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Frequently Asked Questions
► Help improve the auto-corrector (Ctrl+Shft+F11). ► Receive notifications
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The new Rapa Nui keyboard manager (RAP Teclado)
► How
do I start the Rapa Nui keyboard manager? ► Can the Rapa Nui keyboard manager be made to start
automatically upon Windows startup? ► How
do I exit the Rapa Nui keyboard manager? ► Is
it possible to suspend/reactivate the Rapa Nui keyboard manager without
exiting from it? ► How
do I key Rapa Nui & Spanish characters on the English US keyboard? ► Can
I use the new “RAPTeclado” keyboard manager with any font? ► Can
I continue to use the old “Keyman” Rapa Nui keyboard manager? ► With which keyboard manager and fonts will the
Rapa Nui auto-correct spell fixing tool work? ► How
can I return to this help file? What is it?
The “RAPTeclado” Rapa Nui
keyboard manager is an easy-to-use AutoHotkeyL
script that facilitates the typing of:
How do I start the Rapa Nui keyboard manager?
There are two ways:
When activated, you will
see the tool’s icon in the notification area. Can the Rapa
Nui keyboard manager be made to start automatically whenever Windows starts?
Absolutely!
If you write a lot in Rapa Nui or Spanish, this could be very helpful. Follow
these instructions to place a shortcut in the Startup folder: 1.
Right-click the “RAPTeclado” shortcut icon on your computer’s desktop and
then click Copy. 2.
Click the Start button, click All
Programs, right-click the Startup folder, and
then click Open. 3.
Right-click in a clear area of the Startup folder and then click Paste. The next time you start Windows, the Rapa Nui keyboard manager will start
automatically. How do I exit
the Rapa Nui keyboard manager?
There are two ways:
Is it possible to suspend/reactivate the Rapa Nui keyboard manager
without exiting from it?
Yes! There are two ways to
toggle suspension on or off:
How do I key Rapa Nui & Spanish
characters on the English US keyboard?
It is recommended that
in the AutoFormat As You Type tool of Microsoft Word, you disable "Straight
quotes" with “smart quotes”. Can I use the new “RAPTeclado”
keyboard manager with any font?
Unfortunately, no. Not all
fonts have the non-European characters needed for correctly writing
Polynesian languages. See Font
choices for further information. Can I continue to use the old “Keyman”
Rapa Nui keyboard manager?
The
version of “Keyman” distributed with the old Rapa Nui keyboard manager does
not always work properly under Windows 7 and later. Concerning this, see The former “Keyman” Rapa Nui keyboard manager. If
you are still using a version of Windows earlier than version 7, the former
“Keyman” Rapa Nui keyboard manager and the new “RAPTeclado” keyboard
manager can both be installed on your
computer. Just remember, however, that you cannot have both keyboard managers
active at the same time! Here are some recommendations:
With which keyboard manager and fonts will the Rapa Nui auto-correct spell
fixing tool work?
If you plan to take
advantage of the accompanying, optional Rapa Nui auto-correct spell fixing
tool, you must use the new
“RAPTeclado” keyboard manager and apply to your documents Unicode-compliant
fonts that have the same characters accessed by this keyboard manager. See The new Rapa Nui auto-correct
spell fixing tool. How can I return to this help file?
There are two ways:
(For the Spanish version
only, there is a third way: Doble click on the “RAPTeclado” icon in the
notification area of the taskbar.) |
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Font choices
► What
are the best fonts to now use for writing the Rapa Nui language? ► Should I remove the old, custom-created Rapa Nui
fonts from my computer? ► Can
I change the default font that Microsoft Word will apply to new documents I
create? ► Where
can I learn more about Unicode? ► How
can I return to this help file? What are the best fonts to now use for writing the Rapa Nui language?
The new “RAPTeclado” keyboard
manager was created for use with Unicode-compliant fonts, and especially
those that include the alphabetic character assigned by the Unicode
Consortium for representing the glottal stop consonant or eꞌe
(U+A78C, Latin Small Letter Saltillo). Beginning with the release
of Windows 7, the following well-known fonts now include all the right
characters for writing in Rapa Nui. (By now there may be even more.) Arial
Courier New
Tahoma Times New
Roman Verdana Some other good font
choices are: Andika
Charis SIL Charis SIL
Compact Doulos SIL Doulos SIL Compact Gentium Basic Gentium Book Basic Segoe UI Segoe UI Light
Segoe UI Semibold Of this second group of
fonts, all but Segoe can be downloaded without cost from SIL
International. Consult the built-in help system for your version of Windows for instructions on how to install fonts. Click here to see a table that compares a few
commonly installed fonts. Not all fonts have the non-European characters
needed for correctly writing Polynesian languages. However, more choices will
become available in the future, as font developers and software companies
distribute even more Unicode-compliant fonts that include all the characters
needed. Why should I stop using Rapa Nui SILCharisL, Rapa Nui
SILDoulosL, Rapa Nui SILManuscriptL, and Rapa Nui SILSophiaL?
These fonts served their
purpose well, but for several reasons it is now time to retire them.
Should I remove the old, custom-created
Rapa Nui fonts from my computer?
No. You should leave the
old Rapa Nui SILCharisL, Rapa Nui SILDoulosL, Rapa Nui SILManuscriptL, and
Rapa Nui SILSophiaL fonts installed. They are still needed in order for you
to be able to read older documents that used these fonts. If you also need to
finish work that you have in progress on a document that uses these older
custom-created fonts, see Can I continue to use
the old “Keyman” Rapa Nui keyboard manager? Can I change the default font that
Microsoft Word will apply to new documents I create?
Yes, you can. And, in
fact, if you will be doing a lot of writing in Rapa Nui, it would be good for
you to change the default font to one that is Unicode-compliant and that
includes all the alphabetic characters needed for typing Rapa Nui. (See What fonts are now best to use for writing the Rapa
Nui language?) Consult Microsoft Word
Help for instructions on how to change the default font.
After setting the default font, any
new document you open will use the font settings you selected. The default font applies to new documents based on
the active template. Different
templates might use different default font settings. Where can I learn more about Unicode?
A good place to start is
at the Unicode Basic
Questions page. You might also want to read this Wikipedia article or explore
the Unicode Consortium web site. How can I return to this help file?
There are two ways:
(For the Spanish version
only, there is a third way: Doble click on the “RAPTeclado” icon in the
notification area of the taskbar.) |
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The former “Keyman” Rapa Nui keyboard manager
► But isn’t “Keyman” a good, reliable program? ► What disadvantages are there to continuing to
use the old “Keyman” keyboard manager? ► Is
there any reason at all for me to keep “Keyman” installed? ► How
can I return to this help file? But isn’t “Keyman” a good, reliable program?
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The new Rapa Nui auto-correct spell
fixing tool
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construction!
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question. How can I return to this help file?
There are two ways:
(For the Spanish version
only, there is a third way: Doble click on the “RAPTeclado” icon in the
notification area of the taskbar.) |
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