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== Mac OS-X ==
== Mac OS-X ==
For Mac, [http://sourceforge.jp/projects/macuim/ MacUIM] is a port of UIM for Mac OS-X.
* [http://sourceforge.jp/projects/macuim/ MacUIM] is a port of UIM for Mac OS-X.
Chris Walker has also created [http://www.tibetanportal.com/tibetanportal/pages/keyboards/macoskeys.html Unicode Tibetan Mac System Keyboards].
* Chris Walker has also created [http://www.tibetanportal.com/tibetanportal/pages/keyboards/macoskeys.html Unicode Tibetan Mac System Keyboards].

Revision as of 14:36, 3 April 2007

Tibetan Input Methods translate sequences of characters typed on standard keyboards into Tibetan glyphs. An input method is one of three components needed for a complete Tibetan Unicode Installation.

Overview

A very good description of basically all available Tibetan Inputs methods is given at the THDL project of the University of Virginia.

Windows 2000 and Windows XP

Tavultesoft offers a commercial Tool, Keyman, which supports a number of different input methods for Tibetan. Starting with version 7, Keyman is no longer available for free.

A free input method, TISE, is available here.

Windows Vista

Vista supports a standard Tibetan input method as part of the operating system. No further software needs to be installed. A Tibetan keyboard can be enabled using "Control Panel / Regional and Language Options".

Linux

  • The UIM package contains a Wylie input method for Linux.
  • The Dzongkha XKB keyboard, which is part of XFree 86 can also be used for typing Tibetan Unicode.
  • KMFL enables keyboards developed for Tavultesoft's Keyman utility to be used under Linux.

Mac OS-X