DictionaryforMIDs - Thai NIU dictionary

DictionaryforMIDs version: 3.4.0
Dictionary edition: 11Jul06
Entries: 8,299

1. Dictionary

This dictionary was created by the Thai department at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Northern Illinois University, USA.
http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Thai/

You may view the dictionary in it's original format here:
http://www.seasite.niu.edu:85/thai/TDReader/Reader.htm

This dictionary contains the following elements:

2. Fonts

If you do not have Thai fonts on your phone, then you may use the bitmap fonts supplied with the dictionary package.  Go to the Menu and select Settings -> Use Bitmap Font

The bitmap fonts were generated by the "BitmapFontGenerator" available from DictionaryforMIDs. The bitmap fonts were taken from the "Arial Unicode MS" font. The "Font Properties Extension" tool available from Microsoft shows this font has "editable embedding allowed":
"Fonts may be embedded in documents, but must only be installed temporarily on the remote system"

3. Request for Help

This release of the dictionary does not contain a Thai IME (Input Method Editor).  An IME allows you to type in Thai.  Work is underway to add a Thai IME to DictionaryforMIDs.  So for this release, unless you add a 3rd party Thai IME program, you will only be able to search from English to Thai.  You will not be able to search from Thai to English.

We could use some help with this IME.  Damien Hanssens was kind enough to submit the cell phone input for Thai phones:

If you know the Java programming language and can add a Thai input system, then please contact one of the developers.

The best place to start looking is at the "OwnTextField" Java code.  It is available from the DictionaryforMIDs forum. The "OwnTextField" Java code can be adapted to be used as an IME.

Thank you
DictionaryforMIDs Team