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Frequently asked questions about Malayalam-TeX and their answers
1. What is Malayalam-TeX?
Malayalam-TeX is a package to be used together with the TeX Typesetting
system to typeset the Malayalam language of South India. The included
Malayalam fonts cannot be used with other software, without a lot of
hard work and are not in PostScript or TrueType format.
2. Do you also have TrueType and PostScript Malayalam Fonts?
Yes, I have, but they are not yet ready for distribution. Don't ask me,
I will announce them.
3. How can I get Malayalam-TeX?
by anonymous FTP. You can locate sites that have Malayalam-TeX by going
to <http:\\www.shareware.com> in your favourite web browser and search
for Malayalam. The current version is complete with the Metafont sources.
If you download this, please send me a note to tell me how you are using it.
Jeroen Hellingman E-mail: <[email protected]>
Aletta Jacobsstraat 5 Tel: +31 347 373935
3404 XD IJsselstein Bank: PostBank Amsterdam,
The Netherlands Account No: 5025409.
If my E-mail changes, I will make it known at <http:\\www.four11.com>
4. What does Malayalam-TeX cost?
Nothing, except for your own effort and time to get to know it. I however
retain the copyright, and would certainly appreciate it if you let me
know your experiences or send me any works you create with it.
5. Can Malayalam-TeX be used on system X?
This depends on 2 factors.
a. is TeX available on system X.
b. an ANSI C compiler is available on system X.
Malayalam-TeX has been used successfully on Atari-ST, MS-DOS, Mac, and
UNIX machines.
6. How do I enter Malayalam?
Malayalam is entered in a simple to learn ASCII transcription. In this
transcription the Malayalam alphabet in this transcription is:
a aa i ii u uu R RR L LL e ee ai o oo au a.m a.h
ka kha ga gha "na ca cha ja jha ~na .ta .tha .da .dha .na
ta tha da dha na pa pha ba bha ma ya ra .ra la va sha .sa
sa ha .la zha.
The begin and end of Malayalam transcription is indicated by $-signs
7. What about scientific transcription?
Scientific transcription (i.e. with the dots and macrons) can be derived
from the same ASCII transcription, by changing the single $ delimiters into
double $$ delimitors.
8. How can I change the Malayalam transcription?
The transcription is defined in tables in the files mmr.trs (for
modern script), mm.trs (for traditional script) and mm.pat (for
scientific transcription). By editing those files, you can change the
transcription as you wish.
Alternatively, you can use the patc utility, included in the package
to translate your transcription to the standard Malayalam-TeX transcription,
by defining a new pattern file. An example pattern file (ack2mm.pat) which
translates a commonly used transcription to Malayalam-TeX transcription
is included in the package.
9. What about other Indian languages?
Malayalam-TeX has been tested together with Frans Velhuis' devnag font
for Devanagari and Rigdeways Tamil fonts. Files and instructions for
using those fonts smoothlessly together with Malayalam-TeX are included
in the package. I am currently working on an Oriya version.
10. What if I still have more questions?
A full manual is included in the package in PostScript and TeX format,
print it and read it. If you still have more questions
contact the author, his address is given in the answer to question 2.
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