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LaserGeorgian in Unicode
provides high-quality, Unicode-encoded Georgian
TrueType® fonts for typing the Georgian language plus west European
(Latin 1) languages. The GeorgianLSU font includes the modern
Georgian secular
Mkhedruli alphabet, which is caseless, and
the old Georgian ecclesiastical Khutsuri alphabet (both the lowercase
Nuskhuri and uppercase Asomtavruli). The font also includes
additional letters to support the Mingrelian and Svan
languages, plus archaic letters dropped from the Georgian
alphabet in the 1860s. In addition, LaserGeorgian in Unicode includes
the GeorgianCapsU font, a headline font supporting the modern
secular Mkhedruli alphabet (plus Mingrelian, Svan, and the Latin
languages).
LaserGeorgian Professional in Unicode includes
the GeorgianLSU and GeorgianCapsU fonts, plus six additional headline fonts,
in three typestyles.
LaserGeorgian in Unicode includes three
software keyboard layouts
that provide four characters per key (instead of the normal two) for easy,
logical input of 1) the modern secular Georgian (Mkhedruli) alphabet
following a phonetic layout based on the US keyboard layout; 2) the Georgian
ecclesiastical (Khutsuri) alphabet, supporting both the lowercase Nuskhuri and the
uppercase Asomtavruli; 3) and the modern secular Georgian (Mkhedruli)
alphabet following the modern Georgian computer layout. Keyboard support for English and
the other
Latin 1 languages supported by the font is also provided. This makes it easy
to type Georgian, English, and other west European languages in the same
document using the same font by simply changing between keyboard layouts. Complete instructions
are provided.
Latin Languages supported by LaserGeorgian in Unicode:
 | Afrikaans |
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| English |
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| Indonesian |
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| Swedish |
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| Basque |
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| Finnish |
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| Italian |
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| Catalan |
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| French |
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| Norwegian |
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plus additional |
| Danish |
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| German |
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| Portuguese |
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languages
covered |
| Dutch |
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| Icelandic |
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| Spanish |
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by code page
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Continue down the page to see samples of the
GeorgianLSU and GeorgianCapsU fonts,
samples of the six additional headline
fonts included in LaserGeorgian Professional in Unicode, and pop-ups showing the keyboard
layout charts. At the bottom of the page are the
Windows and
Macintosh System Requirements, which you should read before ordering.
Cost:
LaserGeorgian in Unicode (2 fonts)
$99.95 or
Order
LaserGeorgian Professional in Unicode (8 fonts)
$149.95
Order
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LaserGeorgian Samples
The following samples show the GeorgianLSU font.
The modern secular alphabet (Mkhedruli) first appeared in the tenth
century and developed into a form close to its current form by the
thirteenth century. It has changed little since then. Mkhedruli is
caseless.
The Georgian
ecclesiastical
alphabet has two forms. The uppercase Asomtavruli (also called
mrglovani) was in use from the fifth to the ninth century, after which it
was gradually replaced by the lowercase Nuskhuri (sometimes spelled
nusxa-xucuri and also known as
kutxovani), used from the ninth to the eleventh century. The uppercase and
lowercase alphabets are never used together, except occasionally the
Asomtavruli is used as the initial letter of sentences or paragraphs.
Asomtavruli (uppercase ecclesiastical alphabet)
Nuskhuri (lowercase ecclesiastical alphabet)
Archaic letters These letters were removed from the Georgian alphabet
in the 1860s.
Additional letters for Mingrelian and Svan
Additional letters
Punctuation (the Georgian paragraph separator)
Georgian letter Nar (a modifier letter)
GeorgianLSU sample text showing the modern secular alphabet (Mkhedruli)
The same text in a larger point size
The following sample shows the GeorgianCapsU headline font, also included
in LaserGeorgian in Unicode.
LaserGeorgian Professional in Unicode
The following samples show the six additional headline fonts included in
LaserGeorgian Professional in Unicode.
MtskhetaCapsU
MtskhetaTextU
TelaviCapsU
TelaviTextU
BatumiCapsU
BatumiTextU
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 LaserGeorgian in Unicode includes software keyboards for easy input
of all the characters in the font. These two links will pop up in new
browser windows to show you the keyboard layouts for
Windows and for
Macintosh.
LaserGeorgian in
Unicode is available for both Windows and Macintosh
 LaserGeorgian
in Unicode for Windows
 LaserGeorgian in Unicode for Macintosh
LaserGeorgian
in Unicode for Windows System Requirements:
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Requires Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows 2000 |
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Requires installation of Microsoft Windows
complex script supplemental language support in Windows XP and
Windows 2000. This feature is installed using your original Windows
XP or 2000 CD. We provide instructions for installing it in Windows
XP and 2000. The feature is already included in Windows Vista. |
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Does not support Windows Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95. |
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| Applications
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Any Unicode-compatible application, such as Microsoft Word
2007, 2003, 2002,
2000, or 97 is compatible. Adobe®
InDesign® and QuarkXPress 7.0 and 8.0 are compatible. (Microsoft PowerPoint
2003 or earlier is not compatible.) |
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Older, non-Unicode applications such as WordPerfect (at least
through version 12), QuarkXPress (version 6.5 and earlier), Framemaker,
and PageMaker (any version) do not
support these fonts. |
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Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 (included in Microsoft
Office 2003) is not compatible with LaserGeorgian in Unicode for
Windows. All text is changed to the Arial font, whether typed with
the keyboard, input using Insert Symbol, or pasted from Word using
the Windows clipboard. PowerPoint users should type their text in
Word or another Unicode-compatible application, and save the text as
a graphic for import into PowerPoint. Users can also use WordArt to
create their text. To do this in PowerPoint go to Insert, Picture,
WordArt, and type your text, formatting it as desired.
Alternatively, users can type directly into PowerPoint using our
non-Unicode LaserGeorgian fonts. (Earlier
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| Notes
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Printer: The fonts will print to any Windows printer at the highest quality allowed by your
printer.
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Documentation: All documentation,
including a User's
Manual and
Keyboard Layout Charts (showing placement of the
characters on the keys), is in Adobe Acrobat™ PDF
format, and installed to the Windows Start menu
for easy access. Users may view the documentation on screen
or print it using Acrobat
Reader, available free online if you do not already have it installed.
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Compatibility: These fonts are compatible with the
Macintosh version of LaserGeorgian in Unicode. No conversion
of files is necessary when transferring files to a Macintosh
computer if your applications are fully Unicode-aware and compatible
fonts are installed on both systems.
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Cost:
LaserGeorgian in Unicode for Windows (2 fonts)
$99.95 or
Order
LaserGeorgian Professional in Unicode for Windows (8 fonts)
$149.95
Order
Do you need to upgrade? Check the
current version number and a Release History.
Go back up to see Font Samples.
Go back up to see Keyboard Layout Charts.
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LaserGeorgian in Unicode for
Macintosh
System Requirements:
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Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) or higher |
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Cost:
LaserGeorgian in Unicode for Macintosh (2 fonts)
$99.95 or
Order
LaserGeorgian Professional in Unicode for Macintosh (8 fonts)
$149.95
Order
Go back up to see Font Samples.
Go back up to see Keyboard Layout Charts.
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For a non-Unicode version of LaserGeorgianU, available for both Windows
and Macintosh, see:
Because Unicode fonts have different encodings than
non-Unicode fonts, the LaserGeorgian in Unicode font is not interchangeable with the
LaserGeorgian fonts. However, both Unicode and
non-Unicode fonts may be installed on your system (since they have
different file and font names) and may even be used in the same
documents.
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Here's what others are saying about LaserGeorgian in Unicode:
"I like your fonts very much. One Georgian
seminarian found a set of my typewritten prayers in Khutsuri to be
imminently more readable than the poor-quality from publishers that often
generate prayer books. Many of the special letters represented in your font
are precisely what is found in the better prayer books. The Mxedruli Unicode
fonts are extremely useful in transliterating from Old Georgian into Modern
Georgian. Diphthongs are easily represented with the additional letters from
the medieval alphabet and the images are distinctly clear on screen and on
paper. Thank you for your work in the support of my work."
Fr. Theodore Niklasson, Tbilisi, Georgia
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LaserGeorgian in Unicode
