tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post5530590697477360647..comments2024-01-14T12:14:11.441-07:00Comments on Multilingual Mac: OS X 10.5 Leopard: Fixing ThaiTom Geweckehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03947144407429196465noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-66312500828611713692014-08-13T16:33:48.152-06:002014-08-13T16:33:48.152-06:00Since this thread is a few years old now, does any...Since this thread is a few years old now, does anyone know if the issues with Thonburi font have been addressed or if they continue in 10.9 or in Mavericks?Paul Bennettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-45883106370418608222012-01-22T23:39:19.984-07:002012-01-22T23:39:19.984-07:00Even in 2011 it still works like a charm!
ขอบคุณม...Even in 2011 it still works like a charm!<br /><br />ขอบคุณมากAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-66361240276235164562009-11-24T11:34:03.986-07:002009-11-24T11:34:03.986-07:00mbabc -- you need to tell us what application it i...mbabc -- you need to tell us what application it is you are trying to type into. Also, do you have the Thai flag showing in the "flag"menu at the top right of the Finder, so you are using the Thai keyboard layout?Tom Geweckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947144407429196465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-74072327240630362332009-11-23T10:10:13.901-07:002009-11-23T10:10:13.901-07:00mbabc again. I'm really sorry for the multiple...mbabc again. I'm really sorry for the multiple comments. But now the with the garudathonburi replacing thonburi, same behavior as before: displays the text that was sent but won't let me type in Thai, just English characters show up.Michael Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11338919505245942726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-19226108645351190282009-08-20T13:18:59.028-06:002009-08-20T13:18:59.028-06:00Sorry, I know nothing about Word or the reasons it...Sorry, I know nothing about Word or the reasons it doesn't work right. Best ask the MS experts:<br /><br />http://www.officeformac.com/ProductForums/WordTom Geweckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947144407429196465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-27680600701623543672009-04-08T12:37:00.000-06:002009-04-08T12:37:00.000-06:00Kurosch -- You need to change the ID3 tags to Unic...Kurosch -- You need to change the ID3 tags to Unicode.<BR/><BR/>http://homepage.mac.com/thgewecke/mlingos9.html#itunesTom Geweckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947144407429196465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-15882574283829687882009-04-08T12:04:00.000-06:002009-04-08T12:04:00.000-06:00Hi everyone, i am glad i found this thread. I have...Hi everyone, <BR/>i am glad i found this thread. I have the following problem. I bought an mp3 with thai music and it is written in thai but in iTunes they appear as random awkward letters that are mixed up. I got your fonts and have integrated those in my fontbook, i also enabled thai language. But still iTunes doesn't change anything and i also can't find any settings in iTunes related to Kurosch Bataninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-13513945712473966732008-12-28T14:48:00.000-07:002008-12-28T14:48:00.000-07:00Brilliant! I followed your directions, and Thai fo...Brilliant! I followed your directions, and Thai fonts now render correctly in Firefox! I had to use Terminal a little bit in order to rename Thonburi.ttf (sudo mv Thonburi.ttf Thonburi-backup.ttf). Thank you so much for sharing this information!theevohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737731340715871266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-39080025693857585812008-10-01T02:09:00.000-06:002008-10-01T02:09:00.000-06:00Perfect advice !!!Thank you very much for your adv...Perfect advice !!!<BR/>Thank you very much for your advice.<BR/>It help me to solve my Thai language problem on my Mac Leopard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-35244966789234164112008-08-18T02:58:00.000-06:002008-08-18T02:58:00.000-06:00Wow! I had been meaning to look into this for a l...Wow! I had been meaning to look into this for a long time thinking it would be pretty difficult to figure out. You made it as easy as pie! Thank you very much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-79907069092619943392008-08-01T12:32:00.000-06:002008-08-01T12:32:00.000-06:00Thank you for the tip. It has been working so far....Thank you for the tip. It has been working so far.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15130252696128710371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-64967537781484984972008-07-18T08:06:00.000-06:002008-07-18T08:06:00.000-06:00want to thank you again. ppl like you really make ...want to thank you again. ppl like you really make me have hope in humanity.<BR/>*good natured grin*<BR/>~deonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-86068034497599192082008-05-19T11:05:00.000-06:002008-05-19T11:05:00.000-06:00font work great, all i had to do was download, rep...font work great, all i had to do was download, replace the font in "font folder" and restart firefox<BR/><BR/>thank you very much<BR/>natt-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-89017474755374595792008-05-11T09:49:00.000-06:002008-05-11T09:49:00.000-06:00Just to add on the options for Indesign. Freelock ...Just to add on the options for Indesign. Freelock for CS3 works by inserting invisible zero-width spaces between Thai words in the text. There is information in English on their website about how to obtain it:<BR/>http://www.infinisoft.co.th/products/freelock-en<BR/>The more expensive TSP does Thai line breaks for Indesign as well, but without changing the text in any way. It also adds support Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-16963572177456914262008-05-02T09:12:00.000-06:002008-05-02T09:12:00.000-06:00Go to system prefs/international/languages and add...Go to system prefs/international/languages and add Thai to the list using the Edit button. Then you should find Thai (Windows) added to the encoding menu. If you have to choose that manually, it means the people sending you the message are using garbage mail software, so you could also ask them to switch to something that conforms to international standards.Tom Geweckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947144407429196465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-65589154866333835702008-05-02T08:55:00.000-06:002008-05-02T08:55:00.000-06:00I cannot select Thai language from Text encoding i...I cannot select Thai language from Text encoding in Mac Mail , for some mail message that encoded with some thing like<BR/><BR/> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=MS874<BR/><BR/>This can view properly in PC IE and I can select Thai Window/DOS in Thunderbird but for Mail there is no Thai Window/DOS shown in Message/Text encoding menu just CJK, Latin and unicode inside there.<BR/><BR/>I try to findFresh Mochahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01950669051619669942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-83855121526959475012008-04-14T21:53:00.000-06:002008-04-14T21:53:00.000-06:00Replacing Thonburi as you suggested helps! ...Than...Replacing Thonburi as you suggested helps! ...Thanks a lotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-45437880722227259572008-04-12T13:14:00.000-06:002008-04-12T13:14:00.000-06:00Spoke with www.kbcovers.com and when I asked for a...Spoke with www.kbcovers.com and when I asked for a Thai language keyboard cover, they seemed interested in producing one. I think the question is mainly of a potential market for the product once produced. If users are interested, please stop by and email them to show your interest.<BR/><BR/>I am using some of their other covers and this would be a nice solution to a Thai Keyboard Layout.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-70229117197614078422008-03-28T05:09:00.000-06:002008-03-28T05:09:00.000-06:00It's easier to just view webpages and read e-mail ...It's easier to just view webpages and read e-mail with Thai fonts in Safari. Thanks a bunch for the tips! AllyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-15479214860032699632008-03-24T07:43:00.000-06:002008-03-24T07:43:00.000-06:00Sorry, I don't know why there would be a problem i...Sorry, I don't know why there would be a problem in MS Word with that font. I would recommend using a different app in any case, since Word cannot do correct linebreaking in Thai.Tom Geweckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947144407429196465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-40041204803574765342008-03-24T05:44:00.000-06:002008-03-24T05:44:00.000-06:00Thanks for posting the shortcut of Thai fonts in y...Thanks for posting the shortcut of Thai fonts in your iDisk. Truly helpful! I had move those 4 font files into the "Font Folder" and able to type Thai in MS Word...with the exception of the font type "Thonburi.ttf" I tried many times to delete & download & move it to the "Font Folder", but I'm still not able to select the "Thonburi" font type in MS Word. Can you give me suggestion in fixing this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-54000299754957303992008-03-19T23:46:00.000-06:002008-03-19T23:46:00.000-06:00I'm using Tiger, not Leopard, and I generally use ...I'm using Tiger, not Leopard, and I generally use Apple Mail for Thai and Eudora for English. I rarely use Entourage for anything and have never tried it for incoming Thai mail (which occasionally has DOS encodings) but I just tested and found that Entourage 2004 does work fine for *sending* Unicode Thai. <BR/><BR/>In fact, it handles Thai line breaks as well as Pages -- which is a pleasant Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775202680927140436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-14971739432957668462008-03-19T22:01:00.000-06:002008-03-19T22:01:00.000-06:00Try going to System Preferences/International/Lang...Try going to System Preferences/International/Languages and putting Thai on the list, by using the Edit button. Then restart Entourage.<BR/><BR/>But it may also be that Entourage is defective and can't handle non-Unicode Thai. I saw some posts indicating that was the case in the 2004 version.Tom Geweckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947144407429196465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-57037458448917209372008-03-19T21:52:00.000-06:002008-03-19T21:52:00.000-06:00I will try. But how does one get the Thai encoding...I will try. But how does one get the Thai encodings to show? They do not show in my character settings.<BR/><BR/>JustinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-71710820859245764502008-03-19T21:26:00.000-06:002008-03-19T21:26:00.000-06:00Have you tried switching the encoding in Entourage...Have you tried switching the encoding in Entourage to Thai Windows/DOS or Win 874? Otherwise best to search and ask here:<BR/><BR/>http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.mac.office.entourage/topicsTom Geweckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947144407429196465noreply@blogger.com