Glyphotext Features

  • Library containing more than 2500 glyphs.
  • Standard glyphs (Gardiner).
  • Many extended glyphs, conforming to current standards.
  • Multiple classification modes (26 basic categories, 620 subcategories, forms, primitives, numbers, plurals, composite signs).
  • 323 common glyph groups (ligatures).
  • 1076 cartouches (until Ramses II).
  • List of 531 phonemes enabling direct typing of glyphs (kind of natural language).
  • More than 6000 references to glyph sources.
  • More than 5000 vocabulary words, with references, to facilitate reading of glyphs.
  • High-quality anti-aliased vector graphics engine allowing perfect rendering at any resolution).
  • Complete control over software settings and document formating: glyphs height, line spacing, glyph spacing inside quadrats, line thickness, page margins, line numbering, etc.
  • Individual editing windows for hieroglyphs, LPDH, transliteration and translation.
  • WYSIWYG editing of hieroglyphic texts (according to desired paper size: US letter, A4 and others).
  • Command buttons to execute all glyph manipulation and formatting functions (rotation, inversion, redimensioning, hatchings, etc). No need to type the codes!
  • Use of LPDH (Language for the Positioning and the Description of Hieroglyphs), based on the Manuel de Codage, to type the hieroglyphic texts (glyph codes, phonemes, and macros).
  • Hieroglyphic texts in line or column mode, from left to right or conversely.
  • A direct visual link, from window to window, between the LPDH codes and the hieroglyphs.
  • Structural document management and content creation, allowing to structure a text according to its internal components (with title and subtitles): parts, chapters, sections, etc. This is used as a basis for document printing.
  • Documents embed rich meta-informations (such as document creation date, author, details on the source, title, subject, notes and comments).
  • Embedded groups: any group appearing in a document is owned by the document. This enables documents to be shared without missing glyphs or elements.
  • Drag & drop (or double-clicking) from the various glyph catalogues to the LPDH window.
  • Inplace group creation/modification, allowing to quickly fine-tune glyph positions within a quadrat.
  • Multiple document editing interface, allowing to switch between documents with a simple click on a tab.
  • Detailed help module.
  • Export documents to various formats such as HTML, PDF, WMF.
  • Online software updates (both for the application and the glyph library).
  • GLY files (WinglyphTM) file import.
  • Multilingual (French, English, Deutsch - partial).
  • Platforms: Windows (98/ME/2000/XP).
  • Price: 100 €

GLYPHOTEXT WEB SITE

  • Online buying and software updates.
  • Technical support, discussion forums and help.
  • Online forms to submit bug reports, improvement suggestions, new glyph requests and corrections to add to the library used by Glyphotext.
  • Home for P.T.A.H. (Project for Texts Accessible in Hieroglyphs), which will soon be set up and will publish an online database of ancient Egyptian texts created with Glyphotext, enabling all users to share their work with other users.