[m17n-lib:00024] Re: Tibetan & Dzongkha

[Kenichi Handa <handa@xxxxxxxx>]

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being interested in out library.

In article <40C2FF58.10006@xxxxxxx>, Christopher Fynn <cfynn@xxxxxxx> writes:
> 1) Could someone point me to information on how to create
> an FLT file for a Tibetan script OpenType font?
> e.g. TIB-OTF.flt - or offer any guidance or help in doing
> this? I am also interested in adding support for
> additional Tibetan script TrueType fonts.

For FLT, please read this document:
    http://www.m17n.org/m17n-lib/m17n-docs/m17nDBFormat.html#mdbFLT
and the other FLT files (e.g. DEV-OTF.flt, MLM-OTF.flt).

If you have in mind specific fonts and they are free, please
send them to us.  We'll develop the first version of FLT,
and you can tune it up.

> 2) I would also like to see support for a dz_BT (Dzongkha
> Bhutan) locale [utf-8 encoding Tibetan script] & Dzongkha
> keyboard added to m17n lib - how do I go about this?

The m17n library doesn't provide a locale but just utilizes
a locale supported by the system.

As for Dzongkha keyboard, I've just found this page:
    http://www.btinternet.com/~c.fynn/misc/DZ_bt/DZ_Keyb.html
If the information in this page is accuate, we'll support it
soon.

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Ken'ichi HANDA
handa@xxxxxxxx