Unicode 6.0 Compliant

Readable to Anyone

Keyman Desktop 8 complies with Unicode 6.0 – the international standard for language encoding. Everything you type with our Unicode keyboards will be readable to anyone:

  1. No Square Boxes

    With Unicode keyboards for Keyman Desktop 8, say goodbye to square boxes and garbled text. What you type won't degrade.

    Text You Type Doesn't Degrade

  2. Even Without Keyman

    Your readers won't need Keyman to read what you type. All they'll need is a font with support for your language.

    Readers Only Need Any Supporting Unicode Font

Access Every Character

Keyman Desktop 8 gives you access to every character in Unicode 6.0:

  1. Egyptian

    Egyptian to Emoji

    Ancient to ultra-new,
    if it's in Unicode you can read and type it.

    Emoji

  2. Beyond the BMP

    Type Unicode characters above the basic mulitlingual plane easily and without headache in Windows XP, Vista or 7.

    Type Letters Above the BMP

  3. The Unicode Logo

    Constantly Updated

    As Members of the Unicode Consortium, Tavultesoft keeps close tabs on the Unicode Standard. We update Keyman Desktop with every new release of the Standard, keeping Keyman ahead of the pack.

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Uniscribe is a part of Windows that enables the correct display of Asian and African languages. Keyman's Uniscribe Manager extends Uniscribe to improve support on Windows XP.
The Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP) refers to the portion of the Unicode code space which contains the most common scripts in use. Older computers often had trouble displaying characters that were in the Supplementary Planes and not in the BMP. Keyman Desktop enhances the availability of the Supplmentary Planes.
The Text Services Framework (TSF) is Microsoft's next-generation text input system, supported by Microsoft Word, and a number of other applications. It makes possible advanced text input systems. Keyman Desktop Professional has support for the TSF.
The Language Bar is Microsoft's tool for access to keyboard and language switching.
A mnemonic layout is a type of Keyman Desktop keyboard layout that tends to use phonetic-style input. It will dynamically rearrange to work cleanly with various European hardware keyboard layouts, including English QWERTY, French AZERTY or German QWERTZ layouts.
Normalisation is a process of ensuring text is stored consistently in your document, for instance to make sure diacritic marks are stored in a consistent way. This makes future searching or editing of text useful and straightforward.
An Input Method Editor (IME) provides an on screen interface for selecting words or phrases while typing. IMEs are commonly used with languages such as Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

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