LaserGaelic
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LaserGaelic for Windows
LaserGaelic for Windows
Three professional-quality, hinted, scalable fonts in both TrueType® and Type-1 formats: GaillimhLS plain, and GaelicLS plain, containing all the characters and diacritics necessary to type Irish, Scottish and Manx Gaelic, Welsh, Breton, and Cornish; and BallymoteLS plain, containing all the characters of the ancient Ogham script.
Windows System Requirements: The fonts install into Microsoft® Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP, or 2000, and work with all Windows 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, 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
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LaserGaelic for Macintosh
LaserGaelic for Macintosh
Three professional-quality, hinted, scalable fonts in both TrueType® and Type-1 formats, with polished bitmaps: GaillimhLS plain, and GaelicLS plain, containing all the characters and diacritics necessary to type Irish, Scottish and Manx Gaelic, Welsh, Breton, and Cornish; and BallymoteLS plain, containing all the characters of the ancient Ogham script.
System Requirements: System 7.1-9.x or OS X. The font is typed using either the US keyboard or an included alternate keyboard, which installs only into OS X 10.2 and above or System 7.1-9.x. The product includes a User's Manual, a keyboard resource, and keyboard layout chart(s).
Cost: US$ 99.95 Order
See below for Samples.
LaserGaelic Samples
LaserGaelic Samples
GaillimhLS
GaelicLS
Additional language samples using GaillimhLS
BallymoteLS font (Ogham)
Ogham was a script devised by a Celtic grammarian from southern Ireland. The Old Irish of his day had no phoneme /p/, a fact which helps date the invention of the script to ca. the 4th century A.D. It was divided into four aicmí 'groups' of five letters each: b, l, f, s, n; h, d, t, c, q; m, g, ng, z, r; and a, o, u, e, i. Later, when diphthongs had developed and borrowings had reintroduced the /p/ phoneme into the language, five more signs, called forfede, were added to write eo, oi, ui, io/p, and æ. Most of the Ogham inscriptions have been found in Ireland, though some bilingual inscriptions with Latin have been found in Wales; a few too are found in Cornwall and Scotland, and on the Isle of Man. The Picts, the non-Celtic indigenous inhabitants of Britain, took up the use of Ogham script as well; unfortunately we do not understand their language. Oghams were in use until the medieval period; the 14th century Book of Ballymote, for which this font has been named, gave the earliest transliteration key. (From the User's Manual.)
Testimonials
Here's what others are saying about LaserGaelic:
"All your products are really beautiful in addition to being functional. My heartiest congratulations! I am absolutely amazed by your talent and genius. My very best regards and gratitude"
Michael F. Pajak, Mount Laurel, NJ
"GOOD JOB!!!!!!!!! Sure enough...IT WORKS!!!!!!! The company is excellent...service was quick, easy to install, easy to use, and the final project looks great. In the end, the project I was working on, besides English, included: French, German and Gaelic. I have no problem at all in recommending Linguist's Software, Inc. I am sure others would appreciate knowing about this company...it certainly made my life easier. I am so pleased with your product line, that I have even passed it along to a University Of Saskatchewan English Prof. ...we were all impressed."
Marie-Anne Morrison Saskatoon, Sask. Canada