Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: IPA Font in LibreOffice

On 09/04/2011 02:45 PM, NoOp wrote:
> On 09/03/2011 12:11 PM, Manuel Kaufmann wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm having an issue with the IPA font in LibreOffice. I'm using the
> > "TeX tipatt8" font I was doing all my text transcription to the
> > corresponding phonetics symbols without any problem.
> >
> > But now, I'm trying to mark the allophones into my transcription. I
> > found this Manual[1] that explains how to use this font with LaTeX,
> > but I couldn't do it with LibreOffice.
> >
> > I tried with LaTeX and I could without any problem. Check the image below:
> >
> >     * http://www.diigo.com/item/image/1msf9/r7xp?size=o
> >
> > Can you help me?
> ...
>
> It is always helpful if you let people know what version of LO /and/
> what Operating System you are using.
>
> On my system (linux Ubuntu 10.10), I have that font in:
> /usr/share/texmf/fonts/type1/fkr/tipa
> For some reason LO isn't picking up all the fonts in /usr/share
> (discussed in a previous thread, but I can't recall the Subject just
> now) - even when the font is installed as a system font.
>
> In order to get the tipatt8 font to work in LO (versions 3.3.4&  3.4.3)
> I had to copy /both/ the tippa8.afm and tippa8.pfb to ~/.fonts. The font
> now shows up when I scroll to select fonts starting with 'T'. Oddly
> enough, rather than 'TeX tippa8' being displayed in the dropdown
> selection, it is displayed as greek symbols'tippa8, so you need to look
> closely after putting the .afm and .pfb in ~/.fonts
>
> I can insert all of the characters in your example. Unfortunately the
> character between 'e' and 'I' spaces (U+02D8) (˘) as a single character
> so it is not shown as an accent to 'e' but as it's own character.
> Perhaps someone more familiar with using dead/compose keys etc., (Johnny
> Rosen?) can assist with that part.
>
> Hope that helps.
There are some good IPA fonts that seem to work fine on Ubuntu 10.04 and 
insert the characters using Insert Special Character, without dealing 
with LaTex specific fonts and the LaTex extension.  If all the person 
needs is the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) symbols, then using a 
font specifically for that might work the best.   Charis-SIL, 
Doulos-SIL, and Gentium[plus], are all free and are listed on a UCLA 
site dedicated to IPA and fonts that have the symbols needed for 
Phonetics.  I looked this up before I gave my answer to the 
thread-earlier.  You have no need to use the Compose Special Characters, 
if you use the proper font[s].




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