Kmhmu (SIL) Keyboard Help
Kmhmu (SIL) Keyboard
Desktop Keyboard Layout Notes
Keyboard layout (as shown below) follows the Lao standard, with the following minor differences to simplify entry of Kmhmu text:
| Shift | Key | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ● | U | ໟ | |
| ● | Y | ໞ | |
| i | ຣ | This follows the pre-2005 Lao typewriter convention, since ຣ is widely used in Kmhmu while ຮ is rarely if ever used. |
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| ● | I | ຮ | |
| space bar (pressed once) |
thin space | To allow narrow spacing between words, the space bar inserts a (wrapping) thin-space when pressed once, or normal spaces if pressed more than once. | |
| space bar (twice or more) |
normal space | ||
| ● | | | ZWSP | Zero-width (wrapping) space character |
| ● | % | ໌ | This mark used to form modified characters found in Kmhmu (but not in Lao) replaces the "Cancellation mark" (thanthakhat) found in normal Lao fonts, so can be entered using the same keystroke. But in most cases, the Y and U keys would be used instead. |
Mobile Keyboard Layout Notes
Mobile Keyboard follows the same layout as the Desktop keyboard with minor exceptions. The Lao numerals are made available as a choice via long pressing the Arabic Numeral
| Long Press | Key | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ● | 1 | ໑ |
| ● | 2 | ໒ |
| ● | 3 | ໓ |
| ● | 4 | ໔ |
| ● | 5 | ໕ |
| ● | 6 | ໖ |
| ● | 7 | ໗ |
| ● | 8 | ໘ |
| ● | 9 | ໙ |
| ● | 0 | ໐ |
| ● | ( | [ or { |
| ● | ) | ] or } |
Desktop Keyboard layout - Unshifted
Desktop Keyboard layout - with Shift
Desktop Keyboard layout - with Right Alt
Mobile Keyboard layout - Default
Mobile Keyboard layout - with Symbol
Mobile Keyboard layout - with Longpress
Fonts
The font Kmhmu OT 2.002 and Kmhmu MX have been included with the keyboard layout.
Both font will be installed on Windows, but Kmhmu OT 2.002 is selected by default for OSK and Keyman app.
When using outside Keyman app, the default system font may be used instead.
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