LaserAmharic provides four high-quality Amharic (or Ethiopic)
fonts in two typestyles in both TrueType® and Type 1 (PostScript®) font formats
for typing languages that use the Ge'ez script. Two fonts are a modern handwriting
typestyle and the other two fonts are a vertical typestyle commonly used in
ancient texts. Keyboard software is
included for easy input of syllabic forms. The fonts work in any application.
The EthiopicLS and EthiopicLSX (eXtras) fonts are a
modern handwriting form commonly used today. They are provided in plain
(regular), bold, italic, and bold-italic styles.
EthiopicLS and EthiopicLSX plain (regular)
EthiopicLS and EthiopicLSX Bold
EthiopicLS and EthiopicLSX Italic
EthiopicLS and EthiopicLSX Bold Italic
The AmharicPC and AmharicLSX (eXtras) fonts are a
typestyle commonly used in ancient texts. They are provided in plain
(regular), bold, italic, and bold-italic styles.
AmharicPC and AmharicLSX plain (regular)
AmharicPC and AmharicLSX Bold
AmharicPC and AmharicLSX Italic
AmharicPC and AmharicLSX Bold Italic
Keyboard entry uses the dead key input method. You
select the included Amharic keyboard (a software keyboard driver or keyboard
resource), then type following either the included keyboard layout chart or
the Amharic Syllabary Chart. As you type the keyboard calls up the
appropriate Amharic syllable.
(In the above sample, "(sp)" means "space" or "press the
spacebar.")
The fonts contain the entire Ge'ez script for Amharic
and Tigrinya characters. The fonts include all Ethiopic characters found
in the Unicode™ Standard. However, the fonts have a custom ASCII encoding
(not a Unicode encoding) allowing the fonts to work in virtually any
application, including applications that do not support Unicode.
The Amharic Syllabary (shown here using the
EthiopicLS and EthiopicLSX fonts)
Ethiopic Numbers and Punctuation
Latin numbers and punctuation are also included
LaserAmharic is available for both Windows and
Macintosh.
LaserAmharic for Windows
Four TrueType® and Type 1 EthiopicLS and AmharicPC fonts in plain, bold,
italic, and bold-italic styles. Keyboard
software provides easy phonetic input of syllabic forms. Contains all the letter
forms for Amharic, Ge'ez, and Tigrinya (Tigriña, Tigrina).
System Requirements: The fonts install into Microsoft® Windows 7, Vista, XP, or 2000, and work with all Windows
7-, Vista-, XP-, and 2000-compatible
applications that allow the user to select fonts from a font menu. (A previous version
is available for Windows NT, Me, 98, or 95; please contact the
Sales office.) The product includes
a User's Manual and keyboard layout chart(s). The included keyboard driver(s) allows access to
four characters per key (instead of the normal two) and alternate keyboard
layouts. All documentation is in PDF format, available on the Windows Start
menu, and can be viewed and/or printed using
Adobe Reader. The fonts will print to any printer at
the highest quality allowed by your printer.
A custom version (fonts only) is available
for Linux,
but Linux users must provide alternate keyboard input for characters in the
extended character set. If you are ordering for Linux be sure to select the
Linux box on the Order Form.
Cost: US$ 99.95 Order
Do you need to upgrade? Check the
current version number and a Release History.
LaserAmharic for Macintosh
Four Type 1 and TrueType scalable EthiopicLS and AmharicPC fonts in plain, bold, italic,
and bold-italic styles for all Macintosh-compatible printers.
It includes simple phonetic input for all characters.
Contains all of the letters forms for Amharic, Ge'ez, and Tigrinya (Tigriña).
System Requirements: Includes a
keyboard resource that installs into OS X 10.2 and above or System 7.1-9.x. (This product does not support OS
X 10.0 or 10.1, which do not allow installation of alternate keyboard resources.) The product includes a
User's Manual, a keyboard resource, and keyboard layout chart(s).
Cost: US$ 149.95 Order
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