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for Macintosh

Eight (8) distinctive typefaces for use in the Macintosh Thai Operating System or the Macintosh English Operating System. They are in hinted Type 1 and TrueType formats with corresponding bitmap fonts in 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60 point sizes. LaserThai II fonts contain all the characters for Thai and English with easy switching between languages. The Sukanya, ChiangMai, Bangkok, and KhunKrit fonts have corresponding Times-style English characters. The Ayudhya, Naay Haang, Phatphong, and Thonburi fonts have Helvetica-style English characters.

LaserThai II includes the AsiaScript Scripting System which allows the user to type in the English System as if the computer was operating in the Thai System. Simply type the consonant, the vowel and then the tone marker. Input follows the GatManee keyboard layout. The resulting file can be transferred to the Thai System.

LaserThai II includes a Text Converter program for easy conversion of files to/from the Mac Thai System or Thai Windows when files are saved in pure ASCII format with Thai Windows encoding. Users of the Thai System or the Thai Language Kit cannot use regular English System applications, but if you use LaserThai II fonts in your English System you can use your regular English System applications to produce text files that can be read in the Mac Thai OS or in Thai Windows.

Sukanya, Chiang Mai, Ayudhya, KhunKrit, Naay Haang, and Phatphong are provided in plain, bold, italic, and bold-italic. Bangkok and Thonburi are in plain and bold only. Includes User's Manual, keyboard charts and keystickers.

System Requirements: The font may be typed with an included keyboard resource that installs into OS X 10.2 and above or System 7.1-9.x. (The alternate keyboard does not support OS X 10.0 or 10.1, which do not allow installation of alternate keyboard resources.) The alternate input method uses the AsiaScript® scripting system, which installs into Classic mode running under OS X, or into Macintosh System 7.1-9.x. The AsiaScript input method does not run on Macintoshes that do not support Classic mode. (AsiaScript has been tested in OS X 10.3 Classic Mode). The product includes a User's Manual, a keyboard resource, and keyboard layout charts.

Note: On the Order Form please indicate in the Special Instructions text box near the bottom of the form whether you will be using these fonts in the Mac English System or the Mac Thai System. If you do not tell us you are using the Thai System the English System fonts will be sent.

Cost: US$ 99.95 for a single typestyle (Sukanya, Chiang Mai, Ayudhya, Bangkok, KhunKrit, Thonburi, Naay Haang, or Phatphong); $149.95 for any two typestyles; $199.95 for any three typestyles; $249.95 for any four typestyles; $299.95 for all eight typestyles. Order

Sample

Also available is LaserThai. The differences between LaserThai and LaserThai II are as follows:

LaserThai:

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Contains nearly 100 composite characters for perfect placement of vowels and tone markers. Thus, LaserThai is better for Desktop Publishing.

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Does not contain English.

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Does not follow the Thai Operating System font arrangement. Thus, files created with LaserThai cannot be transferred to the Thai OS, nor can files created with the Thai OS be read using LaserThai fonts.

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Available for both Macintosh and Windows.

LaserThai II

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Follows the Thai Operating System font arrangement. Thus, files prepared with LaserThai II can be read on the Thai OS, and files created in the Thai OS can be read with LaserThai II fonts.

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Does not have the composite characters as does LaserThai (because the Thai OS does not have them). Thus, if the user does not need to conform to the Thai OS, LaserThai will provide more accurately-placed vowels and tone markers than will LaserThai II.

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Contains English.

bulletNot available for Windows.

LaserThai Sample

All of the following fonts are provided in plain, bold, italic and bolditalic typestyles, except Bangkok and Thonburi, which are in plain and bold only.

Sukanya

LaserThai II font sample: Sukanya

ChiangMai

LaserThai II font sample: ChiangMai

Ayudhya

LaserThai II font sample: Ayudhya

Bangkok

LaserThai II font sample: Bangkok

KhunKrit

LaserThai II font sample: KhunKrit

Thonburi

LaserThai II font sample: Thonburi

NaayHaang

LaserThai II font sample: NaayHaang

Phatphong

LaserThai II font sample: Phatphong

 

 
 

 

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