Frequently Asked Questions
InScribe
Q: Can InScribe work with Manuel de Codage files?
A: Yes, InScribe 2004 can import and export MdC-coded text files. MdC-coded text can also be copied
and pasted between InScribe and other applications. InScribe also reads .ins files from InScribe 1, WinGlyph 1.x .gly files
and Glyphscribe .gls files. Additional MdC features are being added to InScribe 2008 and these will also feature in InScribeX.
Q: Can InScribe 2004 be used with (i) Windows XP Professional (or Server)
x64 Editions or (ii) Windows Vista?
A: Yes, InScribe 2004 is 32-bit software compatible with Vista and the x64 editions of Windows
XP and Vista. The is a known install problem with Vista so
contact us for a workaround if you encounter this.
Q: Can I use InScribe for a website or CD-ROM?
A: The InScribe 2004 and 2008 hieroglyphic fonts can be embedded in documents such
as Adobe PDF and Microsoft XPS formats and these yield good
quality results. Alternatively, you can generate images e.g. for HTML pages.
The InScribe fonts are copyright and may not be distributed without
written permission from Saqqara Technology.
Q: Can I use InScribe for a book or magazine I am producing?
A: Certainly. If your editor or typesetter needs to work with the hieroglyphs they may,
or may not, need their own copy of InScribe. Saqqara has experience with publishing and
printing and you are welcome to get in touch to discuss. Some examples of books that use InScribe are:- Ancient
Egyptian Medicine by John F Nunn (British Museum Press, 1997)
Hieroglyphs for Travelers by Thomas F. Mudloff and Ronald E. Fellows (R.E. Fellows Publishing, 1999);
People Of The Pharaohs: From Peasant To Courtier by Hilary Wilson (1997, Michael O'Mara Books Limited, London);
Stelae from Egypt and Nubia in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, C.3000 BC-AD 1150 by Geoffrey T. Martin, et al (Cambridge University Press, 2005);
Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings: Objects of Provenance Not Known: Vol XIII Parts 1 and 2 (Statues) by Jaromir Malek, Diana Magee, Elizabeth Miles (Griffith Institute, 2000). [Online version available at
www.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/gri/3statues.html]. A good example of the use of InScribe in a large and complex publication.
InScribe 2004 used for Part 3: Stelae of Provenance Not Known: Down to the end of Dynasty XVII (Griffith
Institute, 2007).
Q: Is InScribe available for Mac/Linux?
A: InScribe 2004 is available for Windows (version 98 and later) and Windows emulation programs
for other systems such as Virtual PC for Mac are usually satisfactory (However note VPCM is not available for Intel-based computers
although there are alternatives). InScribe 2008 can be used in a
similar fashion (Windows XP, Vista, others to be determined). InScribeX - a cross platform version of InScribe
2008 - is being developed for MacOS X and Linux for release in 2008.