Complex Scripts Support in Windows Embedded CE (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

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1/6/2010

Windows Embedded CE provides the support for Complex Scripts and allows run-time images to be created for the following locales:

  • Arabic
  • Gujarati
  • Hebrew
  • Hindi
  • Kannada
  • Marathi
  • Punjabi
  • Tamil
  • Telugu
  • Thai

The Windows Embedded CE support for Complex Scripts includes:

  • Uniscribe scripting engine.

  • Mirroring.

  • Complex scripts in graphics device interface (GDI), Common Controls, and the Graphics, Windowing, and Events Subsystem (GWES).

  • Complex scripts content rendering and intrinsic control support in Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Embedded CE.

    Note

    Windows Embedded CE does not support Complex Script input through the command line (cmd.exe).

    Note

    Windows Embedded CE also does not support printing for Complex Scripts.

Applications that are not enabled for Complex Scripts

The following Windows Embedded CE applications are not enabled for Complex Scripts:

  • Instant Messenger
  • Word Pad
  • Inbox
  • File Viewers

See Also

Tasks

Creating a Complex Scripts-enabled Run-Time Image

Other Resources

International OS Design Development
Unicode Script Processor for Complex Scripts