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Jim Brase, 2007-05-14; 9 reads

When to Convert to Unicode Albert Bickford, Jim Brase and Lorna Priest, 2007-05-11; 19715 reads
This article will help you recognize whether you and your language data have entered the window of opportunity for converting your data to Unicode. It will also help you predict whether you are approaching the end of the window: the point where a conversion is necessary. It will help you decide whether now is the time to convert.

Transitioning an organization to Unicode Steve Saylor, Kent Spielmann (Unicode Transition Initiative), 2007-01-11; 7255 reads
This article is intended to help executives and administrators to understand what Unicode is, and to plan for transitioning their organization to using it. Adapted from an article for SIL International Executives, it is relevant to organizations who work in linguistics, minority languages, or who otherwise have a legacy of using custom fonts for their work.

How to Write a Conversion Mapping for your Legacy Font Joan Wardell, 2005-09-16; 15431 reads
This procedure explains how to convert a simple document typed in a legacy font to Unicode.

How to Identify Legacy and Other Fonts Joan Wardell, 2005-07-26; 22018 reads
How to use the Microsoft Font Properties Extension utility to identify Symbol and Unicode fonts.

Unicode Names Kent Spielmann, 2005-08-10; 26610 reads
Introduction to Unicode character naming conventions.

Unicode two and three Latin letter combinations Kent Spielmann, 2005-08-31; 17568 reads
A complete list of Unicode Latin two and three letter combination characters (Unicode 4.1).

Verifying Unicode Data Conversion

The following documents outline how to use Paratext 6 to verify that Scripture text has been converted to Unicode accurately.

Verifying Unicode conversion in Paratext 6
Jim Brase, 2007-12-17
Download "VerifyingUniScrInPtx6.zip", ZIP archive, 225KB [2316 downloads]

All articles in this category

How to Identify Legacy and Other Fonts Joan Wardell, 2005-07-26; 22018 reads

Transitioning an organization to Unicode Steve Saylor, Kent Spielmann (Unicode Transition Initiative), 2007-01-11; 7255 reads

Edit Your Mapping Joan Wardell, 2005-10-17; 10033 reads

How to Write a Conversion Mapping for your Legacy Font Joan Wardell, 2005-09-16; 15431 reads

How to Setup Your Computer to do a Conversion Mapping Joan Wardell, 2005-09-27; 11268 reads

Test Your Mapping Joan Wardell, 2006-10-28; 19015 reads

Simple Install for Unicode Macros Joan Wardell, 2005-07-26; 9386 reads

How to Convert a Hex Number to a Decimal Number Joan Wardell, 2005-07-05; 203592 reads

Perl Character Count Joan Wardell, 2005-10-24; 24126 reads

How to Identify an Encore Font Joan Wardell, 2005-09-28; 8446 reads

How to Draft a TECkit Mapping Joan Wardell, 2005-10-05; 7948 reads

Create Your Draft TECkit Mapping File Joan Wardell, 2005-09-29; 10609 reads

Creating a Chart of Your Legacy Mapping Joan Wardell, 2005-09-27; 10084 reads

Compile and Run Your Mapping Joan Wardell, 2005-10-21; 8955 reads

What's in Your File? Joan Wardell, 2005-06-24; 22120 reads

What's in Your Font? Joan Wardell, 2005-07-11; 10529 reads

What's in Your Unicode File? Joan Wardell, 2005-10-24; 9502 reads

Where's Your Character? Joan Wardell, 2005-10-07; 8066 reads

What Number is Your Character? Joan Wardell, 2005-07-26; 23562 reads

List of Routines in How to Write a Conversion Mapping Joan Wardell, 2005-12-19; 6092 reads

Unicode Names Kent Spielmann, 2005-08-10; 26610 reads

Page History

2007-05-14 LP: Added link to When to Convert to Unicode.