Hi, The attachement is the first draft of "how to set up lyx to write Thai document". I have the translated version in Thai too, but would like to get the format on this one corrected first. regards, Chanop p.s. it was prepared with lyx-1.1.6fix1 -- ########################################## #Chanop Silpa-Anan # #gpg @ http://dynax.anu.edu.au/chanop.asc# ##########################################
#LyX 1.1 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/ \lyxformat 218 \textclass article \language english \inputencoding auto \fontscheme default \graphics default \paperfontsize default \spacing single \papersize Default \paperpackage widemarginsa4 \use_geometry 0 \use_amsmath 0 \paperorientation portrait \secnumdepth 3 \tocdepth 3 \paragraph_separation indent \defskip medskip \quotes_language english \quotes_times 2 \papercolumns 1 \papersides 1 \paperpagestyle empty \layout Title \series bold LyX-Thai-microHOWTO \layout Author by Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> \layout Date 20th February 2001 \layout Section Introduction \layout Standard This article is a short introduction about \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset \emph on How to use LyX in writing a Thai document \emph default \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset . This document is written based on LyX version 1.1.6fix1. There are two major things to do in order to write Thai in LyX; setting up LyX, and setting up LaTeX. You may find an up--to--date version of this document at \family sans http://dynax.anu.edu.au/linux/ \family default . \layout Section Setting Up LyX \layout Standard There are two things that you need to set up in order to type (and see) Thai in LyX, \layout Itemize Thai font, \layout Itemize and Thai keyboard. \layout Subsection Thai Font \layout Standard LyX use system fonts from X window system \begin_float footnote \layout Standard The author uses LyX on X window system on Linux. \end_float , therefore, you need to install some Thai fonts for X in order to use them in LyX. You may use native X font ( \family typewriter .bdf \family default and \family typewriter .pcf \family default format), Type 1 font, or True Type font. Consult \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset \emph on Font-HOWTO \emph default \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset and \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset \emph on TT-Debian mini HOWTO \emph default \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset for more details about installing font. You may wish to browse \family sans http://dynax.anu.edu.au/linux/ \family default and \family sans http://linux.thai.net/ \family default for more information on setting up Thai fonts. \layout Standard Personally I use Thai True Type font with X and LyX. If you have problem setting up Thai True Type font (which is not really a straight forward task yet), you may drop me an email. I am willing to help. \layout Standard There are several Thai X fonts around. I have some Thai fonts packaged for \emph on Debian \emph default . These packages starts to appear in Debian since Woody (not yet release at the time of writing). Here is the URL that you may find some Thai fonts, \family sans ftp://opensource.thai.net/pub/linux-tle/SOURCES/ \family default . \layout Standard You have to tell LyX to use Thai font for displaying the document. In LyX 1.1.6, you can do that by selecting \family sans \bar under E \bar default dit \family default \SpecialChar \menuseparator \family sans \bar under P \bar default references, \family default \family sans Look\SpecialChar ~ &\SpecialChar ~ Feel \family default tab, \family sans Screen\SpecialChar ~ Fonts \family default tab, and selecting Thai fonts for \family sans Roman \family default , \family sans Sans\SpecialChar ~ Serif \family default , and \family sans Typewriter \family default fonts. \family sans Encoding \family default should be \emph on \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset \emph default tis620 \emph on -0 \emph default \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset according to the current standard. You may set up these settings in \family typewriter ~/.lyx/lyxrc \family default like I do by putting the following lines in the file. \layout LyX-Code \backslash screen_font_roman "-*-angsanaupc" \layout LyX-Code \backslash screen_font_sans "-*-cordiaupc" \layout LyX-Code \backslash screen_font_typewriter "-*-courier monothai" \layout LyX-Code \backslash screen_font_encoding tis620-0 \layout Subsection Thai Keyboard Map \layout Standard I contribute Thai Kedmanee \begin_float footnote \layout Standard I choose to use Kedmanee instead of Kesmanee (which might be a proper translatio n, however they have similar pronunciation) because my cousin name in English is \noun on Kedmanee \noun default (beautiful actress). \end_float keymap ( \family typewriter thai-kedmanee.kmap \family default ) to LyX which should be included in the distribution since LyX-1.1.6fix2. If you cannot find the keymap in your LyX distribution, you may find it at \family sans http://dynax.anu.edu.au/linux/ \family default . \layout Standard You can set up Thai Kedmanee keymap by using \family sans \bar under E \bar default dit \family default \SpecialChar \menuseparator \family sans \bar under P \bar default references \family default , \family sans Lang\SpecialChar ~ Opts \family default tab, \family sans Language \family default tab, and check on the \family sans \bar under K \bar default eyboard\SpecialChar ~ map \family default . You may select \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset null \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset as the \family sans \bar under 1 \bar default st \family default keymap and \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset thai-kedmanee \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset as the \family sans \bar under 2 \bar default nd \family default keymap. On the other hand, you can put the following settings in \family typewriter ~/.lyx/lyxrc \family default . \layout LyX-Code \backslash kbmap true \layout LyX-Code \backslash kbmap_primary null \layout LyX-Code \backslash kbmap_secondary thai-kedmanee \layout LyX-Code \backslash bind \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset C-backslash \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset keymap-toggle \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset \layout Standard In the above, I bind \family sans C--backslash \family default for toggling Thai Kedmanee keyboard and native keyboard map. This \family sans C--backslash \family default is similar to Emacs usual key binding for selecting input method. You may use \family sans M--k\SpecialChar ~ 1 \family default to select primary keymap, and \family sans M--k\SpecialChar ~ 2 \family default to select secondary keymap according to current default LyX key binding. \layout Section Setting Up LaTeX \layout Standard You need the Thai Babel LaTeX implementation in order to \emph on really \emph default write a Thai document with LyX. You can the Thai LaTeX at \family sans ftp://opensource.thai.net/pub/linux-tle/SOURCES/ \family default . \layout Standard After downloading, it is just a matter of, \layout LyX-Code unpack the tarball && cd \layout LyX-Code ./configure \layout LyX-Code make \layout LyX-Code make install \layout Standard You might have to specify some parameters (where your TeX is) during \family typewriter ./configure \family default . Consult the package documentation for more information. \layout Standard If you are using Debian, thailatex package will be available shortly. You can use \family typewriter apt \family default to download and install binary and source package from my site by putting the following line in your \family typewriter /etc/apt/sources.list \family default , \layout LyX-Code deb http://dynax.anu.edu.au/debian sid thailatex \layout LyX-Code deb-src http://dynax.anu.edu.au/debian sid thailatex \layout Standard You can use ftp protocol instead of http if you like. \layout Standard In order for LaTeX to break the sentence in Thai language properly, it needs a word separator program. Nectec ( \family sans http://www.nectec.or.th/ \family default ) \layout Standard Thai LaTeX needs word separator program. Nectec \begin_inset LatexCommand \url{http://www.nectec.or.th/} \end_inset , distributes swath as binary rpm for linux i386 at \family sans ftp://opensource.thai.net/pub/linux-tle/3.0/TLE/ \family default . I use \family typewriter alien \family default to convert swath from \family typewriter .rpm \family default to \family typewriter .deb \family default . I heard a rumor that swath will be released in source form very soon. \layout Standard The other word separator program that can be used is \family typewriter cttex \family default . You can download it from \family sans http://thaigate.rd.nacsis.ac.jp/files/ttex.html \family default . Since \family typewriter cttex \family default was written for the other implementation of Thai LaTeX, you cannot use this program directly. However, \family typewriter cttex \family default in HTML mode works like swath. What you need to do is to patch it such that it use \family typewriter \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset \backslash wbr\SpecialChar ~ \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset \family default instead of \family typewriter \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset <WBR> \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset \family default for breaking Thai words. I'm asking the author of \family typewriter cttex \family default to put a proper license on the software so that I can redistributed the patched code. \layout Section Writing Thai Documents with LyX \layout Standard After you have set up Thai fonts and Thai LaTeX according to article previous sections in this article, you may use LyX to write Thai documents according to the following tips (procedure). \layout Enumerate Set \family sans \bar under L \bar default ayout \family default \SpecialChar \menuseparator \family sans \bar under D \bar default ocument, \family default \family sans Language \family default pop up, \family sans Language \family default option to \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset thai \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset \begin_float footnote \layout Standard If you cannot do this, upgrade to the latest LyX (1.1.6fix2 or later). I sent the patch to LyX before the release of 1.1.6fix2. \end_float \layout Enumerate Set \family sans \bar under L \bar default ayout \family default \SpecialChar \menuseparator \family sans \bar under D \bar default ocument, \family default \family sans Language \family default pop up, \family sans Encoding \family default option to \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset default \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset \begin_float footnote \layout Standard There is no input encoding (inputenc package) for Thai language yet. \end_float \layout Enumerate Export your document to latex by \family sans \bar under F \bar default ile \family default \SpecialChar \menuseparator \family sans \bar under E \bar default xport \family default \SpecialChar \menuseparator \family sans \bar under L \bar default atex \family default . And compile the \family typewriter .tex \family default file as follow, \begin_float footnote \layout Standard I will try to find how to do this within LyX. \end_float \layout LyX-Code swath -f latex < exportdoc.tex > exportdoc.ttex \layout LyX-Code latex exportdoc.ttex \layout Standard or \layout LyX-Code cttex -W < exportdoc.tex > exportdoc.ttex \layout LyX-Code latex exportdoc.ttex \layout Section Conclusion \layout Standard I have been happily writing Thai document with LyX for a while already. I wish you enjoy writing Thai document with LyX too. \layout LyX-Code \the_end
