Release 1.21

This file documents the Gurmuki 1.2 typeface and its use with
Windows 3.0 and Adobe Type Manager (ATM). Release 1.2 was made
available via a CompuServe upload on 2/23/92 and replaces the
previous version (1.1).



Major Changes

The kerning information has been completely redone, such that no
keyboard macros are now required for correct positioning of the
Gurmukhi characters. This means that this font can now be used
by all Windows programs using ATM, not just a word processor
with overstrike capability as in the previous versions. I have
only tested the font in AmiPro 2.0, ToolBook 1.5, MicroSoft
Write, and Microsoft Excel, but unless your application is doing
something very strange, it should work perfectly!

The sihari and bihari characters now slightly extend over the
characters after and before them respectively as is the usual
positioning.

The persian "Fafa" [ has been added to the keyboard as the [
character.

The Ongkar  Z symbol has been made into one symbol instead of
using two keystrokes as before and is located on the Z key.

The Adi Shakti symbol = has been added as the = key.



wahe gurU jI ka Kalsa \ wahe gurU jI kI [ath \

Installation

After copying the three font files: GURMUKHI.PFB, GURMUKHI.PFM,
& GURMUKHI.AFM to whatever directory you wish, open the Adobe
Type Manager Control Panel. Click on ADD, select the directory
to which you copied the files, click on Gurmukhi in the files
window, and then click on ADD again. The default installation
directory for the fonts will be C:\PSFONTS and C:\PSFONTS\PFM,
and if your fonts are stored in a different directory then you
should change them accordingly. Once the installation is
complete, you should click on EXIT. You will need to reboot
windows before you can use the Gurmukhi font in any of your
applications. After the initial reboot, you will not have to
repeat this operation again.



Keyboard Layout

The following figure shows the layout of the Gurmukhi font on a
standard IBM PS/2 Model 70 computer. The Gurmukhi character to
the right of the forward slash is the unshifted version while
the character to the left of the forward slash is the shifted
version. The basic format is for those characters which
represent common sounds in English to be on their respective
keys. The aspirated form is the shifted version of the same key.
Notable exceptions are the four t, d, and n sounds. All of the
"dental" consonants are on the similar keys. The retroflexed
consonants are placed where ever I could conveniently fit them.
Therefore, the retroflexed d sounds are on the F key,
retroflexed t's are on the X key, and the retroflexed n's are on
the V key.

This figure does not have the two keyboard changes noted above
in the major corrections for the OngKar and Adi Shakti symbols. 







As always, I am much interested in your feedback and suggestions
for improvement. I can be reached by voice at:



	home: 508/376-5194

	clinic:  508/376-4262



and on CompuServe at 70272,3300.



					Respectfully,







					S.S. Partap Singh Khalsa, M.S., D.C.



1 This document assumes that you have already installed the
Gurmukhi font files under ATM. As such, there is liberal use of
the Gurmukhi font within the text. If you have a number of words
that don't look like they are spelled correctly in English or
Gurmukhi, then you can assume that you have not correctly
installed the Gurmukhi font.