How to Read and Write Posts in Thamizh Script ?

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Additional info for people who installed e-kalappai but could not 'Write' in thamizh

1. After installing e-kalappai you SHOULD re-start the system

2. After re-starting - now run the 'e-kalappai' application again.

You would notice a new icon in your system tray - which would be of 'Tauveltesoft Keyman' - which is the keyboard software which is bundled with e-kalappai

(this tray icon would look like a square with a slight slant)

3. right-click on that icon - you would get a list of options to be chosen.

4. From those - choose 'Keyman Configuration'

5. You would get a configuration box - which will have 2 tabs

i) keyboards
ii) options

In the 'keyboards' tab - there would be a 'Installed Keyboards' list. Most probably you would have only - 'TSCIIANJAL' listed there.

6. check the box near 'TSCIIANJAL' (put a tick)

7. And in the same 'keyboards' tab - see the other section called 'keyboard details'

you would notice 3 check boxes for 'Ctrl', 'shift' and 'Alt' and also a drop down box containing some options.

8. CHECK only the ALT box ,and from the drop-down list select 2.

(this effectively means that you can switch to 'thamizh writing' mode when you press ALT+2, when e-kalappai has been started and running in the background.)

9. Now go to the other tab - "Options"

There you would have 3 check boxes under "Keyman Off Hotkey"

Select/check/put a tick ONLY in the box near ALT.

And again, there would be a drop-down list near it;from there, choose 1.

(which effectively mean that - from thamizh mode if you want to switch back to normal "english typing" mode, you have to press ALT+1).

10. There will be another Section in the same "options" tab - called "General"

From there check the box near "Start Language indicator with keyman" (put a tick on that box).

11. Now - click on "Apply" and then on "ok".

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When you run e-kalappai in the background and press ALt+2 again you would notice that the tray icon - changes to '«' ( 'a' in thamizh script).

That means you can start typing in thamizh!

Friends please carefully follow the steps - and give a feedback if it properly works now.

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Now - regarding 'Configuring' the Internet Explore browser - to be able to 'READ' thamizh scripts - please note the following points :

* If your browser is IE, try this :

In the browser menubar -click on 'view' and under it - click on 'Encoding'; you would see a lot of encoding options there like arabic,chinese,japanese et al.

Among those options - find the option 'User-defined'.

It would be listed if you clicked 'More' under that 'Encoding' option.

* Select 'User-defined' and then 'Refresh' the page. you'd probably get to read thamizh scripts on the page directly, if you did this.

* When setting the encoding to "User Defined" , also uncheck "Auto-Select" in the same menu. You dont have to restart.

* Then in your IE browser :

Choose 'Tools' from menubar.

Tools-->Internet Options--> Fonts-->

Choose "User Defined" in Language Script list-box of options.

Now in the section below that - You'd find a list of fonts.

From that - choose TSC..fonts in the two Font selection windows..Click Ok twice...


* You should now be able to read pages where TSC fonts are used. Your settings in the Browser are the ones which will determine if you can read Tamil directly or not.

(thanks for all the friends who have generously contributed info regarding this)

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I thought of adding one more link, which was provided by 'punnahai' elsewhere. In addition to the fonts/tools i have mentioned, you can check out this tool too :

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Check this link for typing in Tamil.

I think if you cut and paste you might be able to read too. You dont need any fonts.

http://www24.brinkster.com/umarthambi/db/mail.asp
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People who want to find out information for Using thamizh fonts to READ and tools to WRITE in thamizh - can find them here.

Please post your queries and i would be glad to help you out.

Moreover many friends here in this hub - would be more than ready to help you out.

There is one more page in the miscellaneous section of the hub - which gives you info on using thamizh fonts


http://forumhub.com/expr/25227.16.18.02.html#last


Please see both this thread and the other thread and go thru all the pages.

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I have recently shifted to Linux OS. I am finding it difficult to view/write in Tamil. Can someone guide me? I will be thankful.

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Lord of the kings,

There is an excellent site which addresses Thamizh usage in Linux OS.


http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Tamil-Linux-HOWTO/


Please go thru all the links provided in that FAQ like page.

They have given some links for downloading Linux based software for thamizh.

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More info reg. UNIX/Linux based thamizh s/w :

1. XFCe4 Tamil

XFce is a freedesktop.org standard compliant, lightweight desktop environment for unix-like operating systems. It is fast and lightweight, aesthetic and highly usable. More information about XFce..

Tamil is a part of the official XFce4 (thanks to the great work of Dinesh Nadarajah). More information is available in the official homepage of Tamil XFce4.

http://www.tamillinux.org/?q=node/view/11

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2. This tamil linux page has lots of links to ongoing projects to create thamizh s/w in open source environments :

http://www.tamillinux.org/?q=node/view/51

Go thru these links in the home page of the site.

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3. "Zha kanini"

This site talks about projects that sounds cool!

Zha kanini is an effort to provide a tamil desktop consisting of tamil open source applications. The objective of zhakanini is to enable any Tamil user to use a computer even without English proficiency/knowledge .

http://www.zhakanini.org/English/index.php

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4. This site has TSCII tools for thamizh

http://www.tamil.net/tscii/tools.html

You can download :

"Xkb" - which is a Linux o/s based thamizh keymap.

But inorder to access this site you must sign up for the yahoo group 'TSCII' - which takes only a few mins anyway. Once you join that TSCII yahoo group u can access and download all TSCII based s/w from that site - or as files - from that group.

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5. Excellent resources & info are available from yahoo group on linux (u have to join this group) :

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tamilinix/

Additional links for info :

* http://www.bigwebmaster.com/General/Howtos/Tamil-Linux-HOWTO/

* http://www.geocities.com/vanbu/