file: README file for Gerdssoz (Release 1.1)

Gerdsooz Alphabet (Persian transliteration map)
-----------------

                 H    G    j  c     t   p    b    A  a

                              c    ..             T  |
                _7   _7   _7  __   __   __   __   |  |
               (_   (_c  (_.            c    .        


           C       S      s    J   z   r   Z   d     K

                    c          c   .       .         .
            _p      w      w               >   >    _7
         (_/     (_/    (_/    /   /   /           (_  


              k   q     f    Q    e   X    T      x

              /   :     .    .        |.   |        . 
            (_)   q   __9    c    c   _D   _D      _p 
                 (/         (_   (_             (_/   


                  i    y    h   v    n     m    l   g 

                                                     =
                                q    .     o    |  (_)
                 _@   (_S   _8  /   (_)   (    (|     
		

All special characters are same as English except for "~" that is used to denote 
short space.  For example "kndhha" (smiles) should be typed as "kndh~ha" if it
is desired to have the two "h"s to be separate.  "Kndh ha" puts a space between 
the two h, while the "h~h" form will not.

Long lines are wrapped around by Gerdsooz.  Also, character "\" at the end of a 
line is used for supressing the end of line code.  It basically indicates that 
the paragraph is still not finished.

                                                     
Running Gerdsooz
----------------

Create an ascii input file using Gerdsooz alphabet.  Select a font file (e.g 
mikhi-10), and run Gerdsooz as follows:

	Gerdsooz [options]

	options:
		-i in_file 	Input file.
		-o out_file 	Output file.
		-f font_file	Font file.
		-n		No echo mode.  Supresses echoing of the input 
				text.
		-r		Rotate output.  For large fonts only 
				[will be available in second release].

Example1:
#########

-------- test_file ---------------------

qvmy  mtfkrnd  andr  rh  dyn
	qvmy  mtfkrnd  dr  Sk v yqyn
mytrsm az Ankh bang Ayd z kmyn
	kay byKbran rah nh Anst v nh ayn
			- emr Kyam -
-----------------------------------------

Run Gerdsooz as follows:

	Gerdsooz -i test_file 

It Should produce the following output:


                                            . |     .   / . :               : 
                       . _ >     o         ]_ |    ]_  _)_9_,_o        _o q_o 
                      (_):         /     /            /             (_S   /   

                :          / c              .   / . :               :         
           . _,_o_   q   (_)_w       >     ]_  _)_9_,_o        _o q_o         
          (_) :  :   /             /          /             (_S   /           

                             /  .      T    =. |      /. T  . |         :     
                      . _,_o_)      ]_ |  (_)_ |_   4_)_ |    |   o_w  _,_,_o 
                     (_) :      /    :          .           /    (    /   :   

             |   .       ..   . T   .     |        |    .          | /        
         . _ |  4_   q   __,_w_ |  4_   o |     .  | _,_7_,_       |_)        
        (_):         /                     /   (_)  / .   :.   (_S            

                                     |   .                                    
                              -    o |_,_7   _o_c   -                         
                                  (    :    /                                 

=begin=
qvmy  mtfkrnd  andr  rh  dyn
	qvmy  mtfkrnd  dr  Sk v yqyn
mytrsm az Ankh bang Ayd z kmyn
	kay byKbran rah nh Anst v nh ayn
			- emr Kyam -
=end=



Example2:
#########

----- test2 file ----------
dvst ezyz,

mn dySb bh brnamh anjmn mtKCCyn rfth bvdm v Kbrdar Sdm kh\
qrar ast mah Ayndh Aqay dktr prhamy bray sKnrany bh anjmn\
byaynd. 
amydvarm Sma ra dr jlsh anjmn mlaqat knm.
				Sad baSy,
				ely
---------------------------


	Gerdsooz -i test2 -n


                                                           .  .     ..        
                                                         ,  _  _c   __,_w q > 
                                                           /: /           /   



                        . :            . |      |.               c            
             . _,,_p,_p_7_,_o    . _o_7_ |  4_o |_  _   4_   __,_w_ >    . _o 
            (_) :               (_)  .             /.    .   .    :     (_)   

      |     ..    |    |  :     /       c     |      .                  : .   
    o |_o   __,_w |    | _o   4_)   o ]_w     |>  _,_7  q    o > q_   4_,_9   
                     /  /          (        /    / .    /   (    /.         / 

            . |  . .         |           |          : /        | : T      .  T
    4_      _ | _,_7_w       | _      _o |_8  _    _,_)>       |_o |  o ]_,_ |
     .   (_S   /         (_S  /.   (_S       /c   /        (_S             :  

                                                          .  |             . |
                                                      . ]_,_ |_,_    . _o_7_ |
                                                           :   :.   (_)  .    

        .. | : | |            . |      |          |    |   c        |        |
        __ |_o |_|_o    . _o_7_ |  4_w_|_7    >   |    |_o_w    o   |q ]_,_o |
                       (_)  .           .   /      /           (  /  /   :    

                                                                           . /
                                                                      .  o_,_)
                                                                        (     

                                 c |      | c                                 
                           ,    _w |_   > |_w                                 
                             (_S    .                                         

                                          |                                   
                                         _|_c                                 
                                      (_S                                     

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Send your comments/feedback to:

	Ali Moayedian	 	ali@netnative.com

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