Tibetan for Mac OS X

This version of the macro solves the problems with the Tibetan! Word VBA keyboard for the Mac TibetanMachineWeb font. VBA for Word 98 had a bug that caused the shift key to be ignored. Word 2001 fixed it, but Word for Mac OS X re-introduced the bug. So, the original version of the keyboard only worked for Word 2001. This version works around that bug and now the VBA keyboard functions properly in Mac Word 98, 2001 and v.X. Some navigation features involving the shift key still do not work in Word 98 and v.X but all printable characters should work fine.

The download for the file may be found at:

http://www.thdl.org/tools/download.html?tmwdoc

Installation

Computer Preparation

To ensure the proper functioning of the macro, you should prepare your computer for its installation in the following ways. These steps are also the solution if Word crashes when you try to run the template:

  1. If you are using OS X, use Disk Utility in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder (or utilities like Cocktail or Tinker Tool) to repair permissions on your disk. In the Disk Utility window, choose the First Aid tab and click on the Repair Disk Permissions button. This is especially needed in OS 10.2.
  2. Use Software Update under the apple menu > System Preferences > Software Update to update your system software with the latest patches. You can also download the patches from Apple's website: http://www.info.apple.com. If you are using OS 8, you should update to v 8.6 and be sure to also install the Font Manager Update. In OS 9, you should update to at least 9.0.4. If you are running OS X, we recommend at least Jaguar updated to 10.2.6 or Panther 10.3.2. Check "About this Mac" under the Apple menu to see which version you are running.
  3. Under OS X, repeat step 1 (always a good idea to repair permissions before and after installations.)
  4. Check Microsoft's site for the latest patches for MS Office. The latest version for OS X is v.X 10.1.5. Depending on what version you are currently using, you may need to install update 10.1.2 first. Updates are also available for Office 98 and 2001. These are really necessary as MS Word tends to crash a lot before installing them. You can get the updates at: http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads

Once you have done those things, OS X and MS Office should be extremely stable.

Installing the Template

To install the Word template so that it runs every time you open word, do the following:

  1. Unstuff the compressed archive downloaded from http://www.thdl.org/tools/download.html?tmwdoc
  2. Quit MS Word if running. Place the unpacked Word template in the folder:
    Application::MicrosoftOffice X::Office::Startup::Word
    ( replace X with 98 or 2001 as appropriate). You might want to clear out anything left in that folder or the Startup folder from any previous attempts at installing this template.

Running the Macro

When you start up Word for the first time after moving the template there, it should create the keyboard file in the Startup folder. You can start using it either from the TCC Tibetan Keyboard button or menu, both of which appear upon starting Word. You do not need to specifically open the Template file. Just leave it in the Word Startup folder and the macros will be available when you open other documents. Instructions for using the macro are the same as in Tibetan! 5 for Windows (Word). Some features may not be available.