Wikipedia talk:Font
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This font doesn't seem to be available anywhere, if you know where it can be found, please email pabs+at+zip+dot+to. Using a font that is proprietary to one operating system (MacOSX for e.g.), really isn't acceptable. Also, is this font more complete than "paduk", which is available from the sil.org fonts page? Also, what about burmese unicode keymaps/input methods?
- I've emailed this person with the font. MPH Yangon is a GPL font, but i want to check if the author is ready for its release before putting it on this site.
- Padauk with a graphite display, Xenotype on MacOS, and MPH Yangon on an OpenType compliant system, will all display unicode burmese correctly. Tristanb
Also, i'm getting a warning message than the message is taking a while to resend.
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[edit] thanks for that
Thanks for the info Tristanb. I was asking about this for burma indymedia, who are setting up their site, and are accustomed to using Wwin_Burmese all over the place, which they tell us is the standard way to enter burmese text in burma. Anyway, in the next few weeks, we'll be sending out a callout for people to participate in helping resolve their issues. There is a preliminary wiki page detailing some of the issues and ideas for solutions. I'd love it if you could correct any errors I might have made, and participate on the email list once we have started it up. Anyway, if you were referring to my email being slow, try emailing pabs+at+indymedia+dot+org.(This email add is no longer valid-May 07,2006)
[edit] Official Open Type Font From Myanmar Unicode & NLP Research Center
Myanmar NLP Research Lab have developed and launched (on October 12, 2005) the official Myanmar Open Type font, Myanmar1 (LGPL Licensed), in compliance with current unicode standards.
http://www.mcf.org.mm/unicode/opentype.html
[edit] So Which Font To Use?
Can anyone who determine which font to use on Wikipedia be sure to make it accessible to others? The link to MPH Yangon (http://fixedsys.org/~node_ue/fonts/) does not work, .
It is wise to use fully and truly-compliant to Unicode standards -Padauk Gr font more info (http://surl.co.uk/?2533) -dated -14-04-06
I am using MyMyanmar (http://www.mymyanmar.net/) on Ru.Wikipedia, since I have no option...
By the way, what is wrong with MyMyanmar? Why we cannot use it instead of MPH Yangon , providing that it is freely available? If you know the reason, please feed me back... - Ma Khin Thwei 14:33, 3 November 2005 (UTC) --- You cannot use MPH instead of MyMyanmar because they are not totally compatible. ---It's not fully-compliant to Unicode standards.It is a partial-compliant one and website is misleading about it.
For web in next three years, it's worth using MyMyanmar.(I disagree). And it's the most beautiful font on the web (especially when it's become very small size) and it's easy to implement and then, developers of MyMyanmar supports urgently on user problems. And also, it's Mac OSX compatible.
- I agree MyMyanmar is a nice looking font. The Unicode version MyMyanmar V is a definite option, although I have not been able to download it.
- I've updated the font page with the new recommended font, (Myanmar1 rather than MPH Yangon at the moment).
- Incidentally, if you have the file for Myanmar V (vtest.zip) could you please leave me a message here, or email me. I'd like to try it. Thanks, Tristanb 05:42, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
- Ma Khin Thwei: the whole point of Unicode is that it doesn't matter what font you use! I will try to contact Mark and ask him to put MPH Yangon up here. BTW, I'm unable to download MyMyanmar anywhere. UPDATE: I had a copy of MPH Yangon, so I uploaded it to a temporary part of my webspace until Mark gets a new site. Also, the people behind the old Myazedi font have updated it for Unicode, and are getting the Unicode standard updated to better support Burmese: http://www.openmm.org
Of Course, MyMyanmar V (Now MyMyanmar X). must be definite option for Myanmar Script. I heard it will launch around this new year. MyMyanmar X said that it will platform independent. So, it will work and total solution for every platform. Their website explain more about that on http://www.mymyanmar.net/mmv.php ... I'll tell you when it launches.
MyMyanmar Unicode System released today. It include the updated version of MyMyanmar X and V which everyone is wondering. You can go and download it at www.mymyanmar.net
[edit] MyMyanmar Pitfall
It's linked http://mymyanmar.host.sk to express pitfalls in MyMyanmar Unicode System. It's not right solution to store myanmar unicode text according to Unicode 4.1 Standards.
I found some pitfall in mymyanmar unicode font. MyMyanmar Unicode System supports two different encoding storage for 1 visual representation. It could not be done in rendering rules. So, I worried for use their products as a Myanmar Unicode Solution.
[edit] MyMyanmar Wrong Intention
MyMyanmar developer VOX has wrong intention on unicode encoding at MSVOLT community. It seem that he do not properly understand the Myanmar Unicode encoding. Their lastest MyMyanmar package include the Volt private version of Uniscribe usp10.dll which is non redistributable.
