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Greek Font Issues
The typesetting of Greek has undergone a major change. With the introduction of "Unicode", the capacity to allow a single font to represent characters in many ancient and non-western languages, and changes in the operating systems of both Mac and PC, it is now more possible than ever to view, type, and post classical Greek on the internet, though it does require some computer know-how.
 
There are many free Classical Greek fonts on the web. But they require some sort of keyboard layout utility to make the typing of accents and breathings easier.
  • PC:  For directions on installing Greek fonts and keyboards, see Jeffrey Rusten's Unicode Classical Greek page. He suggests a free keyboard utility: Keyman and a popular shareware, Antioch ($50). In addition to the many fonts listed above, there is the option to use Palatino Linotype (Unicode) which comes pre-installed in Windows 2000 and later.
     
  • MAC:  The I-Macs in Bate 2009 have been set up to allow the typing of Greek; read directions here. The best new free keyboard utility for Mac is SophoKeys Express. In addition to the many fonts listed above, there is the option to use Lucida Grande (Unicode) which comes pre-installed in Mac OS 10.3 and later.
     
  • For a simple introduction, including free Greek fonts and instructions, see the TLG website.
     
  • Jeffrey Rusten's page also offers a free online inputter, as well as a link to Sean Redmond's online converter from older Greek fonts and Beta code to Unicode. [Beta code lets you type Greek using English letters and common sense keys like "(" for rough breathings and ")" for smooth. These utilities are useful if you only need a single short passage and do not wish to install fonts and software].
     
  • For more complete information, and access to the widely used (but not free) Greekkeys software, see the APA web site. (Windows ·  Mac)
Other useful links:
  • To type longs and shorts on Roman characters, activate the US Extended keyboard and type option-a for macron (or option-b for breve) before you type the vowel.
  • Chris Blackwell offers a downloadable beta code converter for Mac and a SuperGreek style keyboard (sensibly laid out for typing quickly) for Unicode fonts.
  • Unicode fonts for Windows (Alan Wood)
  • Other Greek font links
  • How unicode works from Stoa.org
  • To obtain the unicode charts for the Greek and Greek Extended character sets, see the TLG chart.
 

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