Using Tibetan In 64-bit Windows Systems
<h3 class="heading-h6"><a name="THLToolboxsitec06fa8cfc49c4ebc007f482de5382105homegtTibetanScriptsFontsampRelatedIssueshomegtUsingTibetaninWindowsgtUsingTibetanin64bitWindowsSystems" class="anchorpoint"></a><a href="/tools/wiki/home.html">THL Toolbox</a> > <a href="/tools/scripts/wiki/home.html">Tibetan Scripts, Fonts & Related Issues</a> > <a href="/tools/scripts/wiki/Using%20Tibetan%20in%20Windows.html">Using Tibetan in Windows</a> > Using Tibetan in 64-bit Windows Systems</h3><p class="paragraph">
</p><h3 class="heading-h1"><a name="UsingTibetanin64bitWindowsSystems" class="anchorpoint"></a>Using Tibetan in 64-bit Windows Systems</h3><p class="paragraph">There is a growing popularity of 64-bit window systems versus the standard 32-bit. The difference has to do with the architecture of the computer and the size of the registers stored in the CPU. 64-bit systems are supposed to be more powerful, but most software has been built for 32-bit systems. Unless they are adapted to 64-bit systems, they often do not work. This is the case with much Unicode Tibetan Input software. TISE does not work for 64-bit systems, nor does Wylie Word.</p><p class="paragraph">Solutions to the issue of inputting Unicode Tibetan on 64-bit systems has not been extensively researched. There is, however, a free solution: <span class="nobr"><img src="/" alt="external link: " title="external link"/><a href="http://www.thubtenrigzin.fr/denjongtibtype/en.html" target="rwikiexternal">Denjong TibType</a></span>. This input systems works in Windows 7 64-bit as well as 32-bit. It works much the same way Tise does. Documentation and download from <span class="nobr"><img src="/" alt="external link: " title="external link"/><a href="http://www.thubtenrigzin.fr/denjongtibtype/en.html" target="rwikiexternal">Denjong TibType</a></span>. A for-pay solution is that of <span class="nobr"><img src="/" alt="external link: " title="external link"/><a href="http://www.tavultesoft.com/keyman/" target="rwikiexternal">Tavultesoft Keyman</a></span> and the keyboard provided by THL on the <a href="/tools/scripts/wiki/keyman.html">Keyman Keyboards</a> page.</p><p class="paragraph">Another possible solution may be if it is possible to run a 32-bit virtual machine on a 64-bit host system. VMware has developed virtualization software for 64-bit machine, according to <span class="nobr"><img src="/" alt="external link: " title="external link"/><a href="http://www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/64bit.html" target="rwikiexternal">their announcement</a></span>. However, this is not free solution, and probably means buying a second whole system, which is unpractical.
</p><h3 class="heading-h6"><a name="ProvidedforunrestrictedusebythespanclassnobrimgsrcsakairwikitoolimagesicklearrowgifaltexternallinktitleexternallinkahrefhttpwwwthliborgtargetrwikiexternalTibetanandHimalayanLibraryaspan" class="anchorpoint"></a><em class="italic">Provided for unrestricted use by the <span class="nobr"><img src="/" alt="external link: " title="external link"/><a href="http://www.thlib.org" target="rwikiexternal">Tibetan and Himalayan Library</a></span></em></h3><p class="paragraph">
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