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bssscribe [2023/06/12 17:41] – links to libraries morgothbssscribe [2024/04/27 18:48] – [How to use] morgoth
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 ===== Why? ===== ===== Why? =====
-There are already many transcribers available, but none of them correspond to description of Black Speech mode at [[http://at.mansbjorkman.net/teng_general_black_speech.htm|Amanye Tenceli]] or do not have it at all. [[https://glaemscrafu.jrrvf.com/english/glaemscribe.html|Glǽmscribe]] is close to perfection, but for some reason it uses Quenya mode for diphtongs in Black Speech.+There are already many transcribers available, but none of them correspond to description of Black Speech mode at [[http://at.mansbjorkman.net/teng_general_black_speech.htm|Amanye Tenceli]] or do not have it at all. [[https://glaemscrafu.jrrvf.com/english/glaemscribe.html|Glǽmscribe]] is close to perfection, but for some reason it uses Quenya mode for diphthongs in Black Speech.
  
 ===== Unicode support ===== ===== Unicode support =====
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   * Only decimal numbers are accepted (no automatic re-basing to duodecimal system);   * Only decimal numbers are accepted (no automatic re-basing to duodecimal system);
   * Symbol "**\**" may be used in any tengwar mode to "escape" the following character -- it will remain the same in Dan Smith's encoding -- use to insert additional tengwar unknown to BSSScribe;   * Symbol "**\**" may be used in any tengwar mode to "escape" the following character -- it will remain the same in Dan Smith's encoding -- use to insert additional tengwar unknown to BSSScribe;
-  * BSSScribe supports (experimentally) "raw-tengwar" syntax compatible with Glǽmscribe, Tecendil but with some extensions (full list will be published later after proper testing);+  * BSSScribe supports (experimentally) "raw-tengwar" syntax compatible with Glǽmscribe and Tecendil but with some extensions ([[http://blackspeech.ru/transcriber/BSSScribe_raw_syntax.pdf|Download chart in PDF]]);
   * Symbols **"|"** and **"_"** may be used in English mode to imitate J.R.R. Tolkien's writing, e.g. "here|in", "of_the", "and|e" to render as in DTS 5 (<wrap tengware>97RË5%</wrap>, <wrap tengware>W:</wrap>, <wrap tengware>2P#È</wrap> accordingly).   * Symbols **"|"** and **"_"** may be used in English mode to imitate J.R.R. Tolkien's writing, e.g. "here|in", "of_the", "and|e" to render as in DTS 5 (<wrap tengware>97RË5%</wrap>, <wrap tengware>W:</wrap>, <wrap tengware>2P#È</wrap> accordingly).
   * Symbols "*****", "**%**", "**[**", "**]**", "**{**", "**}**", "**=**", "**`**", "**~**", "**/**", "**|**", "**\**" are used for pseudo-graphics with Cirth Erebor fonts 1 and 2;   * Symbols "*****", "**%**", "**[**", "**]**", "**{**", "**}**", "**=**", "**`**", "**~**", "**/**", "**|**", "**\**" are used for pseudo-graphics with Cirth Erebor fonts 1 and 2;
-  * Cyrillic mode of Tengwar is based on Benct Philip Jonsson proposal ({{ :tngcyrillic.pdf |Download PDF}}). Except "щ" in Russian is encoded with alternate tehtar "aha" <wrap tengwar_entry2 tengware>A</wrap> instead of "aha" with palatalization diacritics <wrap tengwar_entry2 tengware>dÍ</wrap>; rare reversed tehtar for nasalized vowels are encoded with combination of nasalization mark and regular tehtar with fonts that don't support reversed tehtar. +  * Cyrillic mode of Tengwar is based on Benct Philip Jonsson proposal ({{ :tngcyrillic.pdf |Download PDF}}). Except "щ" in Russian is encoded with alternate tehtar "aha" <wrap tengwar_entry2 tengware>A</wrap> instead of "aha" with palatalization diacritics <wrap tengwar_entry2 tengware>dÍ</wrap>; rare reversed tehtar for nasalized vowels are encoded with combination of nasalization mark and regular tehtar with fonts that don't support reversed tehtar; 
-  +  * English phonemic modes of Tengwar and Cirth use pronunciation dictionaries (General American dialect), therefore it's not possible to override just one character -- the whole word should be transcripted with "raw" syntax. 
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 +A [[bssscribe_min|minimalistic version]] of BSSScribe exists (mainly for embedding purposes). 
 ===== Scheduled improvements ===== ===== Scheduled improvements =====
   * Better Unicode support   * Better Unicode support
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   * Free Mono Tengwar font by J. "Mach" Wust and Johan Winge   * Free Mono Tengwar font by J. "Mach" Wust and Johan Winge
   * Tengwar Annatar font series and Tengwar Telcontar font by Johan Winge   * Tengwar Annatar font series and Tengwar Telcontar font by Johan Winge
-  * [[https://github.com/shankarsivarajan/TengwarArtano/|Tengwar Artano]] and [[https://github.com/shankarsivarajan/TengwarRacina|Tengwar Rácina]] fonts by Shankar Sivarajan (based on Johan Winge's Tengwar Annatar Italic and Enrique Mombello's Tengwar Gothika fonts respectively)+  * [[https://github.com/shankarsivarajan/TengwarArtano/|Tengwar Artano]], [[https://github.com/shankarsivarajan/TengwarMiriel/|Tengwar Míriel]] and [[https://github.com/shankarsivarajan/TengwarRacina|Tengwar Rácina]] fonts by Shankar Sivarajan (based on Johan Winge's Tengwar Annatar Italic, Bas van Hoorn's Tengwar Tellepsalinnacontar and Enrique Mombello's Tengwar Gothika fonts respectively)
   * Tengwar Beleriand, Tengwar Elfica and Tengwar Gothika fonts by Enrique Mombello   * Tengwar Beleriand, Tengwar Elfica and Tengwar Gothika fonts by Enrique Mombello
   * Tengwar Cursive by Harri Perälä (disabled for compatibility issues)   * Tengwar Cursive by Harri Perälä (disabled for compatibility issues)
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