Preparing a Computer running Windows XP for Tibetan Editing
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Tibetan Unicode enabling Windows XP
Enabling complex script support
Microsoft Windows XP supports complex scripts, the feature to correctly display Tibetan stacks, only with Microsoft Office 2003 SP1 and later (also available with Microsoft's free Word Viewer ). However it is possible to install support for Tibetan complex scripts for all applications (e.g. Web browsers and OpenOffice).
An excellent description how to update Windows XP can be found at THDL.
Installing Unicode fonts
Simply install one of the Unicode Tibetan Fonts.
A good start is Tibetan Machine Uni or Jomolhari. [1]
- For list of additional Tibetan fonts, check Tibetan Fonts.
Installing a Tibetan input method
Again, THDL gives a comprehensive overview on different existing [Tibetan Input Methods].
A good start is TISE, a Wylie input method for Windows XP and Vista.
A number of different keyboards including a Wylie keyboard are available from Tibetan Portal, download Keyman keyboards.
- For an introduction on how to type Wylie with TISE, check: Tibetan Input Method.
You can directly start using Notepad, OpenOffice or the latest Microsoft Office version to create Tibetan documents in standard Unicode encoding.
See also
- How to edit Tibetan texts
- Configuring OpenOffice for Tibetan script
- Configuring Microsoft Office 2003 or 2007 for Tibetan script
