ltd. (www.saqqara.org). December 2008.