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SIL Encore IPA Download

Peter Martin, 2004-04-19; 736802 reads

    Overview of SIL Encore IPA and IPA93 Fonts
    Readme
    Windows
        Installing the SIL IPA and SIL IPA 93 Fonts in Windows
        Download SIL IPA or SIL IPA 93 Fonts
        Typing in Windows
    Macintosh
        Installing the SIL IPA and SIL IPA93 Fonts on a Macintosh
        Download SIL Encore IPA and IPA93 Fonts
        Typing on a Macintosh
            System 7-9
            OS X
            System 7-9 and OS X
    Technical Support

Unicode Support

Please note that the Doulos SIL and Charis SIL fonts provide Unicode IPA support. However, you must convert existing data using the "SIL IPA93 Fonts" to Unicode before using the Doulos SIL or Charis SIL font (see SIL IPA93 Data Conversion).

For a good discussion on making the decision of which font to use, read IPA Transcription with SIL Fonts.

Overview of SIL Encore IPA and IPA93 Fonts

For an overview of these fonts, including character repertoires, please go here.

Important

The SIL Encore IPA and SIL IPA93 fonts are obsolete, symbol-encoded fonts. Their use is discouraged. If you decide to download and use these fonts, please note there is no user support for these fonts.

If your university or organization requires the use of these fonts, please request they change their requirement to Doulos SIL, a Unicode-encoded font which contains the complete IPA repertoire.

Readme

April 2002

Dear Linguist,

The following is information about the SIL Encore IPA and SIL Encore IPA93 Fonts. The SIL Encore IPA fonts are provided in TrueType and Type 1 formats. The SIL Encore IPA93 Fonts are provided in TrueType format only. Please read the documentation that is included with the fonts for more specific information.

SIL International is an organization of linguists dedicated to the study and promotion of the thousands of minority languages around the world. International Publishing Services serves SIL by developing products to assist in the publication of linguistic texts.

We are happy to make these IPA fonts available to the general linguistic community at no charge. More SIL fonts, containing a much richer phonetic character set (1600+ characters), can be obtained by contacting SIL.

You may share these fonts with your friends and co-workers, but with the following restrictions:

All files must be copied together.
No fee may be charged for the fonts

Even though these fonts are "free", SIL retains all copyright and ownership of the included fonts and reserves the right to restrict their use and distribution at any time. They may not be used as a basis for other fonts. They may be placed on bulletin boards, etc. but cannot be included in (or bundled with) any commercial product including hard disks or CD-ROMs without specific written permission.

Windows

Installing the SIL IPA and SIL IPA 93 Fonts in Windows

Save the download file to a folder (directory) of your choice on your hard drive.

The download file automatically installs the fonts and documentation to your computer.

While in Windows Explorer navigate to the drive and folder in which you saved the SILIPA93.EXE or SILIPA.EXE file. Find SILIPA93.EXE (or SILIPA.EXE) in the folder window and double-click on it.

Example: C:\DOWNLOAD\SILIPA93.EXE

In this case, the file was placed in the \DOWNLOAD folder on drive C. (Select the actual drive and folder where you placed your file.) After double-clicking on the file, follow the instructions and respond to the dialog boxes.

Click Finish to complete the installation. The fonts will have been installed in your Fonts folder. Minimal documentation files can be found on your Start menu at: Start / All Programs / SIL / Fonts / SILIPA93 (or SILIPA). If you wish to uninstall the fonts and the documentation click on: Start / All Programs / SIL / Fonts / SILIPA93 / Uninstall.

Download SIL IPA or SIL IPA 93 Fonts

SIL Encore IPA 93 Fonts Installer
Lorna A. Priest, 2008-04-02
Download "silipa93.exe", Windows application, 450KB [68905 downloads]

SIL Encore IPA Fonts 1.2a Installer
SIL International Publishing Services, 2008-04-02
Download "silip12a.exe", Windows application, 206KB [18856 downloads]

Warning

Unicode Support

Please note that the Doulos SIL and Charis SIL fonts provide complete Unicode IPA support.

Typing in Windows

Once the SIL IPA or IPA93 fonts are installed, for the most part you use them in the same way you use any other fonts installed on your computer. The characters may be accessed directly from the computer keyboard, but most users will find it easier to use the fonts in combination with Keyman when possible.

The keyboard file for using Keyman 5.0 (or greater) with the SIL IPA93 fonts is available here:

SIL Encore IPA93 Keyman Package (for Keyman 5 and 6)
Peter Martin, 2004-04-19
Download "IPA93_KM5.kmp", Keyman keyboard package, 397KB [39829 downloads]

If you enter the characters directly from the keyboard without using Keyman (i.e., using the Alt key plus the access code listed in the ipa93.pdf and/or IpaChars.pdf files), keep in mind the following:

Base characters and diacritics are inserted separately. Composite characters (base character plus diacritic) are not included in the font.
Enter the access codes using the keypad at the right end of your keyboard (turn on Num Lock ), not the number keys across the top of your keyboard.
Use a 4-digit access code consisting of 0 (zero) plus the three-digit code shown in the ipachars.wri or Ipa93.doc file.
Type the base character first, followed by the diacritic.
There are separate diacritics for upper-case characters and lower-case characters.
There are two sets of diacritics — one set for narrow characters (i-width) and another for wider characters (o-width)

If you enter the characters via an "Insert Symbol" feature in your word processor, keep in mind the following:

Base characters and diacritics are inserted separately. Composite characters (base character plus diacritic) are not included in the font.
Insert the base character first, followed by the diacritic.
There are separate diacritics for upper-case characters and lower-case characters.
There are two sets of diacritics — one set for narrow characters (i-width) and another for wider characters (o-width)

(If you use Keyman, you don't have to worry about choosing from the right set of diacritics — it is taken care of automatically.)

Please note also that mixing characters from different typefaces within words is problematic; you can expect to have problems with character fit.

Macintosh

Installing the SIL IPA and SIL IPA93 Fonts on a Macintosh

To use the TrueType version of the fonts you must be running System 7 or later (or System 6.0.5 or later with TrueType INIT). To install them in System 7-9, drag the TrueType suitcases of the fonts into your closed System folder (use the Font/DA Mover with System 6). Consult your Macintosh documentation for additional help.

To install the fonts in OS X, see the instructions here.

Download SIL Encore IPA and IPA93 Fonts

Download the Macintosh SIL Encore IPA fonts from here.

SIL Encore IPA 93 Fonts Installer
Peter Martin, 2004-04-19
Download "silipa93_sea.bin", MacBinary file, 449KB [40430 downloads]

SIL Encore IPA 93 Fonts Installer
Peter Martin, 2004-04-19
Download "silipa93_sea.hqx", BinHex 4 file, 610KB [17078 downloads]

SIL Encore IPA Fonts 1.2 Installer
SIL International Publishing Services, 2002-04-01
Download "silipa12_sea.bin", MacBinary file, 313KB [13303 downloads]

SIL Encore IPA Fonts 1.2 Installer
SIL International Publishing Services, 2002-04-01
Download "silipa12_sea.hqx", BinHex 4 file, 425KB [10130 downloads]

Warning

Unicode Support

Please note that the Doulos SIL font provides Unicode IPA support.

Typing on a Macintosh

System 7-9

The documentation provided with the IPA fonts includes instructions for accessing the characters in the fonts from your computer keyboard. In addition, the documentation provided with the IPA 93 fonts includes instructions for accessing the characters in the fonts using SILKey.

The keyboard file for using SILKey with the SIL IPA93 fonts is included with the SILKey package.

OS X

The "User's Guide" in the "SIL IPA93 Fonts" folder was written for Mac OS 7-9, and some of the information in it does not apply to OS X.

Here are two ways to use the fonts in OS X:

The IPA symbols can be typed directly by first selecting "sildoulos reg" from the font drop down menu, and then typing the keys on the keyboard using the table found here in both .doc and .pdf forms.
The IPA symbols can be accessed in Word by first selecting "sildoulos reg" from the font drop-down menu, and then using the menu (Insert -> Symbol -> (normal text) and selecting the character from the table) to insert.

Instructions for using the SIL IPA93 fonts in Word running in Mac OS X are available here from The Acoustical Society of America.

System 7-9 and OS X

If you enter the characters without using SILKey (i.e., using the keystrokes listed in the User's Guides), keep in mind the following:

Base characters and diacritics are entered separately. Composite characters (base character plus diacritic) are not included in the font.
Type the base character first, followed by the diacritic.
There are separate diacritics for upper-case characters and lower-case characters.
There are two sets of diacritics — one set for narrow characters (i-width) and another for wider characters (o-width)

(If you use SILKey (System 7-9 only), you don't have to worry about choosing from the right set of diacritics — it is taken care of automatically.)

Please note also that mixing characters from different typefaces within words is problematic; you can expect to have problems with character fit.

Technical Support

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.

If you are having difficulty, be sure you have done the following:

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 available on the SIL IPA/IPA93 FAQ page and the general Font FAQ page to see if your question has already been answered.

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