tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post5939503870262530496..comments2024-03-26T12:11:00.593-06:00Comments on Multilingual Mac: Typing LaoTom Geweckehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03947144407429196465noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-80816704062390911052012-11-08T13:41:46.439-07:002012-11-08T13:41:46.439-07:00Tom. This solved the problem.
Thank you for your s...Tom. This solved the problem.<br />Thank you for your suggestions and patience.<br /><br />Regards, JanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-17285124276783155552012-11-08T12:13:33.960-07:002012-11-08T12:13:33.960-07:00Try putting the .keylayout file in Home/Library/Ke...Try putting the .keylayout file in Home/Library/Keyboard Layouts. To get to that folder, you must hold down the option key while you click on Finder > Go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-21849465070981401562012-11-08T11:57:09.448-07:002012-11-08T11:57:09.448-07:00Tom, I ran the standard "Repair Privileges Ut...Tom, I ran the standard "Repair Privileges Utility". The Check option showed a lot of issues which are repaired now by the Repair option. Unfortunately, after restart of the system no LaoSTEA in the Input Sources! Also setting up another user didn't give the solution.<br />Any more suggestions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-39802859122975623282012-11-08T08:11:59.562-07:002012-11-08T08:11:59.562-07:00Works fine for me, I don't know why it would n...Works fine for me, I don't know why it would not appear on your Input Sources list. Did you actually do logout/login? Try setting up another user account and see if it appears when you are logged into that.Tom Geweckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947144407429196465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-33673693592356374582012-11-08T03:56:11.013-07:002012-11-08T03:56:11.013-07:00Yes, I have the file LaoSTEA.keylayout as well as ...Yes, I have the file LaoSTEA.keylayout as well as LaoSTEA.icns in the folder Library/Keyboard Layouts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-38613248380584446582012-11-07T05:50:48.253-07:002012-11-07T05:50:48.253-07:00All I can suggest is that you double-check that yo...All I can suggest is that you double-check that you actually have a file called LaoSTEA.keylayout in the folder called Library/Keyboard Layouts.Tom Geweckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947144407429196465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-59599088943580397182012-11-07T04:43:56.406-07:002012-11-07T04:43:56.406-07:00Hi Tom,
I installed the Saysettha fonts and LaoST...Hi Tom,<br /><br />I installed the Saysettha fonts and LaoSTEA keyboard on my Mac OSX 10.7.5 following the instructions from www.laoscript.net.<br />I'm not able to activate as I don't see LaoSTEA in System Preferences - International _ Input menu (even not after restart).<br />Have you any suggestion?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-6754786137747994512010-10-01T04:17:59.008-06:002010-10-01T04:17:59.008-06:00Jonathan -- What are you opening the word doc with...Jonathan -- What are you opening the word doc with? I think that neither Word for Mac or InDesign for Mac support correct Lao, so the problem may be in the apps rather than a font. I don't use either of these so I can't help much. You might using OpenOffice instead of Word for Mac and asking on the InDesign forum.Tom Geweckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947144407429196465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-36229807869182943612010-10-01T00:20:30.783-06:002010-10-01T00:20:30.783-06:00Hi Tom
The Lao text and keyboard is working fine ...Hi Tom<br /><br />The Lao text and keyboard is working fine when I use it on my Mac, however when I receive a word doc from a PC and open it, the text, according to my client changes. The text is copied into indesign and then sent as a pdf. Is there a specific font that behaves the same on windows and mac that we should be using? or do you know of another solution. I have brochure and posters to Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905949948836337270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-11273399065921199502010-06-25T18:21:39.738-06:002010-06-25T18:21:39.738-06:00Sorry, I don't know what you mean by "con...Sorry, I don't know what you mean by "converse all my text". Are you convert from non-Unicode to unicode?<br /><br />See this article for a better font:<br /><br />http://m10lmac.blogspot.com/2008/12/new-lao-font-for-os-x.htmlTom Geweckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947144407429196465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-18675379648060183532010-06-25T17:46:09.332-06:002010-06-25T17:46:09.332-06:00I just bought a Mac and my probleme is: how can I ...I just bought a Mac and my probleme is: how can I converse all my text in Saysettha Lao.<br /><br />Your help will be much appreciated. ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-19741740173201505072009-02-01T19:57:00.000-07:002009-02-01T19:57:00.000-07:00Tom: Finally getting back to you about the ZWSP. ...Tom: Finally getting back to you about the ZWSP. Thank you very much!! I have your keyboard on both of my computers now, and it works great! With the keyboard layout I used to use, there were lots of dead keys, which was a waste. All of my Unicode fonts are now much more useful, and the ZWSP is fantastic. By the way, I have Lao contacts in my iPhone and I can read them just fine. I didn't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-75666509038512757462009-01-19T06:12:00.000-07:002009-01-19T06:12:00.000-07:00Maclao -- Please see this more recent blog article...Maclao -- Please see this more recent blog article:<BR/><BR/>http://m10lmac.blogspot.com/2008/12/new-lao-font-for-os-x.html<BR/><BR/>Sorry, I have no idea why there might be an input problem on some site using Safari. Also I cannot tell what font you might have on your machine that has the wrong character.Tom Geweckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947144407429196465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-61152861665354710562009-01-19T01:48:00.000-07:002009-01-19T01:48:00.000-07:00Hi Tom,I used the Lao keyboard layout downloaded f...Hi Tom,<BR/><BR/>I used the Lao keyboard layout downloaded from your iDisk with my new macbook (Leopard 10.5.6), almost works great but with Safari on google box next to address bar sometime it works sometime nothing appears when I type Lao and on Pages (iWork '08) I get incorrect character e.g I typed LAO LETTER DO I got LAO LETTER NYO until I changed the font like Saysettha OT. I've like to Maclaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11268397181222260207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-46766635740669702062008-12-29T11:31:00.000-07:002008-12-29T11:31:00.000-07:00The iphone doesn't support Lao yet, and adding it ...The iphone doesn't support Lao yet, and adding it would require a lot of hacking I think. Best serch via Google for it.Tom Geweckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947144407429196465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-66518548997117906092008-12-29T11:24:00.000-07:002008-12-29T11:24:00.000-07:00Hi, sabadii ... The advice for the Lao font worked...Hi, sabadii ... The advice for the Lao font worked for my Mac, but now I am wondering if it is possible to get the font to display on a iPhone. Does anyone have experience doing this?luke cassady-dorionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563310360435376529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-68907394884594560372008-12-02T10:58:00.000-07:002008-12-02T10:58:00.000-07:00I put a new version of the layout on my iDisk for ...I put a new version of the layout on my iDisk for which I verified that Shift + space produces zwsp. Let me know if it works for you.Tom Geweckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947144407429196465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-45925695555851133612008-12-02T09:32:00.000-07:002008-12-02T09:32:00.000-07:00Thanks very much, Tom. Since you've been so helpf...Thanks very much, Tom. Since you've been so helpful, I'm wondering if there's a shortcut key combination, or if I can create one, for the zero-width space. When I try Shift+Space, I just get a normal space. I can insert it using the Character Palette, but it's inconvenient. I wasn't able to find information about shortcut keys for special characters. Thank you again....SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-61713457106605033692008-12-02T07:47:00.000-07:002008-12-02T07:47:00.000-07:00Sarah -- You should put the icon file in the same ...Sarah -- You should put the icon file in the same folder as the keyboard layout.Tom Geweckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947144407429196465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-31918849987256152992008-12-02T07:42:00.000-07:002008-12-02T07:42:00.000-07:00Thank you for posting the STEA keyboard; now I don...Thank you for posting the STEA keyboard; now I don't have to toggle between Lao and English for punctuation. Could you please tell me where I put the icon file so that the Lao flag will replace the generic keyboard icon currently appearing next to "LaoSTEA" in the input menu? Thanks again....SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-61536034187335102212008-08-28T14:52:00.000-06:002008-08-28T14:52:00.000-06:00Surely you can type Lao in TextEdit when the Lao k...Surely you can type Lao in TextEdit when the Lao keyboard is visible in the "flag" menu at the top right of the Finder, no?<BR/><BR/>What app is giving you the problem? Are you sure the font is set for the Lao font?Tom Geweckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947144407429196465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-61265101492379171372008-08-28T13:51:00.000-06:002008-08-28T13:51:00.000-06:00Hi, Thank you very much for your hard work. I trie...Hi, <BR/>Thank you very much for your hard work. I tried to set up Lao fonts for Max OS X for long time. Following your introduction, I set up LaoSTEA.keylayout in international pref., it works and I have font Saysettha Lao (I think it's unicode). I can read Lao letters when I opened files on Word or Lao web on Safari. But the problem is I can't type Lao language, instead of the letters, blocks (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-31547823185345907722008-07-11T04:30:00.000-06:002008-07-11T04:30:00.000-06:00Apple/Command + Space.http://docs.info.apple.com/a...Apple/Command + Space.<BR/><BR/>http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/8949.htmlTom Geweckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947144407429196465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-8595950662173102542008-07-10T20:54:00.000-06:002008-07-10T20:54:00.000-06:00Hi Tom,So many thanks for your good work, please k...Hi Tom,<BR/>So many thanks for your good work, please keep it up. I just found your blog today, after long time I tried to set up Lao Unicode for MAC but not success, today I have done it perfectly in leopard I put keyboard layout and flag file from your iDisk in /Users/[comp. account]/Libary/Keyboard Layouts.<BR/>But may I ask you a question how do I swap English and Lao keyboard layout. For an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179600510376940959.post-32978984811114988982008-04-17T18:41:00.000-06:002008-04-17T18:41:00.000-06:00Are you sure those are Unicode fonts? Did you get...Are you sure those are Unicode fonts? Did you get them here? If not, download some of these and try again:<BR/><BR/>http://www.wazu.jp/gallery/Fonts_Lao.htmlTom Geweckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947144407429196465noreply@blogger.com