HOW
TO READ THAI PAGES
Instructions for PCs running Windows
3.1/Windows95/Windows98
The instructions here are for Windows
users only. If you are using other platforms, I suggest you go to http://www.inet.co.th/www/thai/thai_font.html
or
the National Electronics and Computer
Technology Center (NECTEC), Thailand.
Three Steps to Install Thai Fonts to
Your System
If you already have the Thai version
of Windows3.1 or Windows95/98, go to [Step III] and
disregard the first two steps.
[Step I] : Obtain
Thai Fonts
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Obtain a truetype font called DBThaiText.
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Unzip the file (It is self extract file).
You will now have the file dbtt.ttf in your system.
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Make sure you remember where your file
dbtt.ttf is located.
[Step II] : Install
Thai Fonts
Use the ordinary font installation processes
for Windows3.1 or Windows 95/98
Windows3.1
You should have started Windows and
are now in Program Manager.
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double click "Main"
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double click "Control Panel"
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double click "Fonts"
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select "Add Fonts". You will have "Add
Fonts" Window open on your screen.
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select drive and folder of the new font.
(It is the file named dbtt.ttf you just downloaded and unzipped.)
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Click "OK"
Windows 95 /
98
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click "Start" (The button at the left
bottom of the screen.)
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point your mouse to "Setting"
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click "Control Panel"
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double click "Fonts". You will have
"Fonts" Windows open on your screen.
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click "File" (at the top left corner
of the "Fonts" Window)
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select "Install New Fonts"
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select drive and folder location of
the new font. (It is the file named dbtt.ttf you just downloaded and unzipped.)
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click "OK"
For graphical instructions see http://miffy.rd.nacsis.ac.jp/refer/windows/thai-ns.html
Netscape 3.0
You should now have Netscape Window
open on your screen.
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click "Options"
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click "General Preferences..."
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click "Fonts" tab
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in the "For the Encoding: " selection,
select "User Define" or "Western"
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in the "Use the Proportional Font: ",
click button "Choose Font..."
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select "DB ThaiText", select font size.
(16 points recommend)
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in the "Use the Fixed Font: ", click
button "Choose Font..."
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select "DB ThaiTextFixed", select font
size. (14 points recommend)
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click "OK"
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click "Options" ("Yes", click it again.)
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point your mouse to "Document Encoding"
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click "User Define" or "Western". You
should now be able to read this "ÂÔ¹´Õµé͹ÃѺ"
Netscape Communicator
4.5
You should now have Netscape Communicator
Window open on your screen.
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click "Edit" (top screen bar command)
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click "Preferences..."
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click "Fonts"
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in the "For the Encoding: " selection,
select "User Define" or "Western"
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in the "Viariable Width Font ", selection,
select "DB Thai Text", select font size (16 points recommend)
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In the "Fixed Width Font", selection,
select "DB ThaiTextFix", select font size (14 points recommend)
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click OK
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click "View" (top screen bar command)
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click "Character Set", select "User
Define" or "Western"
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click "View" (top screen bar command)
again
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click "Character Set", select "Set Default
Character Set"
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You should now be able to read this
"ÂÔ¹´Õµé͹ÃѺ"
MS Internet Explore
You should now have InternetExplore
running on your screen.
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click "View"
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click "Options..."
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click "Appearance" tab.
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in the "Proportional Font: " selection,
select "DB Thai Text" (or other Thai font you might already have.)
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in the "Fixed-width Font: " selection,
select "DB Thai Text Fixed" (or other Thai fixed font you might already
have.)
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click "OK". You should now be able to
read this "ÂÔ¹´Õµé͹ÃѺ"
If you want a larger or smaller font,
follow these instructions.
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click "View"
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point your mouse to "Fonts"
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click a size on the list.
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