Re: Introduction; need advice

Zesefde Quentin Read  <quonton79@...> ta 2002.12.16. her 16:54:00 -8h:

> So far I have translated the Our Father, the 23rd
> Psalm, the first part of Genesis, etc. into them.  I
> would like some advice about creating conlangs.
> So far I have madea basic vocabulary, the alphabet,
> the rules of grammar,and a few translations.  What
> should I do now?  I don't want this to fizzle out
> like my other ones.  I need some direction.  Also what
> are some basic, widely recognized texts I can
> translate besides biblical ones?  How much
> does one have to do before the conlang is considered
> complete?  Finally, where can I get fonts for
> characters I need?  I would appreciate any
> advice.
> -Quentin Read
> Durham, North Carolina
At first: Welcome to the List!

Well, about texts to translate, don't you really want to write texts of your own?
Some very popular texts are 'The North Wind and the Sun' and
the Babel Text.

But well, a conlang never can be complete. It can be stable regarding its grammar,
but you never can say 'that's all I wanted'. And if you translate or write a lot,
you will always on creating new words.
And languages usually don't turn out as originally wanted :)

But at first, show us please your language.
Fonts for characters? If you look for non-standard Roman characters, then I
advise 'Times New Roman' or 'Verdana' or another full Unicode font :)))))))

Well. I assume you're talking about fonts for your alphabet.
This is much harder since it is near to impossible to find a previously done similar
font. So, you have to make one by hand.

I use Font Creator Program ( http://www.fontlab.com if I remember well ), wich
is an easy and excellent tool for creating fonts. (But of course you should have some
graphical talents and a lot of patience to create the fonts :))

And finally a cat maxim:
"Yíte láwe gwarted, tírte negedwo qi nurdwo, qen gwitendiud pelyartenna."
"Just go straight, do not look forward and around, and you will reach your goal."

--
Mau
Ábrahám Zsófia alias Mau Rauszer
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