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NRSI: Computers & Writing Systems You are here: Rendering > Technologies Rendering TechnologiesUniscribe versions This chart lists various versions of Uniscribe (usp10.dll), what software they were distributed with and some of the complex scripts they support. Replacing your Uniscribe dllUpdating your version of Uniscribe is not recommended by Microsoft. However, if you need to update your version of Uniscribe (to provide updated script support) these instructions may prove helpful to you. Microsoft VOLT UI OverviewThis document is to provide an overview and understanding of the VOLT menus and UI. Microsoft VOLT Tutorial (VOLT – Visual OpenType Layout Tool)VOLT is Microsoft’s tool for adding OpenType tables to fonts. It provides a graphical UI that enables a person to visualize what is going to happen with the substitutions and positioning lookups when they are created. VOLT also includes a proofing tool that permits the functionality of the font to be tested without having to install the font in the system. Graphite: Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat is Graphite? How does Graphite differ from OpenType? How can I make a Graphite font? And more... Download Graphite Compiler WorldPad 2.14 Release Notes GraphiteGraphite is a project under development within SIL’s Non-Roman Script Initiative and Language Software Development groups to provide rendering capabilities for complex non-Roman writing systems on the Windows platform. Download Graphite FontsDownload fonts that can be used to try out the Graphite rendering engine. Download WorldPadWorldPad is a basic text editor whose main distinction is the ability to display text in complex scripts using Graphite, a programmable rendering engine particularly suited to complex minority scripts. Graphite in OpenOffice.orgOpenOffice 3.2 uses SIL Graphite software! This project integrates the Graphite smart font rendering engine for complex non-roman scripts and writing systems into OpenOffice.org, the well-known cross-platform FLOSS office suite. Building OpenOffice 2.0.0 from source with Graphite supportHow to apply the Graphite support patches to OpenOffice.org Character set encoding basicsIn understanding technologies for working with multilingual and multi-script text data, we need to start with an understanding of character encoding. Systems for working with text involve a collection of processes that work together—processes for creating and editing text, presenting it, for sorting, for laying out paragraphs and wrapping at line breaks, etc. Character encoding is the thing that ties all of these processes together. Computer systems employ a wide variety of character encodings. The most important of these for us is Unicode. It is also important for us to understand other encodings, however, and how they relate to Unicode. In this section, I want to look at some basic concepts that relate to all encodings, and also give an overview of legacy encodings and their importance for us. XSEM: XML Scripture Encoding ModelThe XML Scripture Encoding Model (XSEM), an SIL project, is a markup language that conforms to the Extensible Markup Language (XML) version 1.0 standard. On this page you will find information about the model and the project. Character Encoding Choices in Paratext 6This article discusses options available to users for how their data can be encoded in Paratext 6, and looks at pros and cons of those options. Windows and CodepagesThis document examines how Windows 95 handles multi-lingual computing. It looks at Languages, Codepages, Locales, Unicode and Fonts with particular reference to their support in Windows 95. An alternative title for this document might be: “How to add a new script to Windows 95 and fail”.
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