tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240979510956410877.post4955851641004889468..comments2023-05-10T05:35:18.856-07:00Comments on PeterHuston: Refugee/ Asia Stuff: S'qaw Karen, Mon, Shan language script and encoding.Peter Hustonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254036069907136408noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240979510956410877.post-81439925555201816942011-10-04T20:58:33.731-07:002011-10-04T20:58:33.731-07:00My understanding is that prior to the creation of ...My understanding is that prior to the creation of a modified Burmese script for them, the Karen were illiterate and had no script.<br />--Peter Hustonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240979510956410877.post-24905574830398377512011-10-04T16:50:28.743-07:002011-10-04T16:50:28.743-07:00Please tell me what writing system did the Karen p...Please tell me what writing system did the Karen people use before the Burmese script was created for them. I heard it was similar to Chinese writing is this so?Selena1000https://www.blogger.com/profile/16503882909081225826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6240979510956410877.post-9362936998293545812009-06-29T00:09:17.441-07:002009-06-29T00:09:17.441-07:00Unicode is definitely the way to go, so that anyth...Unicode is definitely the way to go, so that anything written in these scripts will be available in the long term. Now there are many fonts with available, but each has a different layout. If you do not have the right font, you cannot read the document. This problem is solved with Unicode.<br /><br />However, having a Unicode font is not enough — you need a Unicode "keyboard" (i.e., software that accesses the correct Unicode characters when you type.) <br />These are easy to make, with Ukelele (available from www.sil.org). You put the characters on keys that make sense to you, install, and then you can type away in your own system. Other people can read it, as long as they have any Unicode 5.1 font. They do not need your keyboard.Inkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695637963364052595noreply@blogger.com