[Tlhingan-hol] Windows 8 and pIqaD fonts- solution to problem

[Robyn Stewart]

I believe I posted about this problem before, but only today did I find the solution. I share it so that (a) others may benefit and (b) so that when I forget how I solved the problem this time, the Internet will know the answer.

When I installed Windows 8, all my pIqaD fonts reverted to the Latin alphabet, and when I edited documents I had previously saved with Klingon fonts, they suddenly showed Latin characters. The ttf files were there, uncorrupted, and the fonts were available to select, but whether I was formatting text, or viewing and previewing the fonts through control panel, all I saw was the Latin alphabet.

The secret to reclaiming the lost Klingon fonts was the Language Bar. At the time I initialized Windows 8, I selected the languages and fonts I wanted available.  They each associated with a language and a keyboard layout, so I have a dropdown and hotkeys to switch among input languages. As I rarely use pIqaD on this computer, I had completely forgotten that while they had associated with English (Canada), it was not the same English (Canada) that I use on a daily basis, but the other one, “OL English (Canada)” (presumably the OL stands for Other Language) down at the bottom of the list. When I select this, my fonts are usable.

O frabjous day! jIQuch.  (I can read that as jIQuchqu’, but it’s probably gibberish to others – sorry)

If you’re interested, the fonts I have include:
Klingon pIqaD HaSta and two other Michael Everson fonts
Nokia Pure HL KLGN Regular and two other Nokia fonts
pIqaD Medium from qurgh

- Qov




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