coptic-font-unicode-converter

Converts Coptic non-unicode text to Coptic Unicode.

Coptic Unicode block was added to version 4.1 of the Unicode Standard to write the Coptic language. More Information:

• Coptic (Unicode block)
• Coptic on symbl.cc
• Coptic Fonts and How-to type in Coptic (CopticChurch.net)
• Coptic Unicode Keyboard

Installation

npm install @stmarkus/coptic-font-unicode-converter

Usage

import { convertCopticText } from "@stmarkus/coptic-font-unicode-converter";

const copticPhrase = ";Ele;/con ;/mac ;o Yeoc";
const font = "NEW_ATHANASIUS";
const jimkin = "COMBINE_WITH_CHAR_AFTER";

const convertedText = await convertCopticText(font, copticPhrase, jimkin);
console.log("convertedText: ", convertedText);

Supported Coptic Non-Unicode Fonts

• CS
• NEW_ATHANASIUS
• ATHANASIUS
• AVVA_SHENOUDA
• AVVA_MARCOS
• AVVA_BISHOY
• BISHOP_TADROS
• SAINT_ABRAHAM
• ANTONIOUS
• ANTONIOUS_THIN
• ANTONIOUSJ
• ANTONIOUSOL
• COPTIC
• COPTIC1
• COPTICII
• COPTONEW
• KOPTOS
• SAINTGEORGES
• KYRILLOS
• KOPTWI3
• KPTWI3B
• AVVA_KYRILLOS
• SAINT_MARINA
• SPACHMIM
• MENA1
• POPE_SHENOUDA_III
• NOPHER

Jimkin combining method

| Method | Notes | | ------ | ------ | | COMBINE_WITH_CHAR_BEFORE | The charachter before the Jimkin gets combined | | COMBINE_WITH_CHAR_AFTER | The charachter after the Jimkin gets combined | | NONE | No combining method |

Method overview

async function convertCopticText(font, copticPhrase, jimkin)

converts the given string into coptic unicode characters if they match characters of the supported non-unicode fonts

• Parameters:
  • font — non-unicode font name of the provided coptic non-unicode text
  • copticPhrase — coptic non-unicode text
  • jimkin — jimkin jimkin combining method (COMBINE_WITH_CHAR_BEFORE, COMBINE_WITH_CHAR_AFTER, NONE)
• Returns: converted text

async function fontSupported(fontToCheck)

check if provided coptic non-unicode font is valid

• Parameters: {*} — font to check
• Returns: true if font is supported and can be converted, else false

async function getSupportedCopticFonts()

returns a list of supported non-unicode fonts which can be converted to unicode

• Returns: list of font-names

function jimkinMethodValid(jimkin)

check if provided jimkin combining method is valid

• Parameters: jimkin — method name to check
• Returns: true if provided jimkin combining method is valid, else false

function getJimkinCombiningMethods()

returns a list of valid jimkin combining methods

• Returns: list of valid jimkin combining methods

Release Notes

1.1.3

• corrected include of Font Matrix

1.1.2

• Updated Font Matrix (all2Unicode_v3.xlsx): added dot handling for fonts Coptic and Coptic1

1.1.1

• remove char after overline, because its empty

1.1.0

• added support for Coptic non-unicode font Coptic1
• added jest tests

1.0.3

• added handling of Coptic Symbols and Nomina Sacra