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[MiaKalish@LFP]

Hi, Keola,

I encountered this problem, but at least where I was looking at the time,
most of the programs did not support the scripting necessary to build the
internal keyboard. I am sure you have looked at Keyman, yes? $50 or so for a
keyboard; I don't know what the customization charges are.

How I do the exchange, since I do mostly graphics programs for learning
materials, is I create the text in Word, and then copy via clipboard into
the graphics programs.

The place where the change needs to be made, by the way, is in the lowest
levels of the operating system, where the language and country codes are
set.

To weigh in on localization, I think each place with an endangered language
needs to have localization support! To say, Is it worth it? is to side with
the monoliguists (English works for me! It should work for everyone. NOT)

Mia

----- Original Message -----
From: "Keola Donaghy" <keola at LEOKI.UHH.HAWAII.EDU>
To: <ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU>
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: microsoft


> Aloha Mia, I did write up a set of instructions for users to customize the
> character map in Word, but didn't have time to create a custom toolbar.
> One problem is that our users need to type in Hawaiian within applications
> other than Word - we need a system-wide keyboard. There is a utility for
> creating custom keyboards on Microsoft's site, I just need to find the
> time to look at it. We currently have a program that was developed for us
> and we redistribute it freely on our website (along with the fonts), but
> again, we're simply trying to avoid making users download, install and
> configure software. It does work across most Windows apps. We've been
> doing that for too many years. It save us a lot of trouble if we could
> simply get MS to work with us like Apple did.
>
> Keola
>
>
> Indigenous Languages and Technology <ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU> writes:
> >For Athapascan, I made a toolbar. I did have to create the underlying
> >fonts,
> >but since you already have them, you merely need to code the characters.
> >This is approximately how you do it:
> >
> >
> >First, in Microsoft Word, you code shortcut key sequences for each of
your
> >special characters. Be wary of the embedded sequences; there are a lot of
> >them in Word. I ended up using 3-key sequences, just to stay out of the
> >way
> >of the keyboarders. Then, still in Microsoft Word, you create a new
> >template. This is an option under the document menu. Then, in that
> >template,
> >you record the key sequences as macros, and give them names that
> >correspond
> >to the characters (to keep from losing your mind).
> >
> >Finally, you create a custom toolbar (Tools/Customize/Toolbars/New).
> >Search
> >for "create a custom toolbar" in Microsoft Word Help, and follow the
> >instructions. For each toolbar entry, you can make a little graphic that
> >shows the character.
> >
> >Save the template under some useful name. Ours is Athapascan.dot. You
> >might
> >use Hawaiian.dot. You can share the template. You just have to be wary of
> >security settings that will restrict macro execution. This can be a pain,
> >but I'm sure you can work it out. This way, you are not dependent on
> >waiting
> >for someone else to make a keyboard for you. You can display the toolbar
> >just like the other toolbars in the Word window.
> >
> >I can send it to you if you want to see it.
>
>
>
> ========================================================================
> Keola Donaghy
> Assistant Professor of Hawaiian Studies
> Ka Haka 'Ula O Ke'elikolani             keola at leoki.uhh.hawaii.edu
> University of Hawai'i at Hilo           http://www2.hawaii.edu/~donaghy/
> ========================================================================
>