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This font, designed for typing Yoruba
text on the computer keyboard, makes it possible to render Yoruba in
its full acceptable orthographic form - complete with all the
characters of its alphabet, accent/diacritic marks inclusive. This
font is available for download on our web site -
www.learnyoruba.com . |
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Unlike the regular English
language alphabet, typing accented characters or the letter of other
languages is usually a tedious process requiring multiple keystroke
combinations to produce a single character. This usually involves
depressing the Ctrl, Alt and Shift keys in combination with a letter
character or a series of numbers which are the assigned ASCII code
numbers for that particular "foreign" letter. Moreover, it is also
necessary to have a chart of the ASCII code numbers handy or
memorize the numbers to type in to produce each special character.
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Mr. Kass has recently written a
keyboard reconfiguration file for the YorubaOK font.
We are delighted to present you with this simple keyboard input
program which when used in conjunction with YorubaOK.ttf facilitates
the typing process. This does not require the use of cumbersome
multiple keystroke combinations, neither does it entail manual
remapping of the keyboard or the need to memorize any numbers. On
installation of the Yoruba font (YorubaOk.ttf),
the keyboard reconfiguration file (YorubaOK.kmx)
and the freeware keyboard input software (keyman6-0-164-0.exe),
all that is required is to remember the characters of the English
alphabet that are not present in the Yoruba alphabet i.e. z, x, c,
v and q. ( Incidentally, the letters z, x, c and v are
conveniently located contiguously on the keyboard.) These
five letters have been programmed with the YorubaOK.kmx file to
insert the accent/diacritic marks required to produce the complete
character repertoire of the Yoruba language in any text document.
You can now type directly into any text editor including your e-mail
with this program and input the accent/diacritic marks on the fly. |
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Here is a summary of how to proceed. |
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1. Download the YorubaOK.ttf font into
a specified folder on your computer. |
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Go to the Home page of
www.learnyoruba.com and
Download the YorubaOK.ttf by clicking on
YorubaOK font. |
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Save
it to the a folder of your choice. |
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(The next step to install the file can be done when
you go off-line or immediately as you wish) |
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To do this: |
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Go to the bottom Task bar of your computer |
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Click on Start, Control Panel, Fonts |
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then go to
Files |
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Install New Font |
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Select the Folder where you saved the font and you
will see that there is a file |
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"YorubaOK (True Type)" in the folder. |
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Select it and Click "OK" |
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The YorubaOK Font will be added to the
numerous fonts that are already in your computer's Fonts folder. |
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2. Install it from the folder, so that
it now appears as on of the numerous like Arial, Times New Roman,
etc.
fonts in your fonts folder |
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Also, from the Learn Yoruba home page,
click on the link:
Keyboard |
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This will bring you to the page that
provides the links and explains the steps required to enable you
type Yoruba text on your computer. |
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This is what you need to do |
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1. Go to
http://www.tavultesoft.com/keyman/downloads and |
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download the file
keyman6-0-164-0.exe to a specified folder on your
computer |
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2. Go to http://www.tavultesoft.com/keyman/dowloads/keyboards/
and from the list of languages, select Yoruba you
will be prompted to download yorubaok.kmx |
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Go to the folders where you have
downloaded the 2 files and
install them.
You are now Ready to Type Yoruba Text!!!! |
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TYPING INSTRUCTION
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Load the Tavultesoft
keyboard program. (It may be preprogrammed to launch automatically
at startup. |
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Toggle the keyboard
profile to "ON" |
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Set the "Font" to
yorubaOK and select the desired font size. You are now ready to
begin typing. |
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To input the
accent/diacritics |
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Type |
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"c" after the vowels
(and m or n ) to input the acute sign ( ' ) |
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"z" to input the grave
sign ( ` ) |
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"x" for macron
(sometimes required on letters "m" and "n" |
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"v" for the underbar
(preferable to the under dot used when required with the letters
"e", "o" and "s". |
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"q" for the
low-rising tone mark
( v )
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Use ' Shift + ^ ' for
the Naira symbol |
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Thus
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(you need to have
installed YorubaOK.ttf to view the following Yoruba text correctly)
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Type "e", see an
"e" |
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Type "c"
immediately after, see an " é " |
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Type Ade and then
"c" get
Adé |
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Type O "v" ba get
Ôba
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Type E "zv" ko "cv"
get Êkö
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Type Is "v" e"cv"
get Iÿë
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Note: You have to type the "c" or "z" first to insert
the accent mark then followed by the "v" for letters requiring the
underbar to obtain the desired composite character (i.e type
the letter "e" or "o" then "cv" or "zv" as indicated. Putting the
"v" first will not work) |
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English (or other)
keyboard can be clicked on or off for entering non-Yoruba passages
to the text. For one or two words, in case the user does not want to
take the time to toggle, the letters c,q,v,x and z appear correctly
if they have a dash typed in first. Thus "Victoria" could be entered
as "Vi-ctoria" at the keyboard and it will be stored in the document
correctly. |
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FINALLY
This package,
with the exception of the keyboard program (keyman32) from SIL
International, was developed by Mr.James Kass with a little help
from my humble self. If you find it useful and feel inclined to you
may send a short ( or long) thank you note to Mr. Kass at
jameskass@worldnet.att.net and visit his web page
http://home.att.net/~jameskass/ |
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As for me, A
kìí dúpë ara çni |
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or in our trade mark color code
to enhance
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recognition of the changing tone
in pronounciation
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A
kìí dúpë ara çni
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Visit our website often,
e-mail suggestions for improvement, and buy our book and CD –
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www.learnyoruba.com/products.htm |
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Yorùbá
Mõ
ön
kô,
Mõ
ön
kà
Ìwé Kïnní
1 Book One
Fún
àwôn ômôdé
Children’s Edition
Please feel free to
distribute this program as long as the html sheet – YorubaOK.htm
is included. |
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In summary, the three important
download files you need to install are: |
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1. YorubaOK.ttf
2. YorubaOK.kmx and
3. keyman6-0-164-0.exe |
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....... and you are in business. You
can go ahead and publish your Yoruba book or novel. |
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Best regards, |
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Adébùsölá Ônäbàjò Ônäyçmí |
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