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Galatia SIL
Greek Unicode Fonts
Introduction
Features
Keyboarding
Converting text
Requirements
Supported character ranges
Known Issues
License
Fonts Download
Release History
Support
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Note
2009-06-26: This font is now released under the SIL Open Font License (OFL). A small bug causing some Java[tm] applications on some Windows machines to not display glyphs in Galatia SIL was fixed.
Introduction
Galatia SIL is almost identical to the original custom-encoded SIL Galatia font, but is encoded according to Unicode 3.1 and is now released under SIL's SIL Open Font License (OFL).
The Galatia SIL fonts contain most of the symbols defined in Unicode 3.1 for Latin-1, Greek (excluding Coptic), Macintosh Character Set (US Roman), and 850WE/Latin-1 and are supplied in Regular and Bold weights.
Features
Two fonts from this typeface family are included in this release:
- Galatia SIL Regular
- Galatia SIL Bold
The Galatia SIL Greek Unicode Fonts are a new version of the SIL Galatia font released by SIL in 1997. This font package differs from SIL Galatia in the following ways:
- They are Unicode fonts. The encoding is entirely different from the old fonts.
- The name was changed to “Galatia SIL” to reflect new SIL font naming conventions.
- The Latin-1 codepage (“A-Z”, “a-z” plus some punctuation, etc.) is included in the font. This is to assist with viewing Latin or Roman text. The Macintosh character set for US Roman and the 850 WE/Latin-1 encodings are also included.
- There are no OpenType tables in this font. Thus, there is no automatic formation of the final sigma.
Keyboarding
You will need to use a keyboard program, but can use any Greek Unicode keyboard you prefer.
Note
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Mac OS X all provide a Greek Polytonic keyboard as part of the operating system. Those keyboards follow the standard Greek Polytonic keyboard layout. General instructions for installing Microsoft keyboards can be found here. Mac OS X keyboards can be accessed through . Should you still wish to use the SIL Greek (polytonic precomposed) Keyman keyboard it is still available here.
Converting text
Data typed with the old SIL Galatia fonts will have to be re-typed or converted before it will display with the Galatia SIL fonts. Conversion routines for SIL Galatia can be found here.
Requirements
These fonts were designed for the following systems:
- Windows 9x or greater
- Mac OS X
- Linux
- Applications must support Unicode in order to use the fonts
Supported character ranges
| C0 Controls and Basic Latin | U+0020..U+007E |
| C1 Controls and Latin-1 Supplement | U+00A0..U+00FF |
| Latin Extended-A | U+0152..U+0153, U+0160..U+0161, U+0178 |
| Latin Extended-B | U+0192 |
| Spacing Modifier Letters | U+02C6, U+02DC |
| Combining Diacritical Marks | U+0300..U+0301, U+0304, U+0306, U+0308, U+0313..U+0314, U+0342..U+0345 |
| Greek and Coptic | U+0374..U+0375 U+037A U+037E U+0384..U+038A, U+038C, U+038E..U+03A1, U+03A3..U+03CE, U+03D0..U+03D7, U+03DA..U+03E1, U+03F0..U+03F5 |
| Greek Extended | U+1F00..U+1F15, U+1F18..U+1F1D, U+1F20..U+1F45, U+1F48..U+1F4D, U+1F50..U+1F57, U+1F59, U+1F5B, U+1F5D, U+1F5F..U+1F7D, U+1F80..U+1FD3, U+1FD6..U+1FEF, U+1FF2..U+1FF4, U+1FF6..U+1FFE |
| General Punctuation | U+200B..U+200D, U+2013..U+2014, U+2018..U+201A, U+201C..U+201E, U+2020..U+2022, U+2026, U+2030, U+2039..U+203A |
| Letterlike Symbols | U+2122 |
| Number Forms | U+216F |
| Specials | U+FFFF |
Supported character ranges
Known Issues
The Galatia SIL font is not compatible with Microsoft Word 2004. The Galatia SIL fonts were developed before Word 2004 was released, so it was not possible to test them with Word 2004 prior to their release. We have encountered incompatibilities between Word 2004 and other SIL Unicode fonts as well, and have not determined the causes or cures.
In testing we found it was possible to type text in TextEdit, then cut and paste it into a Word 2004 document.
Please refer also to the information available on using SIL fonts on non-Windows operating systems.
License
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http://scripts.sil.org/) with Reserved Font Names "Galatia" and "SIL".
Fonts Download
Changes in this version
Released under SIL Open Font License (OFL) and 'vdmx' table recalculated because of errors in the font causing some Java[tm] applications on some Windows machines to not display glyphs in Galatia SIL
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If you are uncertain what to do with a .zip file, see Decompression Utilities, Downloading & Installation Tips. Within the archive is the font file and documentation. This font can be installed using standard font installation procedures for the given operating-system platform. Note that certain applications may not see the new font immediately. You may have to quit and restart the application for the font to become available. |
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This package contains the same files as GalSIL21.zip. This installer is only for Windows users. Once the package has been downloaded, you can double-click on it to install the fonts and documentation files. After installing, you can read the documentation files at . Note that certain applications may not see the new font immediately. You may have to quit and restart the application for the font to become available. |
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This is the Linux Debian package. If you are uncertain what to do with a .deb file, see Decompression Utilities, Downloading & Installation Tips. |
An older version of Galatia SIL is still available here. Note that the older version is not licensed under the OFL.
Release History
13 July 2009 - Version 2.1 mac license table fixed,
29 June 2009 - Version 2.1 released under the OFL, 'vdmx' table recalculated because of errors in the font causing some Java[tm] applications on some Windows machines to not display glyphs in Galatia SIL
7 May 2008 - Version 2.0.1b released, removal of Keyman keyboard
30 June 2005 - Version 2.0.1 released, bug-fix for issue causing crashes on Linux
October 2002 - Windows Unicode Version 2.0 released
Support
As these fonts and utilities are distributed at no cost, we are unable to provide a commercial level of personal technical support. This is the final release of these fonts.
Please note that these fonts are intended for use by experienced computer users. Installing and using these fonts is not a trivial matter. The most effective technical support is usually provided by an experienced computer user who can personally sit down with you at your computer to troubleshoot the problem.
Before requesting technical support, please:
- Carefully read all the documentation provided with the fonts, including the documentation installed by the installation program.
- Check out all the links on the web pages for these font packages, and read all the information and instructions they contain.
- Review the list of Frequently Asked Questions to see if your question has already been answered. Additional information is also available on the general Font FAQ page.
If that fails to answer your question, or for more information, contact:
User Support
SIL International
Non-Roman Script Initiative
7500 W. Camp Wisdom Rd.
Dallas, TX 75236
USA
Email: 
SIL_fonts@sil.org
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