2017 News
December 2017
19 December 2017
We are pleased to announce the final release candidate of WeSay 1.6 which is 1.6.6. If no urgent problems are found in this release then it will be released as the stable version in early 2018. What&#… read more
15 December 2017
FieldWorks for Windows will work with Paratext 8. FieldWorks for Linux will have to wait until version 9 to support Paratext 8. Most machines already have .Net 4.6.1 installed. But, especially on Wind… read more
12 December 2017
Dictionary App Builder 3.0 Released
Dictionary App Builder 3.0 is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. You can use it to build customised Android and iOS apps. What’s new in DAB 3.0? Initial release of Dictionary App Builder for … read more
9 December 2017
Annapurna SIL font version 1.203 is a maintenance release that fixes some Graphite bugs involving reph position chaining rules and a conjunct half-form. An OpenType rule for the “ra halant ra ha… read more
5 December 2017
Scripture App Builder 4.1 Released
Thank you very much for your feedback on Scripture App Builder 4.0, released a couple of weeks ago. Since then we have been able to fix a lot of issues and provide a few enhancements, and these are no… read more
5 December 2017
Reading App Builder 4.1 Released
Reading App Builder 4.1 is available today for Windows, Mac and Linux. You can use it to build customised Android and iOS reading apps. What’s New in RAB 4.1… read more
November 2017
27 November 2017
Version 0.5.0.0 Alpha is now available
A new version of Asheninka (a Syllable Parser) is now available. To get an installer go to the download page. Here is a summary of the new features of this version: Add ability to use environments to … read more
21 November 2017
Scripture App Builder 4.0 Released
Scripture App Builder 4.0 is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. You can use it to build customised Android and iOS apps. What’s new in SAB 4.0? The user i… read more
16 November 2017
FieldWorks for Windows will work with Paratext 8. FieldWorks for Linux will have to wait until version 9 to support Paratext 8. Most machines already have .Net 4.6.1 installed. But, especially on Wind… read more
9 November 2017
Version 3.2.0 / 2.32.0 Released
XLingPaper version 3.2.0 (for the XMLmind XML Editor version 7.2+) and version 2.32.0 (for the XMLmind XML Editor version 5.3) is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This new version of XLingPa… read more
October 2017
20 October 2017
The Scripture Forge development team is happy to announce the release of Scripture Forge version 1.1. This version includes the following new features: Text and Question List views now have sortable c… read more
19 October 2017
Microsoft has corrected the problems with version 1703, which have been around since last Spring. The fix was released October 17. Although you will be able to get the update by doing ‘Check for… read more
10 October 2017
FLExTrans Version 1.4 Released
FLExToolsWithFLExTrans.zip 1.4 (FLExTrans 1.4 with Sense Linker 2.2 and Live Rule Tester 2.0) Main modules: Use the Windows 10 Linux subsystem for the Apertium piece.… read more
9 October 2017
Tai Heritage Pro now works on Windows 10 in most Office 2016 applications and Edge. This release includes the following changes: Fixed several bugs in the OpenType code. The fonts should now work in O… read more
September 2017
27 September 2017
We are pleased to announce the first beta release of WeSay 1.6 What’s New in 1.6? Version 1.6 provides a new feature to choose either Definition (default) or Gloss as the Meaning field. You can … read more
8 September 2017
New version of LingTree: version 0.7.5
This version fixes a bug: when storing font sizes (for non-terminal, lexical, and gloss fonts), the value was stored as a floating point number (e.g., 14.25), but LingTree was reading it back in as an… read more
August 2017
11 August 2017
What’s New in Version 2.6 Below is a brief listing of the new features of version 2.6. • Add an “Add all” and “Delete all” options to Item Selection dialog boxes. • Add General… read more
10 August 2017
Pathway 1.16.1 is designed to work well with FieldWorks 8.3.9 and Paratext 7.5 or 8.0. It is a hotfix for 1.16.0 and so includes all the changes made there plus: Libre Office / Open Office TD-4841 rem… read more
8 August 2017
Pathway 1.16.0 is designed to work well with FieldWorks 8.3.9 and Paratext 7.5 or 8.0. It adds support for audio and video outputs as well as fixing a number of bugs (see below). This release doesn… read more
July 2017
28 July 2017
FieldWorks for Windows will work with Paratext 8. FieldWorks for Linux will have to wait until version 9 to support Paratext 8. Most machines already have .Net 4.6.1 installed. But, especially on Wind… read more
21 July 2017
SIL International is pleased to announce the release of version 2.000 of the Tagmukay font. Tagmukay is a font with support for the Tawallammat Tamajaq language using the Tifinagh script (known as Shi… read more
17 July 2017
SIL International is pleased to announce the release of version 1.000 of the Awami Nastaliq font. Awami is an Urdu word meaning “of the people”, “of the common population” or “public”. It is an Arabic… read more
14 July 2017
Why Learn to Use XLingPaper document available
For anyone wondering why they might want to learn how to use XLingPaper, there is now a document outlining benefits for the author, the reader, and the publisher. It gives 36 reasons for the author, 1… read more
June 2017
10 June 2017
Version 3.1.1 / 2.31.1 Released
A new version of XLingPaper is now available. This minor update has several fixes and some enhancements: Improve Linux installers Add ability to have contents in the back matter instead of in the fron… read more
8 June 2017
Language Science Press is now accepting XLingPaper documents
Sebastian Nordhoff of Language Science Press (http://langsci-press.org/index) says that they have a way now to receive XLingPaper XML documents and turn them into their LaTeX format. This is good news… read more
8 June 2017
Windows 10 Creators Update Warning
The latest major Microsoft update for Windows 10, the Windows 10 Creators Update or the 1703 update will cause the FieldWorks program to crash and reduce the performance of the Paratext program (both … read more
May 2017
30 May 2017
We are pleased to announce the official release of the Alkalami (pronounced al-KA-la-mi) font. Alkǎlami is the local word for the Arabic “qalam”, a type of sharpened stick used for writing on wooden b… read more
25 May 2017
New SIL Font News announcements list
If you wish to receive announcements about updates to any of our SIL fonts, please subscribe to our SIL Font News Google Group. This is not a discussion list, it is purely a place for SIL to give news… read more
10 May 2017
Version 3.1.0 / 2.31.0 Released
XLingPaper version 3.1.0 (for the XMLmind XML Editor version 7.2+) and version 2.31.0 (for the XMLmind XML Editor version 5.3) is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This new version of XLingPa… read more
April 2017
27 April 2017
We are glad to announce that FieldWorks version 8.3.8 is now being released as stable. This version fixes the remaining problems we have seen with version 8.3. This version doesn’t work with Paratext … read more
13 April 2017
Pathway 1.15.14 is designed to work well with FieldWorks 8.3.7 and Paratext 8.0. It adds a new export for HTML5. The HTML5 can also play the audio files that may be included in the FieldWorks 8.3 proj… read more
6 April 2017
XLingPaper with the XMLmind XML Editor version 7.4
As noted in a previous post, large documents could take a long time to load with version 7.2 (and 7.3) of the XMLmind XML Editor. There is good news: the recently released version 7.4 of the XMLmind X… read more
6 April 2017
FieldWorks 8.3 introduces the ability to upload dictionary data directly to Webonary.org and makes it significantly easier to configure dictionary data for all kinds of output (print or electronic). R… read more
4 April 2017
Version 0.4.0.0 Alpha is now available
A new version of Asheninka (a Syllable Parser) is now available. To get an installer go to the download page. Here is a summary of the new features of this version: Added a “Try a Word” di… read more
March 2017
23 March 2017
We are pleased to announce the release of LateefGR v1.200. This Graphite-only release of Lateef is the first significant update of this font since its initial release in 2005. Changes since then inclu… read more
10 March 2017
Padauk version 3.003 is a maintenance release. It was built using ttfautohint 1.6 which now has support for the Myanmar script. The previous version used an old ttfautohint version with a bug that cau… read more
10 March 2017
Bugs fixed since 8.3.4 Beta4 LT-18073 Fix crash leaving Lexicon Edit before Dictionary Preview pane refreshes. LT-18068 Fix crash in ‘Upload to Webonary’ process when two entries reference… read more
8 March 2017
Scripture App Builder for Mac Released
We are pleased to announce the first release of Scripture App Builder for the Apple Mac. As well as building Android apps, this version of SAB enables you to build iOS apps for the iPhone and iPad. In… read more
3 March 2017
Phonology Assistant on Linux with Wine
— Following a suggestion in an email on the FLEx discussion list from May 6, 2015, I got this to work by installing the most recent version of PA in a 32-bit wine prefix, as follows: Following i… read more
February 2017
22 February 2017
Our new web site is up and running! Check it out at http://software.sil.org/asheninka/.… read more
10 February 2017
AnnapurnaSIL (a Devanagari script font) version 1.202 is a maintenance release fixing two issues. One was in Graphite where reph was skipping the aakar after the ya. The second was an issue on Windows… read more
January 2017
31 January 2017
Just after we released FW 8.3.3, a number of users reported odd behavior with the display. This only affects anyone who has adjusted the DPI settings on their Windows machine, but the effects were sig… read more
27 January 2017
The main focus of FieldWorks 8.3 has been improving the ability to configure your dictionary and publish it to the web. This version contains bug fixes and enhancements the the previous version. Bugs … read more
27 January 2017
New website, XXE 7, New Versions Released
First, XLingPaper has a new website at http://software.sil.org/xlingpaper. Feel free to check it out. We will keep the old website up for at least another couple of months. Second, some have noticed t… read more
25 January 2017
FLExTrans Version 1.3.10 Released
FLExToolsWithFLExTrans.zip 1.3.10 (FLExTrans 1.3.10 with Sense Linker 2.2 and the new Live Rule Tester 2.0) Live Rule Tester: Support for advanced Apertium transfer using 3 rule files. Main modules: b… read more
18 January 2017
FLExTrans Version 1.3.9 Released
FLExToolsWithFLExTrans.zip 1.3.9 (FLExTrans 1.3.9 with SenseLinker 2.1 and the new Live Rule Tester 1.0.2) Support for a scripture text as the text to translate… read more
13 January 2017
XLingPaper with the XMLmind XML Editor version 7.3+
Beginning with version 7 of the XMLmind XML Editor (aka XXE), XMLmind is offering their Personal Use License again (they ceased doing so after version 5.3). While this is good news, there are some def… read more
9 January 2017
The main focus of FieldWorks 8.3 has been improving the ability to configure your dictionary and publish it to the web. This version contains bug fixes and enhancements to the previous version. Bugs f… read more
4 January 2017
This release includes Regional Font Subsets for Charis SIL, Doulos SIL, Gentium Plus and Andika (v5.000). These fonts contain both OpenType and Graphite smart font rendering. This is the first release… read more
4 January 2017
This release includes Regional Font Subsets for Charis SIL, Doulos SIL, Gentium Plus and Andika (v5.000). These fonts contain both OpenType and Graphite smart font rendering. This is the first release… read more
4 January 2017
This release includes Regional Font Subsets for Charis SIL, Doulos SIL, Gentium Plus and Andika (v5.000). These fonts contain both OpenType and Graphite smart font rendering. This is the first release… read more
4 January 2017
This release includes Regional Font Subsets for Charis SIL, Doulos SIL, Gentium Plus and Andika (v5.000). These fonts contain both OpenType and Graphite smart font rendering. This is the first release… read more