Vincent's IPA typer

This program is supposed to get a coded (abbreviated) message as an input, and output the corresponding symbol

How to run the program

Perquisites:

1. You must have at least Java 9 installed (Lastest JRE)
2. You must have a computer with:
   1. At least 50MB of RAM (More recommended)
   2. At least 1.6MB of free storage space (More recommended)
   3. A usable console or GUI
   4. Internet connection (optional)
3. If in GUI mode, a web browser is recommended

If you want to do it like a normal person, just double press the jarfile downloaded.

If you:

1. Don't have graphics
2. Have something against everything graphical
3. Are a nerd

You should:

1. Open the command prompt (Windows) or Terminal (Mac & Linux)
2. If you have graphics available (or like doing things the complicated way), type java -jar <full path of the jarfile>/<the jarfile>.jar console
3. Otherwise, type java -jar <full path of the jarfile>/<the jarfile>.jar
4. Press enter

How to correctly input

Each letter is split into separate sections, separated by periods (.), in the order as follows:

(For consonants): Voicing, Place of articulation, Manner of articulation

(For vowels): Height, Backness, Roundedness

Diacritics, Suprasegmentals: Type, Symbol

In each of these sections, you put an abbreviation for the symbol's name (see below)

If you want to write multiple symbols in one input, just separate them with spaces

Consonants

Voicing

Full name	Abbreviation
Voiced	v
Voiceless	vl

Place of Articulation

Full name	Abbreviation
Bilabial	b
Labiodental	ld
Dental	d
Alveolar	a
Postalveolar	pa
Retroflex	r
Palatal	p
Velar	v
Uvular	u
Pharyngeal	ph
Glottal	g
Labial-Velar	lv
Labial-Palatal	lp
Epiglottal	eg
Aleolo-Palatal	ap

Manner of articulation

Full name	Abbreviation
Plosive/Stop	p
Nasal	n
Trill	t
Flap/Tap	fl
Fricative	f
Lateral Fricative	lf
Approximant	a
Lateral Flap	lfl
Sibilant*	s

*Instead of Sibilant, use Fricative. The program will correct you

Vowels

Height

Full name	American Notation	Abbreviation
Close	High	c
Near-Close	Near-High	nc
Close-Mid	High-Mid	cm
Mid	True Mid	m
Open-Mid	Low-Mid	lm
Near-Open	Near-Low	nl
Open	Low	l

Backness

Full name	Abbreviation
Front	f
Central	c
Back	b

Roundedness

Full name	Abbreviation
Rounded	r
Unrounded	ur

Diacritics & Suprasegmentals

Type

Full Name	Abbreviation
Suprasegmental	s
Superscript	ss
Diacritic	d

Suprasegmentals

Full Name	Abbreviation
Primary Stress	ps
Secondary Stress	ss
Long	lo
Half-Long	hl
Extra-Short	es
Minor (foot) group	ming
Major (intonation) group	majg
Syllable break	sb
Link	li

Diacritics

Full Name	Abbreviation
Voiceless	vl
Voiced	v
More rounded	mr
Less rounded	lr
Advanced	ad
Retracted	re
Centralized	c
Mid-Centralized	mc
Syllabic	s
Non-Syllabic	ns
Rhoticity	rh
Breathy Voiced	bv
Creaky Voiced	cv
Linguolabial	ll
Velarized or Pharyngealized	vph
Raised	ra
Lowered	lo
Advanced Tongue Root	adt
Retracted Tongue Root	ret
Dental	d
Apical	a
Laminal	l
Nasalized	n

Superscripted Letters

Full Name	Abbreviation
Aspirated	a
Labialized	l
Palatalized	p
Velarized	v
Pharyngealized	ph

Example: s.ps v.ld.f nc.f.u v.a.n s.sb vl.a.f om.f.u v.a.n vl.a.p will return ˈvɪn.sɛnt, my name

FAQ

What on earth is an IPA? Are you talking about the beer?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is an alphabet used by linguists, to make it possible to read in a language without having to study it's writing system(s) for months or years.

You can find it in dictionaries and the sort

NSFAQAPNAMA (Not so frequently asked questions and problems nobody asked me about)

The GUI is ugly, how do I change it around?

There are several things you can do:

The font is too big/small

The solution is simple. If you scroll your mouse wheel, the font size will change

The window is too big/small

Just as in any other program, you can resize the window by dragging the edge of it

The font is ugly

1. Locate the Appdata (Windows)/User home (Anything else) folder:
   1. Windows:
      1. Press the Window key and R together
      2. In the prompt that pops up, type %appdata%\IPATyper
   2. Mac:
      1. Open Finder
      2. In the menu bar, press Go
      3. Press Go to folder
      4. Write ~/IPATyper
   3. Anything else:
      1. Find the user home folder
      2. Go to the IPATyper folder
2. Open the gui.properties file in a text editor (notepad, textedit, vim, etc.)
3. Find the line that starts with font=
4. Change the text after that to your font's name.
5. If you want to use a TTF file, put the file in the fonts folder, and change the text to the filename

X isn't working, how do I fix it?

If a button isn't responding, or something, try restarting the program. If it fixes itself, it's probably nothing

Otherwise, open the program in the command prompt (java -jar <jarfile>.jar), try again, and copy all the output text.

Once all the text is copied, submit it as a new issue here, or send it as an email to [email protected]

I really really want a feature, but you aren't adding it

Send me an email ([email protected]) or submit it as an issue here