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Thai typography concerns the representation of the Thai script in print and on displays, and dates to the earliest printed Thai text in 1819. The printing press was introduced by Western missionaries during the mid-nineteenth century, and the printed word became an increasingly popular medium, spreading modern knowledge and aiding reform as the ...
An Imperial "The Good Companion" typewriter, with the Kedmanee Thai layout. The model was produced from 1932 to the 1960s. Typewriters with the capability to print the Thai script were first developed in 1891 by Edwin Hunter McFarland, based on double-keyboard Smith Premier models. They became widely popular, especially for government use ...
The Thai script ( Thai: อักษรไทย, RTGS : akson thai) is the abugida used to write Thai, Southern Thai and many other languages spoken in Thailand. The Thai alphabet itself (as used to write Thai) has 44 consonant symbols ( Thai: พยัญชนะ, phayanchana) and 16 vowel symbols ( Thai: สระ, sara) that combine into ...
The Thai Kedmanee keyboard layout ( Thai: แป้นพิมพ์เกษมณี) is the standard Thai language keyboard layout. It originated from the Thai typewriters introduced in the 1920s to replace older seven-row designs (in turn introduced by Edwin Hunter McFarland in the 1890s), and was simply known as the traditional layout ...
Thai Industrial Standard 620-2533, commonly referred to as TIS-620, is the most common character set and character encoding for the Thai language. [citation needed] The standard is published by the Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), an organ of the Ministry of Industry under the Royal Thai Government, and is the sole official standard for encoding Thai in Thailand.
Thai Pattachote keyboard layout. Pattachote keyboard (also Pattajoti keyboard, Thai: แป้นพิมพ์ปัตตะโชติ) is a Thai keyboard layout invented by Sarit Pattachote, as his research shows that the Thai Kedmanee keyboard layout uses the right hand more than the left hand, and the right little finger is used heavily.
History The "Standard Fonts for Thai Public Sectors" Project. The competition was organised by Abhisit Vejjajiva's Council of Ministers, with a view to replacing all existing fonts the Thai Government had bought from the private sector, including Microsoft's Angsana New, Browalia New, Cordia New, and EucrosiaUPC, which were extensively used at that time, with fonts created by Thai nationals.
Manoptica is among the most widely used fonts in Thailand. It is commonly used in headings in advertisement and commercial art, and on street signage. In the Manoptica family, Manop 2 and Manop 5 are the most well-known. Manop 2 is mostly used in government services and individual companies. Manop 5 is mostly used in signage, with its unique ...