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TECkit (Text Encoding Conversion toolkit) is a toolkit for converting data |
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between 8-bit legacy encodings and Unicode. It can also be used for |
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transliteration of Unicode between different scripts. |
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TECkit uses a mapping description language (mapping byte encodings to Unicode). |
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Mapping rules can be extended by (1) the use of character sequences rather than |
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single characters on either side; (2) by the addition of contextual constraints |
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(environments) determining when a rule should apply; (3) and by the use of |
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character classes, optional and repeatable elements, grouping and alternation |
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to express more complex patterns to be matched and processed. |
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TECkit is particularly useful with XeTeX (Unicode-aware derivate of TeX). |
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The following binaries are provided: |
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teckit_compile mapping compiler that allows binary mapping tables (.tec) |
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to be built from TECkit description files (.map) |
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sfconv a tool for converting Standard Format (SF) files |
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txtconv a utility to apply TECkit mappings to plain-text files |
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WWW: http://scripts.sil.org/TECkit |
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http://scripts.sil.org/TECkitDownloads#5b6cf869 |
