Aksara Bali Keyboard Help
This keyboard lets you type Aksara Bali (Balinese script) in Unicode. It is a Unicode reimplementation of the Bali Simbar keyboard (the de-facto standard keyboard in Bali for typing in Balinese script).
The keyboard follows the Bali Simbar keyboard as closely as possible. Basic usage is as follows:
- Type according to Balinese Latin orthography. For example, [W] [A] [Y] [A] [N] [space] types ⟨ᬯᬬᬦ᭄⟩.
- Right after you type a consonant, a question mark ⟨?⟩ appears after it. This indicates that the input is incomplete and you still need to type a vowel, consonant, or punctuation mark. The question mark automatically disappears after subsequent input.
- It is important to type [space] at the end of each word. This does not actually insert a space, but tells the keyboard not to apply certain automatic changes. For example, bapan ceningé typed without a space is incorrect: ⟨ᬩᬧᬜ᭄ᬘᭂᬦᬶᬗᬾ⟩. Using [space], the result is the correct ⟨ᬩᬧᬦ᭄ᬘᭂᬦᬶᬗᬾ⟩. In order to use explicit adeg-adeg between words, type [space] twice: ⟨ᬩᬧᬦ᭄ᬘᭂᬦᬶᬗᬾ⟩. To insert a space character, type [Shift-space].
- In order to override certain automatic changes after consonants, you may occasionally need to type [/]. This blocks various changes by inserting adeg-adeg. For example, typing [R] [/] ensures that [ᬭ] will not be converted to surang.
- The most common modifiers are Shift, Ctrl, and Ctrl-Shift. For example, [B] [E] types ⟨ᬩᭂ⟩, [B] [Shift-E] types ⟨ᬩᬾ⟩, and [Ctrl-Shift-E] types ⟨ᬏ⟩; [S] types ⟨ᬲ⟩ and [S] [Ctrl-'] types ⟨ᬰ⟩.
This keyboard contains several additions to the original Bali Simbar keyboard:
- [/] types adeg-adeg.
- [Ctrl-/] types ZWNJ (zero-width non-joiner). This may be used to prevent certain ligatures. For example, [L] [E] [Ctrl-A] types ⟨ᬎ⟩, while [L] [E] [Ctrl-/] [Ctrl-A] types ⟨ᬎ⟩.
- [Ctrl-Shift-/] types ⟨/⟩.
- [Shift-number] types Arabic numerals. For example, [Shift-1] types ⟨1⟩.
- [Ctrl-Alt-O] types windu ⟨᭜⟩.
- [Ctrl-Shift-,] types ⟨᭚᭜᭚⟩. Repeat for ⟨᭟᭜᭟⟩.
- [Ctrl-Shift-.] types ⟨᭛᭜᭛⟩. Repeat for ⟨᭟᭜᭟⟩.
- [Alt-vowel] types a dependent vowel even in places where it normally isn’t allowed. For example, [P] [I] [Alt-U] lets you type ⟨ᬧᬶᬸ⟩, with suku after ulu. This is attested as a way to indicate a scribal error.
- [Alt-R] types rerekan. For example, [P] [Alt-R] types ⟨ᬧ᬴⟩.
For much more detailed information, read the original Bali Simbar keyboard guide (in Indonesian), included with the permission of author I Made Suatjana. Keyboard instructions begin on page 8.
All Documentation Versions
- Aksara Bali Keyboard Help 1.1.2
- Aksara Bali Keyboard Help 1.1.1
- Aksara Bali Keyboard Help 1.1.0
- Aksara Bali Keyboard Help 1.0.4
- Aksara Bali Keyboard Help 1.0.3
- Aksara Bali Keyboard Help 1.0.2
- Aksara Bali Keyboard Help 1.0.1
- Aksara Bali Keyboard Help 1.0
