Dear list members,

Custom keyboards can be created for the Mac assigning any unicode character or combination of characters to any key using the application Ukalele from SIL https://software.sil.org/ukelele/

The instructions come with the download and its very straightforward to use (even for this Windows user :-) ). I've sent a solution to Madhav with the diacritics he needs.

For Windows users its even more straightforward. In microsoft word, documents called templates can be created that re-assign keys to any unicode character you want. These templates are then attached to any document you want to use the new keyboard with.

Harry Spier

On Sat, Jan 14, 2023 at 2:29 AM Madhav Deshpande via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:

What font/keyboard-layout will allow me to type multiple diacritics on vowels, i.e length, nasality and accent? I want to type the 18 varieties of avarṇa as discussed by the grammarians. Any suggestions are welcome. Best,

Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies
Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India

[Residence: Campbell, California, USA]

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