Arabic-L:GEN:Transliteration Keyboard layout for Windows

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1) Subject:Transliteration Keyboard Layout for Windows

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Date: 23 Nov 2009
From:"Dr. Meri" <jwmeri at gmail.com>
Subject:Transliteration Keyboard Layout for Windows

Dear List Members,

At a colleague's suggestion I am making available a program created
using Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=82315&clcid=0x409) which will
allow the input of transliterated characters for Arabic script in ANY
Unicode-enabled applications under Windows Vista and Windows 7 and
using any Unicode-encoded font that includes the transliteration
characters. It has been tested with the following applications:

Microsoft Word 2007
Microsoft Excel 2007
Microsoft Access 2007
Microsoft Publisher 2007
Microsoft OneNote 2007
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
Google Chrome 4
Mozilla Firefox 3.5
NotePad
WordPad
Endnote X3
Adobe Acrobat 9

To install, simply unzip the files and click on the file named
"Setup". Please close all running applications and temporarily disable
any anti-virus/security programs as they may interfere with
installation. Screenshots of the right+alt and right+alt+shift
positions as well as the keyboard source file are included. The
keyboard will be installed under English - United Kingdom or English -
US depending upon which version you download. You must select the
Arabic Transliteration keyboard layout from the language bar.

In order to invoke the transliterated characters after changing the
keyboard layout in the language bar, use right ALT and right
ALT+Shift. Please refer to the image files.

In order to modify the keyboard layout please download the MS Keyboard
Layout Creator at the Link above and open the file called arabic
translit.

I am afraid I cannot provide any assistance for this since time and
resources do not permit it. The program is provided as is without any
warranty whatsoever.

UK:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/ymzmugwnkmz/translitUK.zip

US:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/fmnajg1yjy0/translitUSKB.zip


Best wishes,

Josef Meri

Dr. Josef (Yousef) Meri, D.Phil. (Oxford)
Amman, JORDAN


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[moderator's note: the following message arrived shortly after the one above:]

Dear Colleagues,

Please find updated download links for the transliteration keyboard
layout files. The Instructions file has been updated.


US KEYBOARD:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/meoqxjikjyd/translitUSKB.zip


UK KEYBOARD:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/jmn5matwr5z/translitUK.zip

Yours sincerely,

Yousef Meri


Dr. Josef (Yousef) Meri, D.Phil. (Oxford)
Amman, JORDAN

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