minimaks6 / phon_gw

English Phonetic Keyboard

English Phonetic Keyboard

1. About

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phon_gw contains English Phonetic Keyboard layout for Windows.

It was tested and used only on Windows 7.

After installation of phon_gw you will be able to type phonetic characters, such as ʌ, ʃ, ʊ, ɔː, æ using shotcuts LeftAlt+X and LeftAlt+Shift+X, for example:

shortcut	character
LeftAlt+a	ʌ
LeftAlt+s	ʃ
LeftAlt+u	ʊ
LeftAlt+Shift+o	ɔː
LeftAlt+Shift+E	æ

2. Downloading and Installing

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Latest binary distribution is available at BinTray.com:

Here is direct link for download: http://dl.bintray.com/gajdaw/generic/phon_gw_1_2_0.zip

To install phon_gw proceed with the following procedure:

1. Download zipped archive
2. Unzip downloaded file
3. Run setup.exe

When setup has finished you will have a new keyboard layout named something like English (United Kingdom) Phon2 (In Polish version of Windows 7 the new keyboard layout is named En (Wielka Brytania) Phon 2).

3. Documentation

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The list of shortcuts is available in:

• doc/documentation.pdf
• doc/documentation.html

4. Where can I find info about phonetic characters?

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• http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U1D00.pdf
• http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U02B0.pdf
• http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U0250.pdf

5. How to compile source file

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The source file phon_gw.klc is located under phon_gw/src/ directory.

It was created with The Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/pl-pl/goglobal/bb964665.aspx

To compile source file:

1. Download and install The Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator

2. Run The Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator

3. Open phon_gw/src/phon_gw.klc file

4. Select Project/Build DLL and Setup Package from main menu

5. Links

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• http://ipa.typeit.org/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonetic_symbols_in_Unicode
• http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/activities/phonemic-chart
• http://www.macmillanenglish.com/phonemic-chart/
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/
• http://www.stuff.co.uk/calcul_nd.htm
• http://www.antimoon.com/how/pronunc-soundsipa.htm
• http://www.ling.upenn.edu/courses/ling001/English.html

7. License

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This software is released under the MIT license.

For details check LICENSE file.