FONTLOG for Manchu Font

1. This Manchu Font contains glyphs to properly display Manchu script.

2. Features:
Manchu Font is a TrueType favored OpenType font for Mac and PC. It contains Manchu characters in Unicode range start from #1800, extend glyhps which are missing from Unicode standard, ligature features, substitution features and hinting.

This package also includes free ManjuKey for Windows application, a preliminary method for entering Manchu letters using keyboard. Refer to the UserGuide.Doc for detail instructions.

3. Documents producted by using Manchu Font and ManjuKey are compitable with Windows Vista built-in Mongolian Baiti font. Which means when you switch between Manchu Font and Mongolian Baiti, Windows can display the same Manchu scripts. Windows Vista users do not require to install Manchu Font to read/write Manchu scripts.

Files Included:
FONTLOG.txt (This file)
OFL.txt (License agreement for Manchu Font) 
OFL-FAQ.txt - Frequently Asked Questions about the SIL Open Font License
Manchu Font.ttf (The Manchu Font library)
Manchu Font.vfb (FontLab source code for Manchu Font)
ManchuFontStandard(Draft).pdg (Document for Manchu Font)
Manchu Font Roadmap,pdg (Manchu Font project Roadmap)


.\ManjuKey\ (ManjuKey input method files)
	ManjuKey.msg (Installation file for ManjuKey)
	ManjuKey UserGuid(Draft).odt (Document for ManjuKey)
	ManjuKey.klc (Microsoft Keyboard Layout source code for ManjuKey)


Installation:

To install the font, just copy the ManchuFont.ttf file into your Control Panel/Fonts folder.

Upgrade:
If you already have a previous Manchu font installed, you need to uninstall it from Control Panel/Fonts folder first. 

Uninstall:
To uninstall the font, delete Manchu font from your Control Panel/Fonts folder. This is also required when you upgrade the font from a previous version.


License:
The original font library was created by Manchu Group(http://groups.msn.com/manchu). Its released to public domain under SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1(http://scripts.sil.org/OFL).

In simple English, feel free to download, use, redistribute, modify, add, comment and, most important, contribute to this font library.
Feel free to claim your works and respect other people's.
 
3. ChangeLog:

2.007 (2008-01-08)
(1) Changed release name to Manchu Font. 
(2) Changed the license to Open Font License
(3) Removed Unicode assignment from glyphs which are not in Unicode standard.
(4) Added in glyphs 
(5) Update ManjuKey application. It works with Windows Vista's Mongolian Baiti font now.Please check the updated UserGuide.pdf.


4. Acknowledgements
