Dzongkha Computing
Tips
རྫོང་ཁ་གོང་འཕེལ་ལྷན་ཚོགས།
Dzongkha Development
Commission (DDC)
Royal Government of Bhutan
www.dzongkha.gov.bt
Part 1- Installing & Configuring Dzongkha
in Microsoft Windows
Part 2- Using Dzongkha on the Internet
Part 3- Tips for Using Dzongkha
in Microsoft Word 2003
Part 4- Tips for Using Dzongkha
in Microsoft Word 2007
For more detailed instructions on Dzongkha computing,
please visit the IT section of the Dzongkha Development
Commission (DDC) website at:
Part 5- Tips for Using Dzongkha
in OpenOffice Writer
http://www.dzongkha.gov.bt/IT/DzongkhaComputingIndex.en.html
Further assistance may also be obtained by contacting
the IT section of the DDC at:
e-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 322663, 325227
DDC Dzongkha Computing Tips — Part 1
Installing & Configuring Dzongkha
in Microsoft Windows
This article explains in easy steps the installation and setup for using Dzongkha on computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system. This includes steps for
obtaining and installing Dzongkha “smart fonts”; how to
update and enable the complex script rendering engine in
Microsoft Windows XP; and how to install the standard
Dzongkha keyboard. Subsequent articles in this series will
cover configuring and using Dzongkha in web browsers,
office applications and e-mail.
1. Obtaining and installing Unicode compatible Dzongkha “smart fonts”
“InstallUsp10Only.exe” to run the update utility.
When you run this utility it will ask you where to find the
newer version of Uniscribe (usp10.dll)
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Systems with Microsoft Word 2003 installed will
already have this file in the default location predicted
by the utility.
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Otherwise, you will have to click “Browse” and select
the folder on your desktop which contains the file
named “usp10.dll” (this is the same folder as the
one containing the “InstallUsp10Only.exe”
utility) and click “Open”.
Step D
Because you are replacing a Windows system file, your
computer may now give you a Windows File Protection
Warning like the following:
Step A
Download the latest Dzongkha fonts installer package
(DzongkhaFonts.msi) from:
http://www.dzongkha.gov.bt/IT/download/DzongkhaFonts.msi
and save this file to your desktop.
“Files that are required to run Windows properly have
been replaced by unrecognized versions. To maintain
system stability Windows must reinstall the original
versions of these files.”
“Insert your Windows XP Service Pack 2 CD now.”
Step B
Once the Dzongkha fonts package has been downloaded,
click on the file (DzongkhaFonts.msi) with your
mouse to run the Dzongkha Fonts installer wizard. Simply follow the on-screen instructions and, in succession,
click Next, Install and Finish to complete the Dzongkha
fonts installation.
2. Updating the complex script rendering
engine in Windows XP
The complex script rendering engine in Microsoft Windows is known as “Uniscribe” and it is contained in a Windows system file named "usp10.dll". Since the version
of Uniscribe which comes with Microsoft Windows XP
does not support Dzongkha, it is necessary to update this
file to a version that has Dzongkha support.
Note: Since Windows 7 and Windows Vista already support complex script
rendering for Dzongkha it is not necessary to perform the steps in this
section for computers running these newer versions of the Windows operating system.
Step A
Download the file containing the utility for updating Uniscribe (Update_Uniscribe_4_XP.zip) from:
http://www.dzongkha.gov.bt/IT/download/Update_Uniscribe_4_XP.zip
If this warning appears, ignore it and press “Cancel”. It
is important that you do not insert your Windows CD or
press “Retry” as suggested.
Step E
Next, Windows XP may display another Windows File
Protection Warning telling you that replacing system files
could cause your system to be unstable:
“You choose not to restore the original versions of the
files. This may affect Windows stability. Are you sure
you wish to keep these unrecognized file versions?
Ignore this warning, and press “Yes” to keep the newer
version of “usp10.dll”.
Step F
Finally, restart your computer to complete the update.
3. Installing the Dzongkha Keyboard
and save this file to your desktop.
Step A
Step B
For Windows 7 and Windows Vista only, first install the
custom Dzongkha locale:
With your mouse, right-click on the icon of the file you
have just downloaded, and choose “Extract all…” to decompress the folder and files it contains.
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http://www.dzongkha.gov.bt/IT/download/DZ-BT-Locale.msi
and save this file to your desktop.
Step C
Open the extracted folder and double click on
Download the Dzongkha locale installer package
(DZ-BT-Locale.msi) from:
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Once the Dzongkha locale package has been down-
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DDC Dzongkha Computing Tips — Part 1
loaded, double click on the file (DZ-BT-Locale.
msi) with your mouse to run it. This program will
automatically install a custom Dzongkha locale on
your system.
Proper use and display of Dzongkha on any modern
computer system requires several things:
1. At least one Unicode compatible Dzongkha “smart font”
which contains both the outlines of Dzongkha letters
and ligatures (combinations of letters) — as well as a
program or instructions embedded in the font which tell
the computer how to properly combine Dzongkha characters and display or print them as text using the letters
and ligatures in the font.
Note: Windows XP does not support custom locales.
Step B
For all current versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system (Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7).
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Download the file "DzongkhaKeyboard-Win.zip"
from:
2. A complex script rendering engine, which reads and applies the instructions in the Dzongkha “smart font”.
http://www.dzongkha.gov.bt/IT/download/DzongkhaKeyboard-Win.zip
and save it to your desktop.
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3. A Dzongkha input method or keyboard for inputting and
editing Dzongkha Unicode characters.
Once the package has been downloaded, right click
on the file and choose “Extract All…” to extract the
files from "DzongkhaKeyboard-Win.zip”.
4. Applications such as a web-browser, word processor,
and email client which are both Unicode compatible
and make use of the operating system's complex script
rendering engine.
Then, navigate to the folder where you extracted the
files.
Finally double click “setup.exe” file. This will
automatically install Dzongkha keyboard on your
system.
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For Windows 7 and Vista, if you have previously
installed the Dzongkha locale, it should show the
language bar or the taskbar located at the bottom of
your screen under OL (for “other language”) and no
further steps are required.
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For Windows XP follow the instructions below in
step c.
Step C
For Microsoft Windows XP only.
Next, the Dzongkha keyboard you installed must be assigned to a language supported by Windows. Since Windows XP does not support custom locales or languages
you must assign the Dzongkha keyboard to an unused
language such as Icelandic.
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In Windows go to Control Panel and double click on
the “Regional and Language Options” icon.
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In the dialog box choose the “Languages” tab. Then,
under “Text services and input languages”, click on
the “Details…” button.
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Next, under “Installed Services” click on “Add…” to
add a new keyboard.
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Select the “Input Language” as “Icelandic”
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Then choose “Dzongkha Keyboard” as the keyboard
for Icelandic. (Do not install the default Icelandic
keyboard.)
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Then, in the “Text Services and Input Languages”
dialog box, click on “Apply”.
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In the same dialog box, under “Preferences”, click on
the “Language Bar…” button.
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In the “Language Bar Settings” dialog box tick the
check boxes next to “Show Language Bar on the
desktop” and “Show additional Language bar icons
on the taskbar”.
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Then click the “OK” button to exit the “Language Bar
Settings” dialog.
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Then click “OK” again to exit the “Text Services and
Input Languages” dialog.
Finally, click “OK” to exit the “Regional and Languages Options” dialog.
The Dzongkha keyboard should now be accessible as
“Icelandic” on the taskbar in the bottom right side of your
screen. You can switch between English and Dzongkha
Keyboards by clicking on this icon.
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For more detailed instructions on Dzongkha computing
please visit the IT section of the Dzongkha Development
Commission (DDC) website at:
http://www.dzongkha.gov.bt/IT/DzongkhaComputingIndex.en.html
Further assistance may also be obtained by contacting
the IT section of the DDC at:
e-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 322663, 325227
DDC Dzongkha Computing Tips — Part 2
Using Dzongkha on the Internet
3.Using Dzongkha in Internet Explorer
Steps
This article explains in easy steps how to set up your web browser (Internet
Explorer or Mozilla Firefox) to display and use Dzongkha as well as providing
tips for sending Dzongkha e-mail messages using some popular applications.
zzStart Internet Explorer
zzIn the menu choose:
Tools ►Internet Options.
1. Preparation
zzAn Internet Options
dialogue box will be displayed. Choose the General
tab, and then click on the
Fonts button near the bottom of the panel.
zz First make sure you have followed the instructions in the previous
article to properly setup your computer for Dzongkha. (Install the DDC
Dzongkha keyboard, the DDC Dzongkha fonts and, for Windows XP,
update Uniscribe and enable display of complex scripts.)
zz Then make sure you have the latest version of the Mozilla Firefox or
zzA Fonts dialogue box
Internet Explorer web-browser installed on your computer.
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Mozilla Firefox may be downloaded from:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/download.html
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Internet Explorer for Windows maybe downloaded from:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/
2. Using Dzongkha in Mozilla Firefox
will be displayed. In the
drop down list box next to
Language script: select
“Tibetan”.
zzThe Fonts dialogue box
should now look like the
one illustrated.
zz In the list box under the title Webpage font: select the font you wish to
use as default for Dzongkha pages (i.e. DDC Uchen).
zz Finally, click on the OK button in this dialogue box, and again in the
Internet Options dialogue box. Dzongkha web pages should now display correctly.
More tips and troubleshooting information for Internet Explorer can be found
at: http://www.dzongkha.gov.bt/IT/ie-intsr.en.html
4.Tips for using Dzongkha with GMail
Steps
zz Make sure your web browser is properly configured for Dzongkha by
following the steps in the previous section.
zz Go to your GMail account (https://mail.google.com/).
zz At the top right of your screen choose Settings
zz In the General tab, near the bottom of the page in the Outgoing mes-
sage encoding: section select “Use Unicode (UTF-8) encoding for
outgoing messages”. This will ensure your email is sent in Unicode.
zz Click on the Save Changes button at the bottom of the page.
Steps
zz Start Firefox, and in the menu bar choose Tools ► Options.
zz In the Options dialogue box, choose the Content tab, and then click on
the Advanced… button in the Fonts & Colours section.
zz A Fonts dialogue box, like the one illustrated on the right, should be
displayed.
zz In the drop down list box next to Fonts for: select Other Languages.
Note: The online interface for GMail only supports sending plain text messages, so you cannot format fonts. Use an offline email application, such as
Mozilla Thunderbird, with your GMail account if you wish to send formatted
messages in Dzongkha.
zz In the list box next to Proportional: select Serif, and for size select 14
Some Dzongkha Websites
zz For all font options (Serif, Sans Serif and Monospace) select a suitable
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http://dzongkha.gov.bt/ - Dzongkha Development Commission
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http://library.gov.bt/index-DZ.html - The National Library of Bhutan
zz In the Character Encoding section, choose: “Unicode (UTF-8”.
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http://www.bbs.com.bt/dzongkha/ - Bhutan Broadcasting Service
zz Finally, click on the OK button in this dialogue box, and again in the
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http://dz.wikipedia.org/ - Dzongkha Wikipedia (You can create and edit
articles in Dzongkha here)
Dzongkha font (e.g. “DDC Uchen”).
Options dialogue box.
Using Dzongkha on the Internet
DDC Dzongkha Computing Tips — Part 2
5.Tips for using Dzongkha with Hotmail
Download Mozilla Thunderbird from: http://www.getthunderbird.com/
When you install the program, it is easy to setup for e-mail providers such
as Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo simply by entering your email id and password
during the set-up process.
Once installed, to configure the program for using Dzongkha carry out the
following steps.
Steps
zz Start Thunderbird, and in the menu bar choose Tools ► Options….
zz In the Options dialogue box, choose the Display tab, and then click on
the Advanced… button in the Fonts section.
zz A Fonts & Encodings dialogue box, like the one illustrated, should be
displayed.
zz In the drop down list box next to Fonts for: select Other Languages.
Steps
zz Go to your Windows Live Hotmail account and login.
zz Chose New to compose a new e-mail message.
zz For all font options (Serif, Sans Serif and Monospace) select a suitable
Dzongkha font (e.g. “DDC Uchen”).
zz In the Character Encoding section, choose: “Unicode (UTF-8” for both
Outgoing and Incoming Mail and then click OK
zz Click the button marked Rich Text and choose Edit in HTML.
zz Next, in the menu bar choose Tools ► Account Settings….
zz In the body of your message, type or paste the following line of HTML
zz In the list on the right of the Account Settings dialogue box, for each
code:
<div style=”font-family: ‘DDC Uchen’; font-size: 16pt;”
lang=”dz”>
zz On your keyboard, press Enter, then type a line of Dzongkha text.
email account you wish to use with Dzongkha select Composition and
Addressing.
zz Then, under Composition, tick the check box marked “Compose mes-
sages in HTML format” and click on the OK button.
zz On your keyboard, press Enter again, then type: </div> to close the
HTML code.
zz You can now go back to editing your message in Rich Text mode. Place
your cursor at the end of the line of Dzongkha text you typed to continue editing in Dzongkha.
zz Of course the recipient of your Dzongkha e-mail message needs to have
a Dzongkha font properly installed on their computer for your message
to be displayed properly.
For more detailed instructions on Dzongkha computing
please visit the IT section of the Dzongkha Development
Commission (DDC) website at:
http://www.dzongkha.gov.bt/IT/DzongkhaComputingIndex.en.html
6. Using Dzongkha with
Mozilla Thunderbird
Further assistance may also be obtained by contacting the
IT section of the DDC at:
Mozilla Thunderbird is a free offline E-Mail application which can be used to
manage multiple e-mail accounts including G-mail, Yahoo mail and Hotmail.
Phone: 322663, 325227
e-mail: [email protected]
DDC Dzongkha Computing Tips — Part 3
Tips for Using Dzongkha in
Microsoft Word 2003
1. Preparation
First make sure you have followed the instructions in the first part of
this series to properly setup your computer for Dzongkha. (Install the
DDC Dzongkha keyboard, the DDC Dzongkha fonts and, for Windows
XP, update Uniscribe and enable the display of complex script languages.)
To enable Microsoft Word to apply the proper line breaking rules for
Dzongkha, carry out the following steps:
Procedure:
Start Microsoft Word 2003 and, in the menu, choose: “Tools” ► “Options…”
In the Options dialog box choose the Compatibility tab and, under
“Options:”, tick the check box next to “Use line breaking rules”.
See: http://www.dzongkha.gov.bt/IT/DzongkhaComputingIndex.en.html
2. Configuration of Microsoft Office Language Settings
Procedure:
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In Windows, go to: “Start” ► “All Programs” ► “Microsoft
Office” ► “Microsoft Office Tools” ► “Microsoft Office 2003
Language Settings”
Then, click the “Default…” button.
A Microsoft Office Word message box will appear asking “Do you want to change the default compatibility
options?”.
Click “Yes” to ensure that these rules will apply to all
new documents.
Back in the Options dialog box, click “OK” to apply
these changes and exit.
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In the Microsoft Office Language Settings dialog box select a
supported complex script language such as Sanskrit, Hindi or
Nepali from the Available languages: list.
Then click the “Add” button to move it to the “Enabled languages” column.
4. Creating Dzongkha Styles
In Microsoft Word and other word processors, rather than applying
formatting directly to text, it is always best to do most formatting using styles. Styles are particularly helpful when working with Dzongkha
text.
Setting the default font for Dzongkha in the Normal style
The Normal Style is the default style applied to paragraphs when typing text in Word. In the definition for this style it is important to have
a Dzongkha font set as the default font for complex scripts.
Procedure:
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Start Microsoft Word 2003 and, in the Menu bar, choose “Format” ► “Styles and Formatting”. A list of Styles and Formatting
will appear in the right hand pane.
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Scroll down this list and Select “Normal”, then right click and
choose “Modify…”
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3. Enabling proper Dzongkha line breaking in Word
In the Modify Style dialog box, first tick the check box next to
“Add to template”, then, select “Format” ► “Font…”.
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Unlike English where lines of text may wrap after a space character,
Dzongkha words should normally break only after a tsek ( ་ ) character.
Lines of Dzongkha text usually wrap after this character and not at a
space.
In the Font dialog box under “Complex scripts” select “DDC
Uchen” (or another Dzongkha Unicode font), “Font Style: Regular” and “Size: 12”. Then click “OK”.
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Next, select “Format” ► “Language…”, and, in the Language
dialog box under “Mark Selected text as” select “Tibetan (Bhutan)” (there is no option for Dzongkha), Then click “OK”.
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Finally click the “OK” button.
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DDC Dzongkha Computing Tips — Part 3
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In the Language dialog box choose “Tibetan
(Bhutan)”, and click “OK”.
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When you return to the Modify Style dialog
box, make sure the “Add to template” check
box is ticked, then, click on the “OK” button.
Creating Character styles for Dzongkha fonts
In Word, use character styles when you apply or
change a Dzongkha font within in a paragraph. This
will help avoid the problem which sometimes occurs
of Word unexpectedly applying the wrong fonts to
Dzongkha text.
Procedure:
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When you return to the Modify Style dialogue, make sure “Add
to Template” check box is ticked, then click the “OK” button.
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In the Styles and Formatting panel click “New Style…”
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In the New Style dialog box tick the “Add to template” check
box and enter the following details:
You can similarly define a Dzongkha font as the default complex script
font for the Heading 1, Heading 2, and Heading 3 styles. For each
style make sure the “Add to template” or “New documents based on
this template” check box is ticked before clicking “OK” in the Modify
Style dialog box. This ensures that the style in your default template
(Normal.dot) is updated and will be available for all new documents.
Creating a paragraph style for Dzongkha text
To work round certain problems in Word, it is useful to create a paragraph style where both the Latin text font and the Complex scripts
font are defined as a Dzongkha font. Always apply this style when typing paragraphs which contain only Dzongkha text.
Name: Dzongkha Text
Style type: Character
Style based on: Default paragraph font
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Next select “Format” ► “Font…” and in the Font dialog box,
under both Latin text font and Complex scripts select “DDC
Uchen” (or another Dzongkha Unicode font). Then click “OK”.
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Do not enter any details for the Font style, and Size attributes.
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Then click “OK” in both the Font selection dialog box and in the
New Style dialog box to exit and save your style.
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Repeating the same procedure, create two more
new character styles called
“DDC Wangdi” and “Jomolhari” formatted for the
Dzongkha fonts with those
names.
Advanced Formatting
for Dzongkha
Procedure:
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In the Styles and Formatting panel click on the “New Style…”
button and, in the New Style dialog box tick the “Add to template” check box.
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Then, enter the following details:
Name: Dzongkha
Style type: Paragraph
Style based on: Normal
Style for following paragraph: Dzongkha
Unfortunately Microsoft Word
does not currently support
advanced Dzongkha formatting
features, such as automatic page numbering and numbered lists using
Dzongkha numbers, sorting Dzongkha lists or inserting Dzongkha
dates. These features are however supported in OpenOffice Writer
which is covered as a separate part of this series.
For more detailed instructions on Dzongkha computing
please visit the IT section of the Dzongkha Development
Commission (DDC) website at:
http://www.dzongkha.gov.bt/IT/DzongkhaComputingIndex.en.html
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Next, from the menu, select “Format” ► “Font…”
Further assistance may also be obtained by contacting the
IT section of the DDC at:
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In the Font dialog box, under both Latin text font and Complex
scripts, enter “DDC Uchen”. Then click “OK”.
e-mail: [email protected]
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Next, from the menu, select “Format” ► “Language…”
Phone: 322663, 325227
DDC Dzongkha Computing Tips — Part 4
Tips for Using Dzongkha in
Microsoft Word 2007
zz Then click on the “Word Options” button at the bottom of the pane.
zz In the left hand column of the “Word Options” dialog box select
“Advanced”.
zz Next, scroll right down to the bottom of the dialog box and, in the
1. Preparation
First make sure you have followed the instructions in the
first part of this series to properly setup your computer
for Dzongkha. (Install the DDC Dzongkha keyboard,
the DDC Dzongkha fonts and, for Windows XP, update
Uniscribe and enable the display of complex script languages.)
See: http://www.dzongkha.gov.bt/IT/DzongkhaComputingIndex.en.html
2. Configuration of Microsoft
Office Language Settings
Procedure:
zz In Windows, go to: “Start” ► “Programs” ►
“Microsoft Office” ► “Microsoft Office Tools” ►
“Microsoft Office 2007 Language Settings”.
zz In the Microsoft Office Language Settings dialog
box select “Tibetan (PRC)” from the Available
editing languages column.
zz Then click the “Add” button to move it to the “Enabled editing
languages” column.
zz Finally click the “OK” button .
drop down list box titled “Compatibility options for:”, select “All
New Documents”.
zz Then, right at the bottom of the dialog box, click on the “+” icon
labelled “Layout Options”.
zz Then Scroll down the list displayed until you find the
“Use line breaking rules” option. Tick the check box
next to this option.
zz Finally, click on the “OK” button to complete this
procedure.
4. Creating Dzongkha Styles
In Microsoft Word and other word processors it is best to do
most formatting in documents using styles rather than applying formatting directly to text. Styles are particularly helpful
when working with Dzongkha text.
Setting the default font for Dzongkha in
the Normal style
3. Enabling proper Dzongkha
line breaking in Word
Unlike English where lines of text may wrap after a space character,
Dzongkha words should normally break only after a tsek ( ་ ) character.
Lines of Dzongkha text usually wrap after this character and not at a
space.
To enable Microsoft Word to apply the proper line breaking rules for
Dzongkha, carry out the following steps:
Procedure:
zz Start Microsoft Word 2007 and click on the round logo at the top
left corner of your Word window.
The Normal Style is the default style applied to paragraphs
when typing text in Word. In the definition for this style it is
important to have a Dzongkha font set as the default font for
complex scripts.
Procedure:
zz Start Microsoft Word 2007 and in the ribbon at the top of the
Word window, find the “Styles” section and right-click on the “Normal” style and choose “Modify…”
zz In the “Modify Style” dialog box, check “New documents based on
this template”.
zz Then, select “Format” ► “Font…” and in the Font dialog box under
“Complex scripts” enter “DDC Uchen”; “Font Style: Regular”; and
“Size: 12”. Then click “OK”.
zz Next, select “Format” ► “Language…”. In the Language dialog,
scroll down choose “Tibetan”, and click on “OK”.
DDC Dzongkha Computing Tips — Part 4
Tips for Using Dzongkha in Microsoft Word 2007
Procedure:
zz In Word, press “Alt+Ctrl+Shift+S” to show
the Styles Window.
zz With your mouse, click the small New
Styles icon at the bottom left of the Styles
window.
zz In the “Create New Style” dialog box, enter
“DDC Uchen” for the Name of the style,
and “Character” for the Style type. Then
tick the check boxes next to “Add to Quick
Styles” and “New documents based on this
template”.
zz Next, select “Format” ► “Font…” and, in
the Font dialog box under both “Latin text”
and “Complex scripts”, enter “Font: DDC
Uchen” (leaving Font style and Size blank).
Then click “OK”.
zz Next, select “Format ► Language…”,
choose Tibetan, and click on “OK”.
zz When you return to the Create New Style
dialog, click on the “OK” button.
zz Upon returning to the Modify Style dialog, make sure “New docu-
ments based on this template” is selected. Click the “OK” button.
You can similarly define a Dzongkha font as the default complex script
font for the Heading 1, Heading 2, and Heading 3 styles. For each style,
make sure the “Add to template” check box is ticked before clicking “OK”
in the Modify Style dialog box. This ensures that the style in your default
(Normal.dotx) is updated and that it will be available for all new documents.
Creating a paragraph style for Dzongkha text
To work round certain problems in Word, it is useful to create a paragraph style where both the Latin text font and the Complex scripts font
are defined as a Dzongkha font. Always apply this style when typing paragraphs containing only Dzongkha text.
Procedure:
zz In Word, press “Alt+Ctrl+Shift+S” to show the Styles Window.
zz With your mouse, click the small New Styles icon at the bottom left
of the Styles window.
zz In the “Create New Style” dialog box, enter “Dzongkha” for the
Name of the style, and then tick the check boxes next to “Add to
Quick Styles” and “New documents based on this template”.
zz Then, select “Format” ► “Font…” and, in the Font dialog box under
both “Latin text” and “Complex scripts” enter the following details:
“Font: DDC Uchen”; “Font Style: Regular”; and “Size: 12”. Then
click “OK”.
zz The new “DDC Uchen” style should now appear in the Styles panel
of the Word 2007 Ribbon. Apply this style whenever you want to
change to this font.
zz Repeating the same procedure, changing only the Style name and
Font Name, create two more new character styles called “DDC
Wangdi” and “Jomolhari” formatted for the Dzongkha fonts with
those names. Select the text and apply these styles whenever you
want to change Dzongkha fonts.
5. Keyboard Tip
In Windows Vista or Windows 7 Control Panel, choose Clock, Language
and Region. Then, under Region and Language, select Text Services and
Input Languages; add Tibetan (PRC) as an Input Language; choosing
Other for keyboard; and assign the Dzongkha keyboard layout to this
language. When typing Dzongkha in Word 2007 use this language and
keyboard option, otherwise Word will not properly recognize Dzongkha as
a complex script and may apply incorrect formatting etc.
Advanced Formatting for Dzongkha
Unfortunately Microsoft Word does not currently support advanced
formatting features for Dzongkha, such as automatic page numbering and
numbered lists using Dzongkha numbers, sorting Dzongkha lists or inserting Dzongkha dates. These features are however supported in OpenOffice Writer which is covered as a separate part of this series.
zz Next, select “Format ► Language…”, choose Tibetan, and click on
“OK”.
zz When you return to the Create New Style dialog make sure both
“Add to Quick Styles” and “New documents based on this template”
are checked, and then click on the “OK” button.
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the Word 2007 Ribbon. Apply this style whenever you want to type
Dzongkha text.
Creating Character styles for Dzongkha fonts
In Word, use character styles when you apply or change a Dzongkha font
within in a paragraph. This will help avoid the problem which sometimes
occurs of Word unexpectedly applying the wrong fonts to Dzongkha text.
For more detailed instructions on Dzongkha computing
please visit the IT section of the Dzongkha Development
Commission (DDC) website at:
http://www.dzongkha.gov.bt/IT/DzongkhaComputingIndex.en.html
Further assistance may also be obtained by contacting
the IT section of the DDC at:
e-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 322663, 325227
DDC Dzongkha Computing Tips — Part 5
Using Dzongkha in
OpenOffice Writer
This article explains in easy steps how to set up OpenOffice for use
with Dzongkha. OpenOffice is a free and open source office application suite, similar to Microsoft’s Office, which works well on all
popular computer operating systems and has good support for
Dzongkha.
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Under “Default Languages for Documents” — for Western
select “English (UK)” and for CTL select “Dzongkha”. Then
click the “OK” button.
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Next, select Tools ► Options ► Language Settings ► Complex Text Layout.
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In the dialog box under “General Options: Numerals”, select
“System” This will enable automatic Dzongkha numbering
etc. when your Locale setting is Dzongkha (see above).
Note: Choosing “Context” should enable automatic numbering,
dates, etc. to correspond to the language of the current paragraph.
Choosing “Arabic” will force western (Arabic) numbers to be used.
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After your selection is made click the “OK” button.
1. Preparation
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First make sure you have followed the instructions in the first part of this series to properly
setup your computer for Dzongkha. (Install the
DDC Dzongkha keyboard, the DDC Dzongkha
fonts and, for Windows XP, update Uniscribe and
enable the display of complex script languages.)
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Download the latest version of OpenOffice for
your computer (Windows, Linux or Apple Macintosh) from http://www.openoffice.org/ and install
it on your computer. The recommended OpenOffice version is 3.2 or newer. Install a version which
includes the Java Runtime Environment (JRE).
2. Configuration of OpenOffice for
Dzongkha Editing
Enabling Complex Text and Dzongkha
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Once you have installed OpenOffice, start the application and run OpenOffice Writer (text editor / word
processor).
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From the menu bar select Tools ► Options ► Language Settings ► Languages. (Note: In the Macintosh
version of OpenOffice select Preferences ► Options ►
Language Settings ► Languages.)
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In the dialog box under “Enhanced Language Support”
enable the check box next to “Enable complex text layout (CTL).” Complex text layout is required to be able
to work with Dzongkha fonts in OpenOffice.
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For Locale setting select “Dzongkha” — you may
change this setting to “English (UK)” whenever you
want to force OpenOffice to use automatic numbering,
and dates in English format.
Setting the default fonts for Dzongkha
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From the menu bar select: Tools ► Options ► OpenOffice.
org Writer ► Basic Fonts (CTL).
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Configure “DDC Uchen”, “Jomolhari” or other Unicode compatible Dzongkha fonts as your default CTL fonts. Then click
on the “OK” button.
You should now be able to type Dzongkha or English
text within OpenOffice Writer simply by switching
between the Dzongkha and English keyboards on your
computer system. The fonts will change automatically.
Installing the Dzongkha Formatting Extension
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Download the DDC OpenOffice Dzongkha Formatting Extension from:
http://www.dzongkha.gov.bt/IT/download/OODzongkhaFormater.zip
to your desktop. There is no need to unzip the
files.
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From the menu in OpenOffice Writer, choose
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“Tools” ► “Extension Manager…” and; in the Extension
Manager dialog box, choose “Add…”.
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Then navigate to your desktop where you saved the file
(OODzongkhaFormater.zip), select it and then click the
“Open” button.
You will be prompted to choose whether to make the Dzongkha
formatting extension available for yourself only or for all people
who use your computer. Once the Extension is installed, click
“Close” and then restart OpenOffice.
Automatically Sorting Dzongkha lists
OpenOffice can automatically sort words and lists in Dzongkha
dictionary order.
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To do this, first simply select with your mouse a list or table
of Dzongkha words you wish to sort. With the list selected,
go to Tools ► Sort… and, in the Sort dialog box, under the
option “Language”, choose “Dzongkha” and then press “OK”.
Your list or table will now be sorted according to the rules of
Dzongkha.
Numbered Lists
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With your mouse, select the Dzongkha list you wish to
number, then click on in the numbering icon numbering icon
in the formatting toolbar. Numbers will be automatically
applied:
If the numbers appear as boxes, select the list, and using the
formatting toolbar apply the correct Dzongkha font to the
list.
The numbering style and font can also be modified using the
List Styles pane of the Styles and Formatting dialog.
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Headings and sub-headings can similarly be numbered by
selecting the text and then choosing Format ► Bullets and
Numbering from the menu.
Page Numbers
Page numbers can easily be inserted into the footer of a document.
As long as your OpenOffice locale is set to Dzongkha, Dzongkha
numbering will be used.
To Insert a page number:
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Choose Insert ► Footer and select the page style that you
want to add the footer to.
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Then, choose Insert ► Fields ► Page Number.
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If you want, you can align the Page Number field as you
would text.
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If the page number appears as a box or question mark, select
the page-number and then right-click on it with your mouse,
from the menu that appears choose “Font” and then select a
Dzongkha font such as “DDC Uchen”:
For more detailed instructions on using OpenOffice with
Dzongkha, including instructions on how to create traditional
pecha, please visit the IT section of the DDC website at:
http://www.dzongkha.gov.bt/IT/DzongkhaComputingIndex.en.html
Further assistance may also be obtained by contacting the
IT section of the DDC at:
e-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 322663, 325227