St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary - TechSupport TechSupport Using Thesaurus Linguae Graecae

1      To use Thesaurus Linguae Graecae with a Macintosh:

1.1        First you must have a font with which to read (and if possible type) Greek. (Mac OS X comes with Lucida Grande, a Unicode font with full support for ancient Greek, but it does not have an easy way to input anicent, polytonic Greek.)

1.1.1         For Mac OS X 10.2 and above, the simplest solution is the GreekKeys Unicode <http://ist-socrates.berkeley.edu/~pinax/greekkeys/GKU1.9.dmg> package. This includes a font and a keyboard for typing in polytonic Greek. Other fonts are available from the TLG Unicode Test Page <http://www.tlg.uci.edu/help/UnicodeTest.html> and the following directions should work for installing them as well.

1.1.1.1  The GreekKeys Unicode disk image may automatically mount after being downloaded. If not, find the file “GKU1.9.dmg” and open it.

1.1.1.1.1   On the mounted GKU image, open the GKUnicode1.9.pkg to install the keyboard and font. Read the directions, accept the terms of use, and click on your hard drive as the target for the installation. You will have to restart the computer afterward.

1.1.1.1.2   The image also contains documents about GreekKeys and a chart of Greek characters that can be typed.

1.1.1.2  Log out and back in again. Open the “International” panel in the System Preferences application and click on the Input Menu tab. Click on the box in front of “GreekKeys Unicode” to activate it. Close System Preferences. Now the GreekKeys Unicode keyboard appears under the input menu (which normally shows a US flag) in all applications that can use Unicode keyboards (Safari and TextEdit but not Internet Explorer or Word X). In a compatible application, as soon as you start typing in Greek, it will switch the font to one that contains Greek, such a Lucida Grande or New Athena Unicode.

1.1.1.2.1   Please note that if you switch to a Greek keyboard, you will need to switch back to the US keyboard to type in English, or if you need to type a URL.

1.1.1.3  Currently, only Safari, OmniWeb, and Camino support Unicode fully. Tech Support recommends using Safari with TLG.

1.1.1.3.1   To enable Safari to display Greek, open Preferences under the Safari application menu and Select a Standard Font under Appearance. Choose Lucida Grande (or any other Unicode font that includes polytonic Greek).

1.1.2         For Mac OS X 10.1 or below, support for Unicode is poor. Tech Support strongly recommends upgrading to 10.3. Otherwise, follow the directions below for Mac OS 9.

1.1.3         For Mac OS 9, Unicode is not available and so you will need to use one of the various other display fonts. TLG has a page of possible fonts <http://www.tlg.uci.edu/help/Help.fonts.html>. Download any of the Macintosh fonts listed except for Unicode and drop the font on your System Folder.

1.1.3.1  To input Greek in your browser within TLG, use one of the ASCII input options TLG provides. Tech Support recommends Beta input <http://www.tlg.uci.edu/BetaCode.html>.

1.2        Next, create an account to use TLG.

1.2.1         From the Welcome page, click on “Log on or establish a new user profile.” Then click on the link for first-time users.

1.2.1.1  For your account name and password, DO NOT use your svots.edu password. Please come up with a new password, even if you use the same account name.

1.2.1.2  Submit your information.

1.2.2         After you have submitted all the necessary information to create your account, you will next be asked to set your preferences for using TLG.

1.2.2.1  If using Mac OS X 10.2 or higher, select Unicode display and input. Otherwise, select the font you downloaded earlier (SPIonic, GreekKeys, etc.) for Display and Beta for input.

1.2.2.1.1   If you have to use Beta, you will want to refer to its help page <http://www.tlg.uci.edu/BetaCode.html> for instruction on how to type in it.

1.2.2.1.2   If you will be typing using the SuperGreekUnicode keyboard, you can familiarize yourself with the layout using the Keyboard Viewer (10.3 only). Enable it in the International panel of System Preferences, under the Input Menu tab. Click on the box next to Keyboard Viewer and close the window. Now “Show Keyboard Viewer” appears in the Input Menu (normally showing the U.S. flag). If you are in a Unicode-compatible application like Safari, you can then switch to SuperGreekUnicode keyboard and then see how to type all characters and accents.

1.2.2.2  For all other settings, unless you have a specific reason to change them, you should stay with the defaults.

1.2.3         When you are logged into your account, you can search with the preferences you set and also save searches.

1.3        Now you can search by Author, Work, or Publication; or you can search by Text you if you wish to search the entire Canon at once for a particular phrase.

2      To use Thesaurus Linguae Graecae with Windows:

2.1        1. First you must have a font with which to read (and if possible type) Greek.

2.1.1         Windows 2000/XP/2003 have Palatino Linotype already installed, a Unicode font including accented Greek.

2.1.1.1  Set Internet Explorer to use this font by selecting the Tools menu > Internet Options ... and click the Fonts ... button.

2.1.1.2  In the Fonts window, change the Web page font to Palatino Linotype. Hit OK twice.

2.1.1.3  You now will be able to display ancient Greek.

2.2        To input ancient (polytonic) Greek, you will need to enable a polytonic Greek keyboard.

2.2.1         For Windows 2000:

2.2.1.1  From the Start menu go to Settings > Control Panel > Keyboard.

2.2.1.2  Select the Input Locales and click Add....

2.2.1.3  Under “Input locale:” select Greek. Under “Keyboard layout/IME:” select “Greek Polytonic,” and hit OK.

2.2.1.4  You now will be able to switch between typing with the normal English (United States) keyboard and the Greek Polytonic keyboard by pressing the Left Alt and Shift keys at the same time. In the lower right corner of the screen you will see a blue indicator switching between EN for English and EL for Greek. You can also switch by clicking on this indicator and then clicking on the keyboard you want.

2.2.1.5  To familiarize yourself with the Greek Polytonic keyboard, switch to that keyboard and then open the On-Screen Keyboard (Start > Programs > Accessories > Accessibility > On-Screen Keyboard).

2.2.1.5.1   Under the Settings menu select Font... and then Palatino Linotype. The On-Screen Keyboard should now display the layout of the Greek keyboard.

2.2.2         For Windows XP:

2.2.2.1  From the Start menu go to Settings > Control Panel > Regional and Language Options (for Classic view) or Start > Settings > Date, Time, Language and Regional Options (for the default view).

2.2.2.2  Select Languages > Details > Add... then select Greek under Input Language and Greek Polytonic under Keyboard Layout/IME. Hit OK twice.

2.2.2.3  You now will be able to switch between typing with the normal English (United States) keyboard and the Greek Polytonic keyboard by pressing the Left Alt and Shift keys at the same time. In the lower right corner of the screen you will see a blue indicator switching between EN for English and EL for Greek. You can also switch by clicking on this indicator and then clicking on the keyboard you want.

2.2.2.4  To familiarize yourself with the Greek Polytonic keyboard, switch to that keyboard and then open the On-Screen Keyboard (Start > Programs > Accessories > Accessibility > On-Screen Keyboard).

2.2.2.4.1   Under the Settings menu select Font... and then Palatino Linotype. The On-Screen Keyboard should now display the layout of the Greek keyboard.

2.3        Next, create an account to use TLG.

2.3.1         From the Welcome page, click on “Log on or establish a new user profile.” Then click on the link for first-time users.

2.3.1.1  For your account name and password, DO NOT use your svots.edu password. Please come up with a new password, even if you use the same account name.

2.3.1.2  Submit your information.

2.3.2         After you have submitted all the necessary information to create your account, you will next be asked to set your preferences for using TLG.

2.3.2.1  Select Unicode display and input.

2.3.2.2  For all other settings, unless you have a specific reason to change them, you should stay with the defaults.

2.3.3         When you are logged into your account, you can search with the preferences you set and also save searches.