
THE FOLLOWING IS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MYLAI TAMIL FONT,
THE TERMS FOR USE, AND INSTRUCTION FOR INSTALLATION.

MYLAI is a Postscript type 1 font for producing good quality
Tamil texts on Macintosh personal computers. It is also available
in equivalent TrueType form for use on PCs working 
under MS-Windows (Windows 3.1, Windows 95 and Windows NT).
 
The font was developed by Dr. K. Kalyanasundaram of the Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology at Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne,
Switzerland after an investment of substantial personal
resources and time.

KEYMAPPING

The keymapping used in Mylai font is based on two principles:

Phonetic link of the Tamil character being typed with the corresponding Roman character and; 
Frequency of occurrence of characters.

The keymapping in the form of a compact table can be consulted any time on
the Webpage 
http://dcwww.epfl.ch/icp/ICP-2/KK/mylaik.html
maintained by the author of Mylai font, Dr. Kalyanasundaram.

Mylai font is being used as a medium for archiving and distributing electronic versions of ancient Tamil texts.
Detailed information about the Tamil Electronics Text Project can be found at the Web site
http://dcwww.epfl.ch/icp/ICP-2/tamil.html

FONT DISTRIBUTION 

Mylai font is distributed by Dr. Kalyanasundaram to interested individuals, FREE, as a service in the cause of developing and preserving the Tamil Language and Culture,but under the following conditions:

1. Mylai Tamil font and its keymapping are copywright protected and their ownership rests with Dr. Kalyanasundaram.
Any use of the font for purposes other than those listed here is illegal.

2. The font is for the personal use of individuals and non-profit
organizations only. Any use of the font for profit or by commercial organizations should have the prior written approval of the author and developer, Dr. Kalyanasundaram.

3. Disclaimer:
The font was created by the author (Dr. Kalyanasundaram) after an investment of substantial personal time and resources and is distributed to others purely as a service and on a private basis.  Neither Dr. Kalyanasundaram nor his present employer (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) nor those distributing the font through Internet Web pages give any warranty for any damages caused upon usage of these fonts.

4. Distribution of the font to individuals should include this file (entitled Readme in plain text in the font package bundle) along with the font file(s). Commercial organizations (computer firms) may include Mylai font in any software package(s) sold separately or with the hardware, but they should get prior written approval from Dr. Kalyanasundaram for such distribution.

5. The author (Dr.Kalyanasundaram) encourages individuals and commercial
organizations to use the keymapping employed for Mylai font in their own fonts. BUT they should get prior written approval from the author before such new fonts are released to the general public free or for cost. The author
reserves his right to impose specific conditions for distribution of such fonts which are based on Mylai keymapping.

DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRUETYPE FONT FOR WINDOWS:

The font is distributed as three individual files bundled in a self-extracting zip file:

 i) this file (entitled Readme and in plain text);

ii) the TrueType Mylai font file MYP.TTF; and

iii) Keymap.doc, a  MS Word document that explains the location of various characters (keyboard mapping) and the instructions on the usage of the font. 

To install the font on PCs:

Use the Fonts utility found in the Control Panel of the Program Manager (Windows 3.1), or the Control Panel of the Settings menu (Windows 95) and add Mylai font to the font directory (folder)of Windows. 

Mylai font should be properly installed before you open or read/print the keymap.doc file. Otherwise, the Tamil texts in the keymap file will not be displayed in Tamil.

If you find any difficulty in installing Mylai font on a PC,
Dr. T.R. Chari may be contacted by e-mail at
trchari@engr.mun.ca

DISTRIBUTION OF THE POSTSCRIPT TYPE 1 FONT FOR MACINTOSH

The font is distributed as a self-expanding (.sea) archive in
binary form. The Mylai.sea archive has four files:

i) a font suitcase containing Mylai font (Postscript type 1 and TrueType); 

ii) Mylai Postscript printer file; 

iii) this file (entitled Readme and in plain text) and 

iv) keymap info file (plain text). 

To install the font on Macintosh computers:

The font is installed simply by dragging the font folder and the Postscript printer driver file onto the system folder icon (on system 7.x). 

On Macs running under older systems (6.x) use the Fonts/DA
accessory to install the fonts. 

Mylai font should be properly installed before you open or read/print the keymap info file. Otherwise, the Tamil texts in the keymap file will not be displayed in Tamil.

If you find any difficulty in installing Mylai font on a Macintosh, please contact
Dr Kalyanasundaram by e-mail at Kalyanasundaram@epfl.ch

ACKNOWLEDGMENT:

Dr. B.Srinivasan did extensive Beta testing of Mylai font during its development. His efforts and his various suggestions and constructive criticisms are gratefully acknowledged.

For further information on Mylai font and for your suggestions please contact

Dr. K. Kalyanasundaram  
Institute of Physical Chemistry,
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL)
CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland 
Email:  kalyanasundaram@epfl.ch

Issued on: 1 June 1994 
Last Modified June 26, 1996

