Difference between revisions of "Tibetan Editing on Windows Computers"
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| − | + | '''Note:''' for old Windows versions see: [[http://www.digitaltibetan.org/index.php/Preparing_a_Computer_running_Windows_XP_for_Tibetan_Editing]] | |
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| − | + | ==Unicode input methods and complex script display on Windows 7, 8== | |
| + | No software needs to be installed: Windows already contains all three required components: | ||
| + | * an input method (see Control Panel → Regional and Language settings for a Tibetan keyboard, the Chinese National Standard of Tibetan Keyboard Layout | ||
| + | * support to display Tibetan script | ||
| + | * a [[Unicode]] Tibetan font, Microsoft Himalaya. | ||
| − | + | An introduction on how to use the Windows built-in Tibetan Keyboard can be found at [http://www.yalasoo.com/English/docs/yalasoo_en_MStbKb.html yalasoo.com]. | |
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| − | * For a description on how install and use the Wylie input method [http://tise. | + | ==Additional Tibetan Fonts and Wylie Input Methods== |
| + | You might want to also install additional [[Tibetan Fonts]] (all existing [[Unicode]] fonts seem to work well) or an alternative [[Tibetan Input Method]] | ||
| + | ===Input Methods (Wylie)=== | ||
| + | * [http://tise.mokhin.org/ TISE]. '''TISE''' supports Wylie on 32bit and 64bit Windows installations (since version 2.0). For a description on how to install and use the Wylie input method [http://tise.mokhin.org/ TISE], check: [[Tibetan Input Method for Windows]]. | ||
| + | * [https://github.com/thubtenrigzin/DenjongTibType '''DenjongTibType''']. Denjong TibType, another Wylie Tibetan keyboard, works on all Windows platforms, including 32- and 64-bit versions. To download [http://www.thubtenrigzin.fr/denjongtibtype/ DenjongTibType] and the short documentation, please go to: [[Tibetan Input Method for Windows]]. | ||
| + | ===Fonts=== | ||
* For list of additional Tibetan fonts, check [[Tibetan Fonts]]. | * For list of additional Tibetan fonts, check [[Tibetan Fonts]]. | ||
| − | You can | + | ==Typing and Editing== |
| + | You can start directly using any Unicode-aware editor, such as Notepad, Notepad++, vim, OpenOffice, or the latest Microsoft Office, to create Tibetan documents in standard [[Unicode]] encoding. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* [[Tibetan Input Method for Windows]] | * [[Tibetan Input Method for Windows]] | ||
* [[Configuring OpenOffice for Tibetan script]] | * [[Configuring OpenOffice for Tibetan script]] | ||
| − | * [[Configuring Microsoft Office 2003 | + | * [[Configuring Microsoft Office 2003, 2007 or 2010 for Tibetan script]] |
| + | * [[How to configure Web browsers for correct display of Tibetan script]] | ||
[[Category:How-to]][[Category:Tools]][[Category:Software]] | [[Category:How-to]][[Category:Tools]][[Category:Software]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:04, 27 October 2018
Note: for old Windows versions see: [[1]]
Contents
Unicode input methods and complex script display on Windows 7, 8
No software needs to be installed: Windows already contains all three required components:
- an input method (see Control Panel → Regional and Language settings for a Tibetan keyboard, the Chinese National Standard of Tibetan Keyboard Layout
- support to display Tibetan script
- a Unicode Tibetan font, Microsoft Himalaya.
An introduction on how to use the Windows built-in Tibetan Keyboard can be found at yalasoo.com.
Additional Tibetan Fonts and Wylie Input Methods
You might want to also install additional Tibetan Fonts (all existing Unicode fonts seem to work well) or an alternative Tibetan Input Method
Input Methods (Wylie)
- TISE. TISE supports Wylie on 32bit and 64bit Windows installations (since version 2.0). For a description on how to install and use the Wylie input method TISE, check: Tibetan Input Method for Windows.
- DenjongTibType. Denjong TibType, another Wylie Tibetan keyboard, works on all Windows platforms, including 32- and 64-bit versions. To download DenjongTibType and the short documentation, please go to: Tibetan Input Method for Windows.
Fonts
- For list of additional Tibetan fonts, check Tibetan Fonts.
Typing and Editing
You can start directly using any Unicode-aware editor, such as Notepad, Notepad++, vim, OpenOffice, or the latest Microsoft Office, to create Tibetan documents in standard Unicode encoding.
