SWEDISH VERSION

LingfilSemitica keyboard layout

Created by Bo Isaksson

Presentation of LingfilSemitica with Installation instructions for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 (in fact all Windows versions works, from Windows 95 and onwards) with a Swedish keyboard

Frequently Asked Questions on LingfilSemiticaUS (FAQ)

 

How do I get started quickly to test LingfilSemiticaUS?

  1. Download and install the font Charis SIL (free).
  2. Download and install Keyman Desktop (30 days free)
  3. Download and install LingfilSemitica (free)

What is LingfilSemiticaUS?

LingfilSemitica is a keyboard software (keyboard layout) for transcription of Semitic languages. It is suitable also for transcription of other languages than Semitic and for the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). A keyboard layout determines what happens when you press a key on the physical (hardware) keyboard.

LingfilSemitica is adapted for the national standard Swedish hardware keyboard (with specific keys for å, ä and ö). It can be used with other keyboards, but the functionality is optimal for the Swedish keyboard.

What do I need to do transcription in my computer?

For writing transcription characters in Windows you will need:

  1. Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 (in fact, all Windows version works, from 95 and onwards).
  2. A good Unicode transcription font, for example Charis SIL.
  3. A keyboard layout for transcription: LingfilSemitica.
  4. A platform program that handles the keyboard layout. LingfilSemitica requires the program Keyman Desktop.

You need a good Unicode font that contains all the special characters. And to get those signs into your document in an easy way a specialized keyboard layout is required. This is why the freeware LingfilSemitica keyboard layout has been created.

LingfilSemitica is developed for the keyboard platforms Keyman Desktop Light or Keyman Desktop Professional from Tavultesoft. Before LingfilSemitica can be used Keyman Desktop must be installed on your computer. Keyman Desktop can be downloaded at low cost from Tavultesoft. LingfilSemitica for the Swedish physical keyboard is freeware.

LingfilSemitica is developed for the Unicode standard. All fonts that follow this standard and - just as important - contain all the characters you need, can be used with LingfilSemitica. Such a font is Charis SIL, which can be downloaded as freeware from SIL International (also included in one of the packages here). Other good fonts for this purpose are the most recent versions of Times New Roman and Arial (included in Microsoft Windows Vista, but not in Windows XP).

How do I install LingfilSemitica?

LingfilSemitica is installed by double-clicking the package file LingfilSemitica.kmp. This file contains the keyboard layout, on-screen keyboard, and user's manual (welcome.htm). In order to succeed with the installation, Keyman Desktop must be preinstalled.

How do I download LingfilSemitica?

Double-click on LingfilSemiticaUS.msi (installation file)

Read or print out the User’s manual

Click the kmp-file and select ”save as” to a file on your computer which you name “LingfilSemitica.kmp” (do not forget the extension “.kmp”).

The installation is finished by double-clicking the downloaded package file.

User’s manual and on-screen-keyboard is included in the package.

How do I upgrade LingfilSemitica?

If there is an upgraded version of LingfilSemitica, download the kmp-file and double-click the downloaded file. The upgrade will automatically replace the older version.