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+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+% File: soyo4tex.tex
+% Date: September 2, 1996
+% Author: Oliver Corff
+% (c) 1996 Ulaanbaatar, Macau, Berlin
+%
+% A package for providing the Soyombo
+% script to LaTeX-users.
+%
+% NB: This package requires LaTeX2e!
+%
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{article}
+\usepackage{a4}
+\usepackage[cp437de]{inputenc}
+\usepackage{soyombo}
+\newcommand{\g}{$\gamma$}
+\title{\Soyombo \\
+ \vspace{.75cm}
+ \sf Soyombo for \LaTeX , v.~0.9}
+\author{Oliver Corff}
+\date{Sep.~2nd, 1996}
+\markboth{\sf Soyombo for \LaTeX }{\sf Soyombo for LaTeX }
+\pagestyle{myheadings}
+\begin{document}
+\maketitle
+
+\section{Introduction}
+{\sf Soyombo for \LaTeX} is a package providing the Soyombo
+script and the Soyombo symbol for \LaTeX\ users. The Soyombo
+script and the Soyombo symbol were both developed in 1686 by
+the famous Mongolian monk and scholar Zanabazar. Modelled after
+the Lantsa-Dewanagari script, the Soyombo script combines
+the phonemic repertoire of Mongolian, Sanskrit, and Tibetan.
+The script is not in wide use today; its
+usage is basically limited to religious texts, inscriptions on
+temples, etc. The Soyombo symbol (the symbol appearing in the
+title of this article) however, can be seen virtually everywhere:
+on the national flag, on money, on books --- the instances are
+too numerous to be counted.
+
+The logical construction of the script is two-dimensional, not
+linear. Basic consonants are combined with vowels and final consonants
+in a way similar to Tibetan; in fact, some of the letter shapes
+as well as the arrangement of the alphabet was heavily influenced
+by Tibetan.
+
+The basic consonant fills the major area of the symbol; if no
+vowel sign is added, the basic vowel {\em a} is assumed; if a
+vowel is added, then it is either placed on top of the character
+(in case of {\em i, „, o, ”}) or in the lower third of the character
+box (in the cases of {\em , u}). A secondary consonant, i.e.
+a consonant closing the syllable, can be added to the basic character;
+it is then placed in the right third of the lower third of the
+character box. Long vowels are marked by a protruding tip of
+the right-side beam. there are two diphthongs, {\em Vu, Vi},
+which are both attached to the right side of the basic character.
+
+Figure~\ref{soyombo:structure} shows how the letters are composed.
+
+\begin{figure}
+%TexCad Options
+%\grade{\on}
+%\emlines{\off}
+%\beziermacro{\off}
+%\reduce{\on}
+%\snapping{\off}
+%\quality{2.00}
+%\graddiff{0.01}
+%\snapasp{1}
+%\zoom{1.00}
+\unitlength 1.00mm
+\linethickness{0.4pt}
+\begin{picture}(73.00,66.00)
+\put(30.00,5.00){\framebox(25.00,50.00)[cc]{Basic Area}}
+\put(63.67,5.00){\dashbox{1.00}(9.33,50.00)[cc]{Di.}}
+\put(30.00,56.00){\dashbox{1.00}(25.00,10.00)[cc]{Vowel(t)}}
+\put(30.50,5.50){\dashbox{1.00}(14.67,13.50)[cc]{Vowel(b)}}
+\put(46.50,5.50){\dashbox{1.00}(7.67,13.50)[cc]{Cns.}}
+\put(56.00,5.00){\framebox(6.67,50.00)[cc]{Be.}}
+%\emline(31.00,54.00)(54.00,54.00)
+\put(31.00,54.00){\line(1,0){23.00}}
+%\end
+%\emline(54.00,54.00)(42.00,48.00)
+\multiput(54.00,54.00)(-0.24,-0.12){50}{\line(-1,0){0.24}}
+%\end
+%\emline(42.00,48.00)(31.00,54.00)
+\multiput(42.00,48.00)(-0.22,0.12){50}{\line(-1,0){0.22}}
+%\end
+%\emline(56.00,4.33)(62.67,4.33)
+\put(56.00,4.33){\line(1,0){6.67}}
+%\end
+%\emline(62.67,4.33)(65.67,0.00)
+\multiput(62.67,4.33)(0.12,-0.17){26}{\line(0,-1){0.17}}
+%\end
+%\emline(65.67,0.00)(56.00,4.33)
+\multiput(65.67,0.00)(-0.26,0.12){37}{\line(-1,0){0.26}}
+%\end
+\end{picture}
+\caption{The Structural Layout of Soyombo Characters}
+\label{soyombo:structure}
+\end{figure}
+
+
+\section{How to use the Soyombo package}
+This section describes which files are necessary, which commands
+are needed for invoking the Soyombo symbol and characters, and
+how special symbols are entered.
+
+\subsection{Necessary files}
+The Soyombo package consists of the following files:
+\begin{description}
+\item [Package] The file {\tt soyombo.sty} provides all necessary
+ declarations and commands for selecting and entering the
+ Soyombo symbol and script. Place this file somewhere where your
+ \LaTeX\ installation will find it. In {\tt emtex} systems,
+ this could be the path \verb"\emtex\texinput\mls" assuming you
+ have a subdirectory named \verb"mls" which holds everything
+ necessary for Mongolian Language Support.
+\item [Fonts] The font files {\tt soyombo.mf} and {\tt soyombot.mf}
+ provide the alphabet and the symbol, respectively. They should
+ reside in a directory where {\sc Metafont} can find them, e.~g.
+ \verb"\emtex\mfinput\mls". Here again, it is assumed that a
+ directory \verb"mls" has been created for holding these and
+ other fonts necessary for typesetting Mongolian.
+\item [Font Metrics] The font metrics files {\tt soyombo.tfm} and
+ {\tt soyombot.tfm} go into \verb"\emtex\tfm\mls".
+\item [Documentation] This file is named {\tt soyo4tex.tex}. You
+ are reading it at the moment. It can be placed in the same directory
+ as {\tt soyombo.sty} or in a separate directory in the
+ \verb"\emtex\doc" branch.
+\end{description}
+
+\subsection{Declarations and Commands}
+In order to use the Soyombo script, the preamble of your document
+must contain the declaration \verb"\usepackage{soyombo}". This
+is the only necessary step. Two commands become available then:
+\verb"\Soyombo" produces the Soyombo symbol (see the title of
+this artice), and \verb"\soyombo" switches to the Soyombo character
+set.
+
+\subsection{Input method}
+Within an environment declared by \verb"\soyombo", entering most
+of the basic characters is straightforward. Initial consonants
+are entered as such. Except for {\em a} which is not marked vowels are entered by
+using lowercase letters for back vowels and uppercase letters
+for front vowels: {\em o ” u } are entered as {\tt o O u U}.
+Both {\tt u U} have
+a form variant entered as {\tt v V} which is shorter and used
+for combinations with final consonants.
+
+Syllable finals are entered in uppercase. In most cases, the
+same letter as for the initial (and lowercase) version is used.
+
+The following example shows how the words {\em xamu\g\ s„dgil-t}
+written in Soyombo {\soyombo kmvG seDgiLtU} translate into a
+sequence of transliteration and input characters.
+
+\begin{center}
+\begin{tabular}{|r|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
+\hline
+Original &
+\multicolumn{2}{c|}{\soyombo k} & \multicolumn{3}{c|}{\soyombo mvG}&&
+\multicolumn{3}{c|}{\soyombo seD} & \multicolumn{3}{c|}{\soyombo giL}&&
+\multicolumn{2}{c|}{\soyombo tU} \\
+
+\hline
+Decomposed & \soyombo k & & \soyombo m & \soyombo `u & \soyombo `G & & \soyombo s &
+\soyombo `e & \soyombo `D & \soyombo g & \soyombo `i & \soyombo `L &
+& \soyombo t & \soyombo `U \\
+\hline
+Transliterated & x & a & m & u & \g & & s & „ & d & g & i & l & - & t & \\
+\hline
+Input & k && m & v & G & & s & e & D & g & i & L & & t & U \\
+\hline
+\end{tabular}
+\end{center}
+
+In order to show the construction of the Soyombo characters (for
+writing text books, etc.) one blind or dummy character {\soyombo `}
+was created which does not appear in the original alphabet.
+
+The symbols used for
+writing Sanskrit and Tibetan are accessed by control sequences
+in the form of \verb"\sXX" where \verb"\s" stands for Soyombo
+and {\tt XX} has to be replaced by a one-, two- or three-letter
+combination found in the encoding table.
+
+\begin{figure}
+\begin{center}
+% :set tabstop=4 ! (vi command)
+% :set shiftwidth=4 ! (vi command)
+\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
+\hline
+& 00 & 01 & 02 & 03 & 04 & 05 & 06 & 07 \\ \hline
+0 & {\Large \soyombo \ } &
+ {\Large \soyombo '} &
+ {\Large \soyombo g} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \$} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \sri} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \sDH} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \ssk} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \ } \\
+
+ & \footnotesize (000) &
+ \footnotesize (016:\verb|`|) &
+ \footnotesize (032:\verb|g|) &
+ \footnotesize (048:\verb|\$|) &
+ \footnotesize (064:\verb|\sri|) &
+ \footnotesize (080:\verb|\sDH|) &
+ \footnotesize (096:\verb|ssk|) &
+ \footnotesize (112) \\ \hline
+
+1 & {\Large \soyombo `} &
+ {\Large \soyombo `-} &
+ {\Large \soyombo k} &
+ {\Large \soyombo s} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \sri} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \sB} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \srk} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \ } \\
+
+ & \footnotesize (001:\verb|`|) &
+ \footnotesize (017:\verb|`-|) &
+ \footnotesize (033:\verb|k|) &
+ \footnotesize (049:\verb|s|) &
+ \footnotesize (065:\verb|\sri|) &
+ \footnotesize (081:\verb|\sB|) &
+ \footnotesize (097:\verb|\srk|) &
+ \footnotesize (113) \\ \hline
+
+2 & {\Large \soyombo \sA} &
+ {\Large \soyombo `i} &
+ {\Large \soyombo x} &
+ {\Large \soyombo h} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \sli} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \sBH} &
+ {\Large \soyombo Z} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \ } \\
+
+ & \footnotesize (002:\verb|\sA|) &
+ \footnotesize (018:\verb|`i|) &
+ \footnotesize (034:\verb|x|) &
+ \footnotesize (050:\verb|h|) &
+ \footnotesize (066:\verb|\sli|) &
+ \footnotesize (082:\verb|\sBH|) &
+ \footnotesize (098:\verb|Z|) &
+ \footnotesize (114) \\ \hline
+
+3 & {\Large \soyombo .} &
+ {\Large \soyombo `i-} &
+ {\Large \soyombo z} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \sks} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \sli-} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \sds} &
+ {\Large \soyombo C} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \ } \\
+
+ & \footnotesize (003:\verb|.|) &
+ \footnotesize (019:\verb|`i-|) &
+ \footnotesize (035:\verb|z|) &
+ \footnotesize (051:\verb|\sks|) &
+ \footnotesize (067:\verb|\sli-|) &
+ \footnotesize (083:\verb|\sds|) &
+ \footnotesize (099:\verb|C|) &
+ \footnotesize (115) \\ \hline
+
+4 & {\Large \soyombo .. } &
+ {\Large \soyombo `e} &
+ {\Large \soyombo c} &
+ {\Large \soyombo `G} &
+ {\Large \soyombo `0} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \sky} &
+ {\Large \soyombo J} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \ } \\
+
+ & \footnotesize (004:\verb|..|) &
+ \footnotesize (020:\verb|`e|) &
+ \footnotesize (036:\verb|c|) &
+ \footnotesize (052:\verb|`G|) &
+ \footnotesize (068:\verb|`0|) &
+ \footnotesize (084:\verb|\sky|) &
+ \footnotesize (100:\verb|J|) &
+ \footnotesize (116) \\ \hline
+
+5 & {\Large \soyombo \sO } &
+ {\Large \soyombo `e-} &
+ {\Large \soyombo =} &
+ {\Large \soyombo `K} &
+ {\Large \soyombo `H} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \skr} &
+ {\Large \soyombo X} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \ } \\
+
+ & \footnotesize (005:\verb|\sO|) &
+ \footnotesize (021:\verb|`e-|) &
+ \footnotesize (037:\verb|=|) &
+ \footnotesize (053:\verb|`K|) &
+ \footnotesize (069:\verb|`H|) &
+ \footnotesize (085:\verb|\skr|) &
+ \footnotesize (101:\verb|X|) &
+ \footnotesize (117) \\ \hline
+
+6 & {\Large \soyombo \ } &
+ {\Large \soyombo `U} &
+ {\Large \soyombo d} &
+ {\Large \soyombo `*} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \sg} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \skl} &
+ {\Large \soyombo q} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \ } \\
+
+ & \footnotesize (006) &
+ \footnotesize (022:\verb|`U|) &
+ \footnotesize (038:\verb|d|) &
+ \footnotesize (054:\verb|`*|) &
+ \footnotesize (070:\verb|\sg|) &
+ \footnotesize (086:\verb|\skl|) &
+ \footnotesize (102:\verb|q|) &
+ \footnotesize (118) \\ \hline
+
+7 & {\Large \soyombo \ } &
+ {\Large \soyombo `U-} &
+ {\Large \soyombo t} &
+ {\Large \soyombo `D} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \sgh} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \skm} &
+ {\Large \soyombo @} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \ } \\
+
+ & \footnotesize (007) &
+ \footnotesize (023:\verb|`U-|) &
+ \footnotesize (039:\verb|t|) &
+ \footnotesize (055:\verb|`D|) &
+ \footnotesize (071:\verb|\sgh|) &
+ \footnotesize (087:\verb|\skm|) &
+ \footnotesize (103:\verb|@|) &
+ \footnotesize (119) \\ \hline
+
+8 & {\Large \soyombo \ } &
+ {\Large \soyombo `u} &
+ {\Large \soyombo n} &
+ {\Large \soyombo `N} &
+ {\Large \soyombo j} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \skk} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \ } &
+ {\Large \soyombo \ } \\
+
+ & \footnotesize (008) &
+ \footnotesize (024:\verb|`u|) &
+ \footnotesize (040:\verb|n|) &
+ \footnotesize (056:\verb|`N|) &
+ \footnotesize (072:\verb|j|) &
+ \footnotesize (088:\verb|\skk|) &
+ \footnotesize (104) &
+ \footnotesize (120) \\ \hline
+
+9 & {\Large \soyombo \ } &
+ {\Large \soyombo `u-} &
+ {\Large \soyombo b} &
+ {\Large \soyombo `B} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \sjh} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \snk} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \ } &
+ {\Large \soyombo \ } \\
+
+ & \footnotesize (009) &
+ \footnotesize (025:\verb|`u-|) &
+ \footnotesize (041:\verb|b|) &
+ \footnotesize (057:\verb|`B|) &
+ \footnotesize (073:\verb|\sjh|) &
+ \footnotesize (089:\verb|\snk|) &
+ \footnotesize (105) &
+ \footnotesize (121) \\ \hline
+
+A & {\Large \soyombo \ } &
+ {\Large \soyombo `o} &
+ {\Large \soyombo p} &
+ {\Large \soyombo `M} &
+ {\Large \soyombo T} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \snc} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \ } &
+ {\Large \soyombo \ } \\
+
+ & \footnotesize (010) &
+ \footnotesize (026:\verb|`o|) &
+ \footnotesize (042:\verb|p|) &
+ \footnotesize (058:\verb|`M|) &
+ \footnotesize (074:\verb|T|) &
+ \footnotesize (090:\verb|\snc|) &
+ \footnotesize (106) &
+ \footnotesize (122) \\ \hline
+
+B & {\Large \soyombo \ } &
+ {\Large \soyombo `o-} &
+ {\Large \soyombo m} &
+ {\Large \soyombo `R} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \sth} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \snt} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \ } &
+ {\Large \soyombo \ } \\
+
+ & \footnotesize (011) &
+ \footnotesize (027:\verb|`o-|) &
+ \footnotesize (043:\verb|m|) &
+ \footnotesize (059:\verb|`R|) &
+ \footnotesize (075:\verb|\sth|) &
+ \footnotesize (091:\verb|\snt|) &
+ \footnotesize (107) &
+ \footnotesize (123) \\ \hline
+
+C & {\Large \soyombo \ } &
+ {\Large \soyombo `O} &
+ {\Large \soyombo y} &
+ {\Large \soyombo `L} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \sdd} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \snd} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \ } &
+ {\Large \soyombo \ } \\
+
+ & \footnotesize (012) &
+ \footnotesize (028:\verb|`O|) &
+ \footnotesize (044:\verb|y|) &
+ \footnotesize (060:\verb|`L|) &
+ \footnotesize (076:\verb|\sdd|) &
+ \footnotesize (092:\verb|\snd|) &
+ \footnotesize (108) &
+ \footnotesize (124) \\ \hline
+
+D & {\Large \soyombo \ } &
+ {\Large \soyombo `O-} &
+ {\Large \soyombo r} &
+ {\Large \soyombo `Q} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \sdh} &
+ {\Large \soyombo P} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \ } &
+ {\Large \soyombo \ } \\
+
+ & \footnotesize (013) &
+ \footnotesize (029:\verb|`O-|) &
+ \footnotesize (045:\verb|r|) &
+ \footnotesize (061:\verb|`Q|) &
+ \footnotesize (077:\verb|\sdh|) &
+ \footnotesize (093:\verb|P|) &
+ \footnotesize (109) &
+ \footnotesize (125) \\ \hline
+
+E & {\Large \soyombo \ } &
+ {\Large \soyombo `W} &
+ {\Large \soyombo w} &
+ {\Large \soyombo `S} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \sdn} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \slk} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \ } &
+ {\Large \soyombo \ } \\
+
+ & \footnotesize (014) &
+ \footnotesize (030:\verb|`W|) &
+ \footnotesize (046:\verb|w|) &
+ \footnotesize (062:\verb|`S|) &
+ \footnotesize (078:\verb|\sdn|) &
+ \footnotesize (094:\verb|\slk|) &
+ \footnotesize (110) &
+ \footnotesize (126) \\ \hline
+
+F & {\Large \soyombo \ } &
+ {\Large \soyombo `I} &
+ {\Large \soyombo l} &
+ {\Large \soyombo `-a} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \sD} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \sSk} &
+ {\Large \soyombo \ } &
+ {\Large \soyombo \ } \\
+
+ & \footnotesize (015) &
+ \footnotesize (031:\verb|`I|) &
+ \footnotesize (047:\verb|l|) &
+ \footnotesize (063:\verb|`-a|) &
+ \footnotesize (079:\verb|\sD|) &
+ \footnotesize (095:\verb|\sSk|) &
+ \footnotesize (111) &
+ \footnotesize (127) \\ \hline
+
+\end{tabular}
+\end{center}
+\caption{Soyombo Character Input Table}
+\end{figure}
+
+\section{Desiderata}
+The package in its present stage cannot be regarded complete.
+Some of the letter shapes still need a bit of refinement, and
+maybe there is even the possibility to create more typeface variants
+in order to reflect various printing styles.
+
+The input method works but is a bit clumsy to use; an input preprocessor
+translating properly spelled Mongolian into the Soyombo equivalent
+waits to be developed.
+
+Comments and suggestions are highly appreciated and should be
+directed to the author of these lines at \verb"corff@zedat.fu-berlin.de".
+
+\end{document}