How to Read and Write Posts in Thamizh Script ?

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Topic started by neo_morpheus (@ ppp-219.65.96.193.chn.vsnl.net.in) on Mon Jun 23 16:18:02 .




This has been a source of concern for many of the friends here. Some of them have already found out how to read and write thamizh scripts, and also are aware of the tools and fonts which are needed for that purpose.

I'm giving the necessary info regarding this issue, which various people have provided in other threads here.(Special mention : punnahai and madurai veeran)

A lot of people have used 'Murasu Anjal' to compose and post in thamizh script prior to this. But, it is quite a cumbersome process to do it using Murasu's Thamizh text editor.

There is a new, exciting tool which enables us, hassle-free, to write in thamizh script - called
'e-kalappai'. This tool is a free-to-download tool, created by the generous volunteer work of thamizh techno-geeks under the aegis of www.tamil.net , created by Bala Pillai and Muthu Nedumaran.

If you want to just READ webpages which have thamizh scripts/content in it, all you need is a single font -'TSC_Avarangal' - and you can download that fontfile(.ttf) from here :

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

In that link, just download that TSC_Avarangal font file(.ttf) from the 'Fonts' link.

It would be better if you could download and install all other 'TSC'(TSCII standard) fonts from that link in addition to 'TSC_Avarangal'.

If you want to WRITE/POST thamizh script/content here, you may want to download and install the
'e-kalappai' tool from here :

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

Just look in that page under 'Keyboard drivers' link.

The 'e-kalappai' tool let's you to directly 'type' in thamizh scripts in the response box. All you need to do is:

* After downloading that tool, re-start your system, so that the system's registry gets updated.

* Configure your IE browser by choosing 'View' from the Browser menubar, under that 'Encoding' option - make it 'User-defined'.

You can use 'e-kalappai' to compose thamizh script/content in :

* notepad

* word document

* discussion group response-boxes etc..

Remember :

If you want to just READ thamizh scripts, 'TSC_Avarangal' font is enough.

If you need to WRITE, start the e-kalappai tool and run it in background. Press ALt + 2 for beginning to write in thamizh, and if you want to revert back to normal english typing - Press ALT + 1. simple!.

I request our friends here to update/add any new info regarding reading/writing thamizh scripts. People can post the queries here to get their doubts cleared.

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P.S :

TSCII - Thamizh Standard Code for Information Interchange.

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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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Neo.

there is already a thread to read / write in tamil.

I forgot to tell tell u.

anyway .. weldone.

when i tried my friend's computer, i realised that ekallapai is necessary to read in tamil also.

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* Configure your IE browser by choosing 'View' from the Browser menubar, under that 'Encoding' option - make it 'User-defined'.


I have under encoding

auto select
western european windows
more

(more has chinese, turkish etc)

under no options do i have USER DEFINED..

can u plz tell me more

thx
note: I downloaded e-kalappai and i am able to read now in tamizh

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Neo,
Good Job!!

Shakthi,
>> under no options do i have USER DEFINED..>>

I presume you wanted to say 'more option' not 'no options'. Yes from the more option choose user defined.

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I'm just copying a post made by Punnahai in another thread regarding reading/writing in Thamizh. I have not tried it so far.


From: (@ d150-188-147.home.cgocable.net) on: Thu Jun 12 16:19:24 EDT 2003

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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Neo,
I have a doubt, how do I compose thamizh scripts in word document? I followed the same method used for typing in Notepad, but it does not work in Word.

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hey roshan,

thx

i did not see that down arrow key.........

i did update it now

thx to all neo, kajan and roshan

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Roshan,

I shall check out the problem that you have stated and get back to you later.

Shakthi,

Great going! Please spread the news about the thamiz fonts and 'e-kalappai' tool to as many friends of yours as you can!. Infact, that is the request from the creators of this 'e-kalappai' tool, tamil.net.

They want this tool to be popularized across a wide cross-section of people so that more and more web pages/sites have thamizh content.

Let us spread the 'script' of 'e-kalappai !!!'.

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Roshan,

'e-kalappai' will work in Word Document too.

All you have to do is after opening a 'New' Document make sure the font selection(in the menubar) is 'TSC_Avarangal'. If it is not already TSC_Avarangal then change it to that font.

Now start typing just as u would do in the forum's response box(ALT + 2 for thamizh mode). The same holds true(changing selected font to 'TSC_Avarangal')
for notepad too.

I guess it sh'd work.