Runic Text Processor Freeware
What is it?
It's a Runic text processor based on Hungarian runes, a freeware.
Could be used as a tutor to teach runes, or as a translator to convert Hungarian (Latin alphabet) text and display or print it in Hungarian Runic, and of course to type, edit, print, and save runic script in both Left To Right, and Right To Left write directions.
Runes used are the 38 Hungarian-Latin alphabet equivalents ( A to ZS ), and a single rune character: AK. There is no single nor double character in today's Hungarian- Latin alphabet for this AK symbol. It is not part of Hungarian alphabet per se, but an often-occurring sound/ letter-doublet, in the spoken/written language. Apparently there are various versions of Hungarian-Runic alphabets. Undoubtedly the result of evolutionary forces and influences. I picked one that is similar to the Székely runes. Missing from its vocabulary are the various ligatures, bug symbols, and syllabery characters.
The text processor constructs its own runes in monospaced raster font, employing the general straight line and circle formulae: y = a*x + c and r^2 = (x-h)^2 + (y-k)^2. There are two sets of Runic alphabets: a "Left To Right" write-direction, and its mirror image "Right To Left". The program could easily accommodate any non-Latin alphabets or other tokens and symbols.
This example next shows the Left-to-right runes produced by the text processor in the lightest font weight. Here in the example font size is 530 by 530 pixels on medium screen resolution 800 by 600 pixels. The text processor can draw fonts in 10 font weights, with font sizes in the range from 150 to 1212 pixels.
Their Latin-Hungarian counterparts:
A, Á, B, C, CS, D, E, É, F, G, GY,
H, I, Í, J, K, L, LY, M, N, NY, O,
Ó, Ö, Ő, P, R, S, SZ, T, TY, U, Ú,
Ü, Ű, V, Z, ZS, AK
And Right-to-left runes (mirror image of the Left-To-Right set):
Example of the text processor's smallest, lightest "Right-To-Left" font in medium screen resolution (800 by 600) pixels, font size = 150 by 150 pixels:
And its "translation": K, J, Í, I, H, GY, G, F, É, E, D, CS, C, B, Á, A
Sample of the heaviest, largest "Right-To-Left" font in medium screen resolution, font size = 1212 by 1212 pixels:
In addition to the text processor, the "About" tabbed panel shows detailed systems resources. It calculates and displays sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset and other solar and lunar related data, and has its own custom web browser.
Try out one of the TRANSLITERATORS to see online what runic text looks like.
Why?
That is "Why a Runic text processor?" A while ago I found a web page with a couple of vignettes from Transylvania ( or Erdély, part of greater Old Hungary). One of them was showing an intact ceiling fresco of an ancient Hungarian church, ca 1688 anno Domini, from Énlaka (Inlaceni) depicting some Runic scribing. As one web page lead to another, I came across other informative Runic related sites. But I did not find any Runic text processor. Since I was looking for a project-subject to practice Visual Basic programming, I had decided to write this freeware application.
A fragment of the original ceiling fresco:
And a sample of how it looks in plain black and white when the same passage is typed in on this text processor:
The original script is written from right-to-left. The same passage with Hungarian- Latin, alphabet (RTL direction): NETSTI ZA GY. And the left to right Hungarian equivalent: eGY AZ ITSTEN. Its English interpretation: "There is but one God".
System Requirement
Download and Run Version 1.4.1
Contents of Download Package "runic141.zip":
| File-name | Size | Date | Description |
| SETUP.LST | 4KB | 07/09/2004 20:13 | Bootstrap & its files |
| Setup & its files | |||
| SETUP.EXE | 138KB | 23/02/2004 00:00 | Setup program |
| RcEditor.CAB | 1,988KB | 07/09/2004 20:13 | Compressed CAB |
| MAGYAR.TXT | 2KB | 07/12/2004 19:30 | Plain text example |
| README.TXT | 3KB | 07/09/2004 11:10 | Instruction |
| SZEKELY.TRD | 1KB | 17/01/1999 14:00 | Translated example |
NOTE: If you want to see exactly what files would be installed on your PC, then just open SETUP.LST in NOTEPAD.
How to Install the Runic Text Editor
How to Run Runic Text Editor
Find RcEditor directory, or wherever you installed the text processor, and open it. Click on RCEDITOR.EXE to run it. In the same folder you may open README.DOC or README.TXT files that shows some examples.
That's all.
Sample Windows
These pages show you what you find in the application.
It starts with the main Editor window, and follows with some of its associate module windows that are related to the text editor, and support directly the text processor's operation.
- Editor
- Runic font maker
- Hungarian font maker
- Concordance
- Statistics
- Find, Count, Replace
- Translator
- Keyboard
These next 4 windows are part of the 7 "About" tabbed panel group of supplemental modules. They are not integral parts of the editor, but gather, process, and show some useful information.
Web links, external.
Hungarian Letters and Writing (English)
This Web page is s short description of the old alphabet. It tells how the forced abandonment of the old ways and adoption of the Latin alphabet was a set back that took centuries to catch up to. Some linguistic relations demonstrated between Hungarian, Mesopotamian, ancient Chinese, and Turkic languages.
The Hungarian Runic Writing (English)
A brief description of the mechanics of Runic writing, history notes. Also has an extensive worthwhile collection of Runic related web pages and a rich selection of references and associated web links.
Ancient Hungarian Rovas/Runic Writing (English)
Runic characters ornament some old Hungarian coat of arms. King Corvinus (1458-1490) unlike some of his predecessors and successors, patronized old Runic writings. The Tatarlaka clay discs, discovered in 1961, predates Sumerian writing.
ROVÁSTÓL ÍRÁSIG
(Hungarian)
Short quote of a chapter from "Rovástól Írásig" by Gábor Balás. Kirgiz relation of Székely Runics is pointed out. Six "font styles" of Runic alphabets drawn from:
The Székely - Hungarian Rovás Script (English)
A MUST SEE page.
It is an extensive list of Runic archeological finds, artifacts and analysis of Hungarian runes. The most remarkable piece of evidence is a clay disk amulet from Tatárlaka. Discovered in 1961, and carbon isotope dated to be 6500 years old. Look at the illustration labeled "3. Figure". Symbols on this disk appear to be related to Sumerian 4th century B.C. writing. Other Runic objects worth repeating are:
Magyar
Törzsnevek (Hungarian)
Treatise on Hungarian clans' and nations' names of: Magyar, Hungar, Nyék, Kaszi, Kari, Kürt, Tarján, Jenö, Örség, Székely, Csángó, Kabar and their Southern Caucasian language family kinship branching into Mesopotamia. Convincingly points out the weakness of the argument in claiming only Finn Ugoric linguistic relationship.
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