Photoshop CS3 not support Unicode

It is not new thing for all of you but it is new for me when I used Khmer Unicode with Adobe Photoshop CS3 last week, and I just knew that it was not supported. When I typed vowels it did not work well. Some vowels run with but some does not, except consonants. And then, I switched to Limon font instead.

Who is the first Khmer Unicode font designer? I am not sure who s/he is. I used to meet and talk with Mr. Danh Hong who is the Khmer Unicode designer, presently working as report for Radio Free Asia. I met him many times but rarely talk with him about Unicode at all. A few months ago, I had lunch with him and then he told me that he just completed two more new fonts but he does not release them yet. Did you use to hear or know his name?

While I read Boeun’s article by saying that Adobe Photoshop CS4 are available to support Khmer Unicode that is great. But typing is not like typing in Ms Word. I am not sure whether there Photoshop CS4 on market or not. Unfortunately, I just installed Photoshop CS3 into my laptop.

Photoshop does not support Khmer Unicode

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Boeun Said,

March 7th, 2008 @4:51 pm

CS4 is just released a beta version.

DanhHong Said,

March 7th, 2008 @8:22 pm

Photoshop CS3 is also work well with my new font. I just have document to creat Unicode OpenType font for both Microsoft and Adobe from Adobe’s website tonight.

Before I think about creating new special font for Photoshop, but now no need, From the document I have, I can update the font for Microsoft’s products to display well in Photoshop CS3 and InDesin CS3. And the users don’t need to change the habit of typing.

Sorry I got information so late because I never use Photoshop before.

កូនខ្មែរ Said,

March 8th, 2008 @5:01 pm

This is great for font khmer unicode!
but Phostshop CS2 can support khmer unicode or not?
i think font khmer will be good. and have more and more know it. but in khmer no more who use this font.

March 9th, 2008 @9:52 am

I haven’t got Photoshop CS2, but I think it’s possible. Anyhow, I will take around one week to make sure about this informtion.

Koun Khmer: you are right, no more people use Khmer Unicode font in Cambodia. I also feel that I am unsuccessfull on Khmer Unicode propaganda.

vutha Said,

March 10th, 2008 @7:59 am

That is great to hear from you, Mr. Hong. And I will be able to use Khmer Unicode with Photoshop CS3. Once again, thanks so much for your hard effort to design Khmer Unicode font for our Cambodians to use. i still hope that Khmer Unicode will be used across Cambodia, even though it is not used general.

One again, thanks for your visiting my blog and helping answer all matters from readers.

March 10th, 2008 @8:03 am

Thanks Socheat (Kuon Khmer) for your visiting my blog and left comment. I now link your blog on mine, please check into “Links” you will see your name.

boran Said,

March 10th, 2008 @4:12 pm

“no more people use Khmer Unicode font in Cambodia”?! what do you mean? then what font are we using on web today?

March 11th, 2008 @11:36 am

Even though, the number of using Khmer Unicode is limited amongst all Cambodians who know how to use computer. By the way, using internet at Internet Cafe is not generally installed Khmer Unicode font yet.

Some users do not change their habit from typing Limon font to Unicode yet. They still keep their habit. So that, I think that not so much of Unicode users. Even some staff in my workplace do not start to type Unicode yet. It is hard to change habit.