If I have Windows Vista, do I still need Lao Script for Windows?

Microsoft® Windows Vista includes keyboard mapping support for Lao and the Lao Unicode (OpenType) font Dok Champa, but neither Windows Vista nor Microsoft® Office 2007 provide any automatic text-wrapping capability, or any way of converting existing documents that were created with older types of Lao fonts.

If all you need is the ability to send or receive Lao by email, and only occasionally enter Lao text in documents (and are familiar with the standard Lao keyboard layout), then the Lao font and input capabilities of Windows Vista may be all you need. But Lao Script for Windows provides many functions designed especially for the unique characteristics of the Lao language that are not yet provided by Windows® or Microsoft® applications. See Features for a list of the main functions provided by Lao Script for Windows.

Can I install and use Lao Script for Windows on Windows Vista?

Lao Script for Windows Version 7 has been developed and tested especially for use with Windows Vista and can be used with either Windows XP or Windows Vista. Version 6 should not be installed on Windows Vista since it does not work, and can be quite difficult to uninstall.