Do you wish you could easily switch tlhIngan Hol text to pIqaD?

Then download this simple javascript library that allows you to easily convert romanized tlhIngan Hol to pIqaD.

Simply copy the included javascript file to the root of your Palm Ares app. Then add a line to sources.json that tells the app to load the file. Once the file is installed you can easily create a new copy of the pIqaDClass and start converting:

this.pIqaD = new pIqaDClass();
str = “tlhIngan Hol”;
pIqaDstr = this.pIqaD.convert(str);

Download here!

I originally developed this for my iPod Touch, so I don’t know how well it will work on an iPhone.

Thanks to modmyi.com for hosting it. Checkout their info page for more.

div.status-text {
font-family:pIqaD, Palatino,Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
}

body {
font-family:pIqaD, Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

Once you put this in the “Edit User CSS” popup in the preferences window pIqaD should show in the timeline and you can type pIqaD in the entry box.

I have created a new Klingon local, a pIqaD keyboard layout, a Unicode pIqaD font and a registry script to link the font into the system. This package enables pIqaD to be used in any unicode aware application without having to make specific font changes. Check out these screen shots:

You can download this package right here: pIqaD Installer

Installing this should also enable the language bar so you can switch to the Klingon keyboard (it’s called OL in the language bar, MS won’t let you change everything). If you download this package and try it out, please comment on this thread and let me know if you’re successful or if you have any errors.

DISCLAIMER: While I’m 99% sure this won’t do anything harmful to your system, it is a “beta” version. If you do decide to install it and your PC blows up or something else happens, please don’t send me death threats. I will try and help in anyway I can, but somethings are beyond my control.

If your using Windows XP and want to add pIqaD support, check out this post on the Klingon Language Institutes Wiki (also by me).

   <- Once the font is installed you should be able to read this too.

The pIqaD numbers are correct and actually work really well for the clock. You can get S2U2 from the S2U2 Homepage. Once it’s installed the theme can override the S2U2 graphics files.

Download Klingon.zip (For QVGA devices (240×320))
Download KlingonVGA.zip (For VGA devices (480×640))

You’ll need to make sure these S2U2 settings are right:
Date Format: Option 1
Time Format: Option 1
Clock Font Folder: clock\

Checkout this thread over at The Klingon Empire forum for full instructions.

Qapla’!

All my tlhIngan Hol tweets will contain the #tlh hashtag so they can be found easily on search.twitter.com. I’ll be using the #kli hashtag for Klingon related stuff that’s in English.

Feel free to join in with wejDIch weDneSDay and make your own Klingon posts. I know that @roneyii will be participating, and hopefully others will take part too.

Qapla’ juppu’wI’ ‘ej taHjaj wo’!