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diff --git a/language/tamil/palladam/Palladam2.1.Readme b/language/tamil/palladam/Palladam2.1.Readme new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c4f9dccf8d --- /dev/null +++ b/language/tamil/palladam/Palladam2.1.Readme @@ -0,0 +1,185 @@ +Palladam Tamil Font, Version 2.1 + +All versions Copyright (c) 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 T. Govindaraj + +1 404 325 7446, tg@chmsr.gatech.edu + +File name: Palladam2.1.Readme, 92.2.9, 9:00 Hrs, EST. + +_______________________________________________________________________________ +Changes in version 2.1 + +1. Since we do not have cases in Tamil script, I use lower case + letters on the QWERTY keyboard for the consonants in their basic + form and for vowels. <shift>-letter now has a different meaning. + For vowels, <shift>-letter gives you the same Tamil letter as + before (i.e., <shift>a = ah). For consonants, <shift>-letter + now gives the corresponding Tamil letter + u, i.e., <shift>r = + "ru". (In Version 1, you had to type <option>r for "ru".) + + <option>-letter now gives you the corresponding Tamil letter + + u_, i.e., <option>r = "roo", as in Roopa. + + Unfortunately some letters still require <shift><option>-letter + to get the " + u_" combination. This is due to the way Apple + maps the keys. + + I have removed braces {} and replaced them with "nu" (as in + Bhanu) and "nnu" (as in Anu for atom). The longer forms of + these consonants with u and u_ are available with <option>- + or <shift><option>-letter. While I lost two characters, the + change makes the typing more consistent. + +2. You can now get the dot on the consonant either by typing "f" + or by typing back quote as before. + +3. You can now get the backslash to produce the same thing as the + <option>-6. (This is the "kahll" that you get when a consonant + combines with "a_".) I assume that the loss of backslash to make + it easy to use a frequently used symbol won't cause too many + problems. You now have two ways of generating the symbol. + + Thank you, M. Thavarajah, for suggesting some of these changes. +_______________________________________________________________________________ +Instructions included with the original version (July 1990) are +given below. Recent changes are given at the end. +_______________________________________________________________________________ +Instructions for use of the font on a Macintosh computer (July 1990) + +(The Key Map file shows the mappings of the keys and uses Courier and +Palladam fonts.) + +Palladam.bmap contains the bitmaps. Use Font/DA Mover to add the +Palladam Tamil Font to your System. + +Drag the icon that shows the number 1 (on a sheet of paper at an angle) +on top of a laser printer (with the name Palla) into the System Folder +for use by PostScript-compatible printer. + +Notes and Suggestions + +Please see the file Palladam.Copyright for a brief history and +copyright information. + +"Palladam" was developed using Fontographer, which generates the +bitmaps as well as the necessary PostScript files. + +The screen bitmap fonts are not very "pretty". However, they print +nicely on a laser printer. They should also print reasonably well on +an Imagewriter. For ease of use while you are in a word processor, I +recommend that you type using Size 18, and print using Size 10 or +12. (The letters of the same size look larger for Palladam than for +other fonts. Therefore, size 12, for instance, requires more space +than a size 12 Courier or other font. This has not been a problem +for me. I normally print in 10 or 12 size, and use 1 1/2 spacing.) + +I do have a bitmap font (written using Fontastic Plus) that I may +decide to distribute (under the same conditions, free) after I fix +some inconsistencies. That font "looks" nicer on the screen. + +Keyboard mappings + +Tamil letters have been mapped to English letters by sound and/or type +(vowels or consonants). While I have mapped most letters to letters +normally used for them, (e.g., z for zh), the letters Q, W, X, and B +(as well as [ and ]) have been used somewhat arbitrarily. My +justification is that I had to find some letters and the ones I found +were the most convenient. + +Back quote (`) is used for the dot required for the consonants. + +Option and Shift Option keys are used to represent the conjugations +of consonants with vowels. + +Option-<number> are used for most combinations, with Option-7 and +Option-8 used for (d + i) and (d + i_) respectively. +Option-1,2,3,4,5,6,and 9 are used for the additions required for +i, i_, e, e_, ai, a_, and ai (traditional form). + +Option-<letter> is used for the combination <consonant + u>, with +exceptions shown above (nu as in Bhanu = option [ (try [[ if a +single [ does nothing), nu as in anu (atom) = option-/, +nu as in nurai (foam) = shift-option-n). + +Shift-Option-<letter> is used for the combination <consonant + u_>, +with the exception shown above (nu_ as in nu_l (book, thread) = +shift-option-o). + +Some words and symbols have been adapted from the following sources. + +Kazhakath Thamizh Agarathi, June 1985 + +T. Burrow and M. B. Emeneau (1984). A Dravidian Etymological Dictionary, +Second Edition, Clarendon Press, Oxford. + + +a (amma / mother) a (option a = +a; +a = kaal) +a_ (a_lamaram / banyan) sh a A (a_ = a underbar) +i (ilai / leaf) i +i_ (i_ / fly) sh i I +u (ural / mortar) u +u_ (u_si / needle) sh u U +e (eli / rat) e +e_ (e_ni / ladder) sh e E +ai (aindhu / 5) option i i +o (ottakam / camel) o +o_ (o_nayy / wolf) sh o O +au (auvvai / the poetess) option i o + +ah (ehhu / steel) f + +k (kappal / ship) k +ng (singam / lion) g +c (sangu / conch) c +n~ (gnayiru / sun) w +t. (padam / picture) d +n (kinaru / well) ] * (option /) +th (thavalai / frog) t +n (nandu / crab) n * (sh opt n = nu; sh op o = nuu) +p (pambaram / top) p +m (mayil / peacock) m +y (yanai / elephant) y +r (raja / king) r +l (valai / net) l +v (vandi / cart) v +zh (pazham / fruit) z +l.. (vilakku / lamp q (l over one or two dots) +rr (paravai / bird) b +n (maan / deer) [ * (option [ [) + +h (hari) h +j (raja) j +s (swami) s +sh (shankara) x +xsh (laxshmi) none + +Trademark Inforamtion + + Imagewriter, LaserWriter, and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer. + Fontographer and Fontastic Plus are trademarks of Altsys Corporation. + PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc. + +Acknowledgements + +The incentive for writing this font has been my mother. She never +asked that I write her using a computer, but I wanted to do it +anyway! Though my folks would prefer to see my handwriting rather +than some mechanized version of it, they have gotten used to it and +even seem to like it (or not mind it). I thank everyone in my +family, in the US and in India. They deserve all the credit, and I +accept any blame (or is it the other way around?!). +_______________________________________________________________________________ + +Note added on 92.2.9 + +I have created a mailing list called tamil-palladam. This mailing +list is unmoderated. This list is intended for discussions relevant +to the "Palladam" Tamil font. + +You can post articles to the mailing list by sending them directly +to tamil-palladam@isye.gatech.edu. + +Please send mail to tamil-palladam-request@isye.gatech.edu if you +would like to get on/off the mailing list. Do not send any mail to +the entire mailing list (i.e., tamil-palladam@isye.gatech.edu) +unless you want everybody on the list to receive a copy. +_______________________________________________________________________________ |