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Acknowledgment
We would like to acknowledge those who have contributed their special skills and time in making the Khmer script available on todays computer.
We would like to acknowledge those who have contributed their special skills and time in making the Khmer script available on todays computer.
Khmer Script
Khmer writing composes cluster of words rather than clusters of characters as comparing to the Latin (Roman) writing. This uniqueness presents a big challenge in making writing possible on the todays computers.
Khmer Script on Computer
Khmer font was first introduced to the computer world in 1984 by Professor Gerald Difflot and Sokhuom Khek. At the time, the fonts were designed to be used on the Apple Macintosh computer since the Macintosh is capable of supporting more than 128 characters and is very accessible from the keyboard. Then the first ever Khmer computer keyboard layout was designed and configured to adapt to the Qwerty keyboard. Later on we modified the keyboard layout. The revised keyboard is easier to learn and remember. In addition, the Khmer characters bear similar pronunciation and form to their counter-part, the English alphabet. Today, this keyboard layout is known as the KHEK layout, widely adopted by the industry.
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