LaserHindi Sanskrit in Unicode

LaserHindi Sanskrit® in Unicode™ for Windows® or Macintosh® provides two professional-quality Unicode-encoded fonts in TrueType® OpenType® format, in plain, bold, italic, and bold-italic weights, for typing modern Hindi and classical Sanskrit. The HindiLSU™ and SanskritLSU™ fonts include the complete Devanagari section of the Unicode Standard, providing fonts that are fully compatible with other standard Hindi fonts. LaserHindi Sanskrit in Unicode includes two keyboard layouts (Phonetic and Traditional) that provide four characters per key (instead of the normal two) for easy input of Hindi and Sanskrit. The keyboard layouts take advantage of the OpenType layout features built into the fonts for logical, intuitive input. These features include automatic conjunct formation and automatic vowel positioning as you type. For example, typing "kal" produces the "kla" conjunct, or typing "ki" produces "ik". Long and short "u" vowels are also automatically positioned with the previous consonant. This allows the typist to think and type phonetically while the OpenType features properly arrange the characters.

The HindiLSU and SanskritLSU fonts are essentially the same, except HindiLSU contains some conjuncts that are more horizontal, whereas SanskritLSU contains conjuncts that are more vertically arranged.

HindiLSU SanskritLSU

SanskritLSU also has more delicate forms of the udatta and double udatta, though both fonts will produce these marks.

HindiLSU SanskritLSU

See below for additional samples.

LaserHindi Sanskrit in Unicode is available for both Windows and Macintosh.

LaserHindi Sanskrit in Unicode for Windows

LaserHindi Sanskrit® in Unicode™ for Windows® includes two keyboard layouts (Phonetic and Traditional) that provide four characters per key (instead of the normal two) for easy, intuitive input of Hindi and Sanskrit using Microsoft Word 2013, 2010, 2007, or 2003, InDesign CS4 (with installation of World Tools or ScribeDOOR), or OpenOffice.org 3.0, in Windows 10, 8, 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 SP3. The keyboard layouts take advantage of the OpenType layout features built into the fonts for logical, intuitive input.

Windows System Requirements

• Operating Systems
1. Windows 10, 8, 7, or Vista is required. (An older version that supports Windows XP, or Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 is available. Contact the sales office or special Windows XP in the Special Instructions dialog on the order form.)
• Applications
1. Microsoft Word, or InDesign CS4 (with installation of World Tools or ScribeDOOR), or the free OpenOffice.org 3.0 is required. (Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 is not compatible.)
2. Older versions of Word (Word 2002/2000/97/95/6) do not support this product. No version of WordPerfect (at least through v12) supports this product.
3. No version of QuarkXPress, Framemaker, or PageMaker supports this product. (QuarkXPress 8.0/7.0 is Unicode-compatible, but does not support the OpenType features of these fonts.)
4. Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 (included in Microsoft Office 2003) is not compatible with LaserHindi Sanskrit 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 LaserHindi Sanskrit fonts. (Earlier versions of PowerPoint have not been tested for compatibility.)
• Notes
1. The fonts will print to any Windows printer at the highest quality allowed by your printer.
2. These fonts are compatible with the Macintosh version of LaserHindi Sanskrit in Unicode. No conversion of files is necessary when transferring files between Word 2013/2010/2007/2003 or OpenOffice.org 3.0 for Windows and Mellel for Macintosh, if LaserHindi Sanskrit in Unicode fonts are installed on both systems. (Word 2010/2007 users must save files either in Word 2003 format or as Rich Text Format documents.)
3. All documentation, including a Setup Manual, a User's Manual, and Keyboard Layout Charts (showing placement of the characters on the keys), is in Adobe Acrobat™ PDF format, and is installed into 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.
• Keyboard Layouts
1. Two keyboard layouts are included for typing modern Hindi and classical Sanskrit. The Phonetic layout places the consonants and vowels on the US keyboard phonetically as much as is possible. The Traditional layout follows the Hindi Traditional method of input used in Windows. During setup the user may install one or both of the keyboards and switch between them at any time. Complete instructions are provided.
2. View the keyboard layouts in this pop-up window.

Cost: US$ 99.95 Order
(Please be sure you read the System Requirements before you order. This font is not compatible with the non-Unicode LaserHindi Sanskrit for Windows font.)

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See font samples  below.

LaserHindi Sanskrit in Unicode for Macintosh

LaserHindi Sanskrit® in Unicode for Macintosh includes two software keyboard layouts (Phonetic and Traditional) that provide four characters per key for easy input of Hindi and Sanskrit using Mellel in Mac OS X 10.4 or higher. The keyboard layouts take advantage of the OpenType layout features built into the fonts for logical, intuitive input.

Macintosh System Requirements:

• Operating Systems
1. Requires Mac OS X 10.4 or higher.
• Applications
1. Requires Mellel, also available from Linguist's Software.
2. Microsoft Word is Unicode-compliant, but does not support the OpenType features of these fonts. It will not work with LaserHindi Sanskrit in Unicode for Macintosh. (If you must work in Word see NewHindi Sanskrit for Macintosh.)
3. Even applications that claim to be Unicode and OpenType compliant (e.g., QuarkXPress 7.0 or InDesign) may only support a limited range of Unicode characters or a limited set of OpenType features. Contact Linguist's Software about compatibility questions and about the availability of a non-Unicode version of this product that works in all applications.
• Notes
1. 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. Users may view the documentation on screen or print it, using Acrobat Reader, available free online if you do not already have it installed.
2. These fonts are compatible with the Windows version of LaserHindi Sanskrit in Unicode. No conversion of files is necessary when transferring files between Mellel for Macintosh and Word 2003 for Windows, if LaserHindi Sanskrit in Unicode fonts are installed on both systems.
• Keyboard Layouts
  1. Two keyboard layouts are included for typing modern Hindi and classical Sanskrit. The Phonetic layout places the consonants and vowels on the US keyboard phonetically as much as is possible. The Traditional layout follows the Devanagari layout used in the Mac OS. During setup the user may install one or both of the keyboards and switch between them at any time. Complete instructions are provided.
  2. View the keyboard layouts in this pop-up window.

Cost: US$ 99.95 Order
(Please be sure you read the System Requirements before you order. This font is not compatible with the non-Unicode NewHindi Sanskrit for Macintosh fonts.)

Font Samples

HindiLSU text sample

HindiLSU vowels and alternate SanskritLSU vowels

Alternate Consonants

HindiLSU SanskritLSU

HindiLSU, showing all four typestyles

SanskritLSU, showing all four typestyles

Ka with vowels and diacritics

Additional symbols

A few of the many Hindi conjuncts

Additional conjuncts in SanskritLSU

Sample half-conjuncts

Back up to LaserHindi Sanskrit in Unicode for Windows product information and System Requirements.
Back up to LaserHindi Sanskrit in Unicode for Macintosh product information and System Requirements.
Back up to the Samples.

Also Available

For non-Unicode Hindi and Sanskrit fonts see LaserHindi Sanskrit.

• LaserHindi Sanskrit for Windows
• LaserHindi Sanskrit for Macintosh
• These two non-Unicode products are not compatible with the LaserHindi Sanskrit in Unicode fonts shown on this page. However, if you must publish your work in software that is not Unicode-compatible and OpenType-compatible, such as QuarkXPress, PageMaker, or Word for Macintosh, then you must use the non-Unicode products available at these two links.

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