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Ethiopic Numeric Input

Both the Arabic (ASCII) and Ethiopic numerals are available in quail-mode with the Ethipic package. The Arabic numbers are the defualt when you strike the number keys of the keyboard. Enter the "Ethiopic number mode" by pressing [F1]. Notice that the Arabic `1' changes to the Ethiopic `' in the mode-line. This is your numeral mode indicator. Striking [F1] again returns you to the "Arabic numeral mode". Typing the number keys in Ethiopic numeral mode will render the numerals on the screen. You may enter Ethiopic numbers like Arabic numbers with 0's to obtain the multiples of ten for numbers 1 - 9 up to a multiple of 100,000. This limit is chosen as it will be the largest value that two numbers together may represent.

Ethiopic Special Characters

Special icons, glyphs, and ligatures may be available at the end of your font's address table. You may enter them on screen, and into your document, with the [F8] key followed by a number. For this moment the available icons are African continent and the region in which Ge'ez script is native to (collectively, the nations of Eritrea and Ethiopia).