Re: A Font for Pictographs

On Sunday, December 14, 2008 10:35 AM CET, David J. Peterson wrote:��> In
order to properly use�> it, you have to use the Mac's "Character Palette",
which, in my�> opinion, is hopelessly inefficient.��> Second (and this is
relevant�> for you, Eric), I created a new font called DaveIPA. What is
it?�> It's the old SIL font. The only difference is I created it so it
works�> just like the old one does--just like the mapping above. If you�>
download this font and install it, it'll work just like the old one.�> Using
my font creation program, I basically opened up the new�> SIL font, scrolled
down to the Unicode locations of the IPA characters,�> and pasted them into
the places where I was used to them being,�> and made that a font. This font
certainly isn't as useful as the�> regular SIL font for those who are used to
dealing with Unicode,�> but you might rather like it, Eric. If you'd like to
give it a whirl,�> you can download it here:��I think this is not the
ideal solution to share documents on the internet.�Have you never considered
making new keyboard drivers when you frequently�needs Unicode characters
which are not available on your
keyboard?�Ukelele�(http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&item_id=ukelele)�could
help you in doing this, and your new documents would be readable by�persons
who don't use DaveIPA.��JF�

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