query: fonts

[Christian Lee Novetzke]

Dear Pam,

Try Itranslator98.  It's the best thing I've found for exactly these
jobs.  You input a word following the conventions we use on listservs like
Indology, (i.e., "life" is jIvana), and it turns it into both devanagari
and transliteration, in nice fonts.  As for searches, since the initial
"code" requires no special font, you can fully search documents without the
usual problems the MSWord poses with unique fonts.  The software is free--a
plus--and the designers are extraordinarily helpful and generous with there
time should you encounter any difficulties.

Here's the URL to download the software:

http://sanskrit.bhaarat.com/Omkarananda/Sanskrit/Itranslt.html

Christian

At 12:56 PM 1/22/01 -0600, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I am interested in finding a good devanagari font for Hindi and a roman
>transliteration font for Windows.  Ideally, I would be like to be able to
>perform search and replace commands in Words.  Does anyone have information
>on the fonts available through Linguists Software, Krishnasoft or
>Saralsoft?  Krishnasoft seems to allow one to switch between roman and
>devanagari without rekeyboarding.   Any information on good fonts would be
>greatly appreciated.
>
>Pam Lothspeich