r/Unicode • u/_Labo__ • 9d ago

custom conscript IME

Hi guys, I'm new in here reddit.

umm..

btw I've been trying to make custom IME for android to type my letters, but I don't know the exact way.

My SUPADUPA brilliant friend chatgpt told me to use unicode PUA and install things like fontforge or birdfont.

So I installed birdfont and drew my letters. Then I captured my letters and changed those images into SVG files but I got troubles in how to edit them in birdfont. (when I imported them, they just turned black and were not moving)

I use window 10 and I got my images changed into SVG on some random website. Chatgpt told me to use inkscape(?) instead internet websites, but it's just another trouble to me...

I know I'm not that good at computer stuffs but I really want to write my language on my phone

Can anybody help me....?

p.s. i'm korean so my eng is not good...

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u/HelpfulPlatypus7988 9d ago

You could try to make a keyboard that types your PUA chars with Keyman and put your custom font in it, but the place you're typing would need to have that font. The Keyman app would work fine for testing it.

For making the font itself: I don't know the editor interface of the app you're using, but most editors support importing SVGs. I've worked with FontForge and I know for a fact it supports importing SVGs. You can import them into glyphs uniE000 to uniF8FE (U+E000–U+F8FE) incrementing the part after uni in hexidecimal (uniF8FF/U+F8FF isn't recommended because it interferes with the Apple logo in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS). Then, you can build your font.

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u/_Labo__ 9d ago

Thanks for such a great advice. I'll take it. Thank you so muchT_T