Tamil Fonts – தமிழ் அச்சுக்கோப்பு

This post is meant for Tamil Readers..

There are quiet a number of Tamil Sites. Each tamil news papers have their websites and each websites are build with their own fonts. So you got to download the font and install. There is no single standard followed. This situation can be minimized when you use unicode fonts. There are numerous unicode fonts available. Further most operating systems supports unicode and most common operating system , Windows XP/2000 natively supports unicode. How ever when you want to compose you might need to install additional languages and options. The Default unicode font the comes along with Windows XP is Latha. The title of this post also contains the same font. When you are printing or when you want to design then you might consider using different styles of unicode fonts.

You can download Tamil unicode fonts that i collected from http://www.barathonline.com/downloads/downloads.htm where i have a compressed file (ZIP) which contains 120 fonts.

There are some difficulties also when using unicode fonts. These fonts are not supported by yahoo messenger, Adobe softwares such as Photoshop, Acrobat, Flash etc. How ever in some places if the design content is small. you can type some where in notepad and then copy and paste. you may try that on yahoo messenger.

வாழ்க தமிழ்.

பரத்

Barathonline

Installing Language Support for Windows XP/2000

How to install Tamil Language support to windows XP / 2000.

Requirements.

1. Windows XP / 2000 installed PC

2. Minimum of 200MB Hard disk space to install fonts and scripts.

3. Windows XP installation CD.

Steps

1. Go to Control Panel

2. Go to Date Time , Language options

Category View

Select Regional and Language Options

Classic View

Go to Regional Languages –> Languages Tab –>

 

 

 

Tick on Install Complex scripts (option 1) and Install files for east Asian languages (option 2).

It will require you to insert Windows XP Installation CD.

After installing it will ask for a reboot. Reboot the Machine and again go to control panel, regional settings and languages options.

Click on Details –> Text Services and Input Languages

 

 

 

Click on ADD to add desired languages.

 

 

 

Now you can Shift to languages by pressing ALT+SHIFT between buttons.

You can also configure key settings, language bar options.

UNICODE is natively supported in all windows XP/2000 programs.

You can use in WordPad, Notepad, Paint, You can use IN MSN Messenger, (Yahoo messenger is not supported with Unicode), Email Clients such as outlook, windows live desktop mail, thunderbird.

It is supported with most web mail clients.

cheers

தமிழை வளற்க தமிழரிடம் தமிழில் பேசுங்கள்.

பரதன்.

Windows Live Mail Desktop.

Windows® Live Mail Desktop Beta

 

Microsoft released beta version of windows Live mail desktop version. This is live the extension of Outlook Express®. It is very cool to use and very easily integrates with Windows Live Messenger.

The User interface is very attractive and following the theme of Windows Live.

You can setup Windows Live messenger if you have an existing hotmail account. It requires you to be online for the first time it starts.

After you setup your account sync your mail messages with those on the server, it can truly work like a desktop mail system.

Plus Points

1. Existing hotmail users can easily check their emails. No need to worry about browsers, scrip errors, etc.

2. You can work either Online or Offline. You can even view your mails when you are not connected to the internet (Just Like outlook).

3. More importantly there is no TAG LINE BELOW. (currently)

4. You can attach photos, documents more easily like you do in outlook or other email clients.

5. Instant Search.

6. Auto fill contacts in To and other address fields.

7. Deep integration with Windows Live messenger.

8. RSS Reader.

9. Setup Multiple accounts with single sign on.

10. For the first time after you synchronize all folders, new mails arrive much easily.

11. NO BROWSER NEEDED.

12. Also includes Photomail® feature.

 

Negative Points

1. There is Context ad at the right side of the Windows Live Mail Desktop which we may feel disturbing or annoying.

2. Windows OS is needed and Also with IE6 or above and Outlook Express.

3. Resources.

This is still in beta. I find it very much interesting to use it. Try it if you want. Go to

http://ideas.live.com and sign up for windows live mail desktop, Download, install and Enjoy.

 

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