=== What is Tise?

Tise is a Tibetan input utility for Win2K/XP. It will not work for any lower version
of Windows, because it uses low level keyboard hook API available only starting with
Win2K.  For older versions of Windows an excellent tibwin utility by Marvin Moser is
available for free.

Tise is not based on tibwin and does not use any code from tibwin.  Tise was written
from scratch.

Tise is intended for use with Microsoft Word as a text processor. Wylie transliteration
is used for typing Tibetan.  Tise intercepts user input and converts Wylie syllables 
into proper codes for the Tibetan text to be displayed using LGM truetype font.
Compatibility with older Tibetan documents typed in L or LTibetan truetype font is 
implemented in LGM font.


=== How to use the program

Tise has two modes of operation: ascii mode and wylie mode. Ascii mode is used for 
normal typing of English text. By default it starts in wylie mode for Tibetan typing,
so upon starting the program one is able immediately to type Tibetan. Wylie mode
is highlighted with brighter Kailash icon with sun, whereas ascii mode - with darker
Kailash icon without sun.

Toggling between two modes is done by pressing Shift+Space key. 

By default Tise will hide itself into an icon in the right lower corner of the desktop.
This behavior can be changed in Tise settings dialog, invoked from menu item Options->
Settings or via pressing Ctrl+S.

Tise is able to type all the basic Tibetan represented by Wylie transliteration.
Please refer to Appendix 1 for the list of Tibetan syllables implemented by now.

Longer vowels (with a subjointed small letter a) are typed as "aa", "ii", "ee", "oo",
"uu" respectively (not fully implemented yet).


=== Tibetan punctuation

The following punctuation marks are supported:

Tibetan mark tsheg - space key or '-' key
Tibetan mark shad  - forward slash ('/') key or Shift+!
Tibetan mark gnyis tsheg shad  - backward slash ('\') key
Tibetan mark bsdus rtags - '|' key (or Shift+\)
Tibetan mark gter tsheg - ';' key
Tibetan mark sbrul shad - '"' key or '_' (Shift+-)
Tibetan sign rnam bcad (visarga) - ':' (or Shift+;)
Tibetan mark yig mgo mdun ma (initial yig mgo) - '<' key (Shift+,) or ')' (Shift+0)
Tibetan mark yig mgo sgab ma (closing yig mgo) - '>' key (Shift+.)

Space is inserted by pressing 'x' key.


=== Sanskrit letters

They are usually typed with Shift key pressed. Implemented are Tibetan Sanskrit
Ta, THa, Da, Na, Sha. 


=== Sanskrit syllables and mantras

Tise is able to convert some mantras typed directly from the keyboard. 
Please refer to Appendix 2 for the list of mantras implemented by now.
There are also some ambiguous cases. RAM, for example, when typed as "ram", 
is converted into two-syllabic Tibetan ra+ma; whereas when typed as "raM" 
(with Shift key pressed), it is converted into a mantric syllable RAM.
NYA, when typed as "nya", becomes Tibetan "nya", and when typed as NYa,
becomes Tibetan "na" + subjointed "ya".
DMA, when typed as "dma", becomes Tibetan "da+ma", and when typed as DMa,
becomes Sanskrit "da" + subjointed "ma".


=== Acknowledgements

This project would not be possible without support by Jim Valby, Igor
Legati, Mark Fulton and Mark Farrington. My deep thanks to them, to
Fabio Andrico, who gave me his advices and inspiration, and to Carisa
O'Kelly and Anastasia McGhee, who brought a font editing utility that
was used for designing new Tibetan font.


=== APPENDIX 1. List of Tibetan syllables (initials) available in Tise
(Questions mark syllables that are implemented, but I'm not sure whether
they exist at all)

k g c j t T d D n N p b m w z ' y r l s h f v 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

dk bk rk sk 'k lk
dg bg mg sg 'g rg lg ng
gc bc lc
'j lj mj rj (bj?)
gt bt rt lt st
gd bd md 'd  rd ld sd
gn bn mn rn sn
dp sp lp
'b db sb lb rb
dm DM bm rm sm
gz dz bz
ky gy ty TY dy DY ny NY py by my ry hy
kr gr tr dr pr br mr nr sr hr
kl gl bl rl zl sl
kw sw tw dw zw rw lw hw (cw? gw?)
gs bs ts
kh gh ch jh th TH dh ph bh zh sh SH lh

brk bsk
brg bsg dng mng rng lng sng
brj
brt blt bst
brd bld bsd
brn bsn
dky bky dgy bgy mgy 'gy sky sgy khy gny bny mny rny sny
dpy dby spy sby smy 'by dmy phy bhy dhy
dkr bkr dgr bgr dpr dbr mgr 'gr 'br phr thr khr dzr bsr (dmr?) 
skr sgr spr sbr snr smr 'dr shr ghr dhr
bkl gzl bzl bsl brl
khw tsw shw zhw rgw grw drw bcw nyw
gdz bdz mdz 'dz rdz (sdz?)
gts bts rts sts
tsh dzh gzh bzh gsh bsh mkh 'kh mth 'th mch 'ch 'ph ksh

rtsw phyw tshw bskr bsgr bsky bsgy brdz brky brgy mtsh 'tsh
mkhy 'khy mkhr 'khr brts bsts brny bsny 'phy 'phr brng bsng

=== APPENDIX 2. List of Sanskrit syllables and mantras available in Tise.

om
aom
raM (last 'm' typed in uppercase, with Shift key pressed)
yaM
baM
laM
paM
maM
haM
khaM
saM
hum
vajra
padma
padme
siddhi
phat
hrii (i is doubled for longer ii)
shrii (same about ii)
sarva
Ta
THa
Da
Na
SHa
NYa
TYa
DYa
DMa
ksha