YorubaOK Font

[Ɔkyeame Kwame]

	Yoruba Language capable font with incorporated simple keyboard input software program This font, designed for typing Yoruba text on the computer keyboard, makes it possible to render Yoruba in its full acceptable orthographic form - complete with all the characters of its alphabet, accent/diacritic marks inclusive. This font is available for download on our web site - Learn Yoruba Home Page .
	Unlike the regular English language alphabet, typing accented characters or the letter of other languages is usually a tedious process requiring multiple keystroke combinations to produce a single character. This usually involves depressing the Ctrl, Alt and Shift keys in combination with a letter character or a series of numbers which are the assigned ASCII code numbers for that particular "foreign" letter. Moreover, it is also necessary to have a chart of the ASCII code numbers handy or memorize the numbers to type in to produce each special character.
	Mr. Kass has recently written a keyboard reconfiguration file for the YorubaOK font. We are delighted to present you with this simple keyboard input program which when used in conjunction with YorubaOK.ttf facilitates the typing process. This does not require the use of cumbersome multiple keystroke combinations, neither does it entail manual remapping of the keyboard or the need to memorize any numbers. On installation of the Yoruba font (YorubaOk.ttf), the keyboard reconfiguration file (YorubaOK.kmx) and the freeware keyboard input software (keyman6-0-164-0.exe), all that is required is to remember the characters of the English alphabet that are not present in the Yoruba alphabet i.e. Z, x, c, v and q. ( Incidentally, the letters z, x, c and v are conveniently located contiguously on the keyboard.) These five letters have been programmed with the YorubaOK.kmx file to insert the accent/diacritic marks required to produce the complete character repertoire of the Yoruba language in any text document. You can now type directly into any text editor including your e-mail with this program and input the accent/diacritic marks on the fly.
	Here is a summary of how to proceed.
	1. Download the YorubaOK.ttf font into a specified folder on your computer.
	Go to the Home page of Learn Yoruba Home Page and Download the YorubaOK.ttf by clicking on YorubaOK font.
	Save it to the a folder of your choice.
	(The next step to install the file can be done when you go off-line or immediately as you wish)
	To do this:
	Go to the bottom Task bar of your computer
	Click on Start, Control Panel, Fonts
	then go to Files
	Install New Font
	Select the Folder where you saved the font and you will see that there is a file
	"YorubaOK (True Type)" in the folder.
	Select it and Click "OK"
	The YorubaOK Font will be added to the numerous fonts that are already in your computer's Fonts folder.
	2. Install it from the folder, so that it now appears as on of the numerous like Arial, Times New Roman, etc. fonts in your fonts folder
	Also, from the Learn Yoruba home page, click on the link: Keyboard
	This will bring you to the page that provides the links and explains the steps required to enable you type Yoruba text on your computer.
	This is what you need to do
	1. Go to Download Keyman Desktop Extras - Tavultesoft and
	download the file keyman6-0-164-0.exe to a specified folder on your computer
	2. Go to http://www.tavultesoft.com/keyman/dowloads/keyboards/ and from the list of languages, select Yoruba you will be prompted to download yorubaok.kmx
	Go to the folders where you have downloaded the 2 files and install them. You are now Ready to Type Yoruba Text!!!!
	TYPING INSTRUCTION
	Load the Tavultesoft keyboard program. (It may be preprogrammed to launch automatically at startup.
	Toggle the keyboard profile to "ON"
	Set the "Font" to yorubaOK and select the desired font size. You are now ready to begin typing.
	To input the accent/diacritics
	Type
	"c" after the vowels (and m or n ) to input the acute sign ( ' )
	"z" to input the grave sign ( ` )
	"x" for macron (sometimes required on letters "m" and "n"
	"v" for the underbar (preferable to the under dot used when required with the letters "e", "o" and "s".
	"q" for the low-rising tone mark ( v )
	Use ' Shift + ^ ' for the Naira symbol
	Thus
	(you need to have installed YorubaOK.ttf to view the following Yoruba text correctly)
	Type "e", see an "e"
	Type "c" immediately after, see an " é "
	Type Ade and then "c" get Adé
	Type O "v" ba get Ôba
	Type E "zv" ko "cv" get Êkö
	Type Is "v" e"cv" get Iÿë
	Note: You have to type the "c" or "z" first to insert the accent mark then followed by the "v" for letters requiring the underbar to obtain the desired composite character (i.e type the letter "e" or "o" then "cv" or "zv" as indicated. Putting the "v" first will not work)
	English (or other) keyboard can be clicked on or off for entering non-Yoruba passages to the text. For one or two words, in case the user does not want to take the time to toggle, the letters c,q,v,x and z appear correctly if they have a dash typed in first. Thus "Victoria" could be entered as "Vi-ctoria" at the keyboard and it will be stored in the document correctly.
	FINALLY This package, with the exception of the keyboard program (keyman32) from SIL International, was developed by Mr.James Kass with a little help from my humble self. If you find it useful and feel inclined to you may send a short ( or long) thank you note to Mr. Kass at jameskass@worldnet.att.net and visit his web page http://home.att.net/~jameskass/
	As for me, A kìí dúpë ara çni
	or in our trade mark color code to enhance
	recognition of the changing tone in pronounciation
	A kìí dúpë ara çni
	Visit our website often, e-mail suggestions for improvement, and buy our book and CD –
	www.learnyoruba.com/products.htm
	Yorùbá Mõönkô, Mõön kà Ìwé Kïnní 1 Book One Fún àwôn ômôdé Children’s Edition Please feel free to distribute this program as long as the html sheet – YorubaOK.htm is included.
	In summary, the three important download files you need to install are:
	1. YorubaOK.ttf 2. YorubaOK.kmx and 3. Keyman6-0-164-0.exe
	....... And you are in business. You can go ahead and publish your Yoruba book or novel.
	Best regards,
	Adébùsölá Ônäbàjò Ônäyçmí