SIL Ethio, Power-G Keyboard Help Introduction ‘The “SIL Ethiopic Power-G” keyboard enables typing in all Ethiopic Saba Fidel scripts using the keyboarding sequences found in the “Power Ge'ez (Phonetic)” keyboard from Concepts Data Systems. You can use this keyboard with any Ethiopic Unicode font unless you need to use the newer Unicode 6.0+ Ethiopic codepoints (for Basketo, Gumuz, and Gamo-Gofa-Dawro) or the two Private Use Area (PUA) characters of this keyboard: L] and Ll. In these cases, the Abyssinica SUL font (version 1.5+) is recommended. Note on Power Ge'er “Caps Lock” Compatibility ‘The original Power Ge'ez (Phonetic) keyboard from Concepts Data Systems used the Caps Lock key to produce less frequently used characters, SIL Ethiopic Power-G is is not compatible with this keying method. Instead, multiple alternative methods for creating these less frequently used characters have been provided. The preferred method for creating these less frequently used characters is by using the [ key after the letter key to produce the desired character. For example, to create the chart shows § [ OF J. To produce this character using the preferred method, first press the S key, and then press the [ key. Alternatively, a capital J can be typed to produce the Y character. ‘As another example, to create 6 the chart shows T [ OF V. To produce this character using the preferred method, first type a capital T, and then press the [ key. Alternatively, a capital V can be typed to produce the 8 character. Syllables (including diphthongs) First type the keystrokes from the leftmost column, followed by the keystrokes at the top of the column. For example, to produce U* first press the h key, and then press the U Key. To produce % first press the hkey, and then press the V key. 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T T T T T T T Tkeys: 3° 136 keys: 3*0 a keys: 1*0000 & Punctuation The keystrokes are at the top of the column. keys: ze to TG ssee_| s367_| 1360 | ovas_| 2020 1369 keys: | <' <" | >" | m) « > « » | l 2030_| 202s |_oose | ooo | cass Diacritics First create the desired syllable, then add the diacritic by typing the keystrokes at the top of the column. keys: [us |] ." [a [2737 -a{ os] 6 [7] ae] 9] o aase_| sasr_| sas | oxo | oxo | soe | caer | xan | x02 | oave | ox07 | noe | ois license This keyboard is copyright © 2017-2020 SIL Ethiopia. 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