Tibetan Computing Resources


My opponent says there are no easy answers;
I say, "He's not looking hard enough!"
-- Bart Simpson



Macintosh

Fonts. Although the latest version of the Macintosh operating system (OS X.5) includes Unicode Tibetan fonts. Commercially available fonts from Xenotype Technologies offer a wide range of font choices and are highly recommended.

Unicode Keylayouts. An XML keylayout file ("Columbia-UNI") that provides keymappings analogous to Pierre Robillard's "D" series Sanskrit diacritical keyboard (originally associated with the fonts: DTimes, DPalatino, DGaramond, DCaslon, etc.), except mapping to their equivalent Unicode characters; the keylayout also allows the input of Tibetan Unicode (documentation included).
     The keyboardfile is packaged along with its .icns file, a character keyboard guide, and installation instructions: Columbia-UNI.*

Windows / PC

Fonts. A variety of Tibetan Unicode fonts are available from different organizations, including:

Unicode Tibetan fonts for Windows are also available from Xenotype Technologies including their dbu-med font-face, and are highly recommended.


* Made available under the GNU General Public License.