Thai script and Netscape How to adapt your browser

This is actually quite simple.  ^{Why not download Netscape now ? It's the best you can get.}

First download a thai font, get one from your friends, or send me an email
We use Angsana New.

Angsana New    Thai Fixed Font     ---- Click and download

Install your font in Windows 3.x or Windows 95.
If you do not know how, start help form your Windows menu. Select index and type "fonts".
Close Windows and start it up again.
Do not forget this step as it is necessary to activate your newly installed Thai font.

Now you have two methods :

Method 1
Start Netscape and select Options from the menu bar.
Choose "General preferences" .
Choose the tab that says "Fonts"

Click the button "Choose Font..." next to the text "Use the Proportional Font"
(default is Times New Roman).
Change the Font to Angsana New 12pt.
Click "OK"
Wait until the change takes effect.
Important !!! leave the encoding set at Latin.
Click again on the "OK" button.

Method 2
Start Netscape and select Options from the menu bar.
Choose "General preferences" .
Choose the tab that says "Fonts"
"For the encoding" choose "user defined"

Click the button "Choose Font..." next to the text "Use the Proportional Font"
Change the Font to Angsana New or another easy to read font like Browalia .
Click "OK"

Click the button "Choose Font..." next to the text "Use the Fixed Font"
Change the Font to DB Thai Fixed or another Thai fixed font.
Click "OK"

Wait until the change takes effect.
Click again on the "OK" button.

Now you are able to choose between Latin encoded (default) to read pages in Western languages
and User Defined which you have now set to read pages written in Thai script.

Whenever you arrive at a page written in Thai language, do the following :

Choose "Document Encoding" from Options on the menu bar on top and just click user defined.

Courtesy of the webmaster of Sala Nok Noi 
http://www.geocities.com/vienna/2739/howto_bwser.html 

Note : Thai script needs more space due to the fact that the vocals are placed around the consonants. Thus line space is about double as in western script. This has quite an impact on page lay-out. Therefore when you are viewing pages that are not in Thai language, leave the Font to default  i.e. Times New Roman 12pt or change back to default.

Further information on Thai Font and Computing

So now you know how to adapt you browser

This information has been compiled by Wout van Kampen design@thaiways.com
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