Difference between revisions of "Tibetan Input Method"
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== Windows 2000 and Windows XP == | == Windows 2000 and Windows XP == | ||
− | [http://www.tavultesoft.com/ Tavultesoft] offers a | + | [http://www.tavultesoft.com/ 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. |
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+ | A free input method, TISE, is available [http://thdl.org/tools/tise.html here]. | ||
== Windows Vista == | == Windows Vista == | ||
Vista supports a 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". | Vista supports a 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". | ||
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== Linux == | == Linux == |
Revision as of 07:01, 7 February 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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Vista supports a 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[edit]
The UIM package contains a Wylie input method for Linux.
Mac OS-X[edit]
For Mac, MacUIM is a port of UIM for Mac OS-X.