Post Info about your Regional Language Softwares here...

kl_ravi · 08-09-2004, 10:38 AM

Hi Friends,

We all know that M$ is going desi to cater to the needs of the regional local language users. So I have created this thread to let each one of us know more about the developments in this field.

I request you all to post your local language software which works with M$ Products and host of other products and a link to download those softwares.

To start with, Here is an example .... (P.S. -- I am from Karnataka)

visit

http://www.cdacindia.com

to download i-leap an Indian Language software that creates documents in 15 Indian Languages.

Visit

http://www.baraha.com

to download Baraha, a south Indian Language Software Create documents in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi.

Visit

http://www.kannadakasturi.com

to download a Kannada - English - Kannada Dictionary Software

You can include some of your popular regional language softwares here...

kl_ravi · 08-09-2004, 10:40 AM

Check for info about your local language here....

http://www.worldlanguage.com/Product...re-Windows.htm

kl_ravi · 08-09-2004, 10:50 AM

COOL LINKS ...

SHREE LIPI 5.0
http://www.modular-infotech.com/html/

AKSHARA - Multi Lingual Word Processor
http://www.languagetechnologies.ac.i...hara/backg.htm

DATA FLOW -- Indian Language DTP
http://www.devyani.com/et/indian.htm

LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE CENTRES
http://www.languagetechnologies.ac.i...ltrc/oltrc.htm

Indic Scripts in Unicode
http://www.tamil.net/people/sivaraj/unicode.html

GO HINDI
http://www.gohindi.com/aboutus.htm

Please more cool links here....

kl_ravi · 08-09-2004, 11:04 AM

More Dictionaries

http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages/dravidian.html

cooljeba · 08-09-2004, 11:23 AM

i can't read my mother tounge. It's tamil

:roll:
..:: peace ::..
Jeba

alib_i · 08-09-2004, 11:54 AM

posted it earlier too

Go to this page .. and get all the support for hindi you want from m$

http://www.bhashaindia.com/downloads/downloads.aspx

Windows XP Language Interface Pack(LIP)
Microsoft Windows XP Language Interface Pack (LIP) is a high-quality, localized "skin" for emerging or minority language markets. Based on MUI technology, LIP provides the desktop user with an approximately 80% localized user experience by translating a reduced set of user interface elements.

Its a nice utility download it from the page mentioned above.
Actually see windows in HINDI

it_waaznt_me · 08-09-2004, 05:56 PM

Heehe ... Me too cant speak Marathi

....

adhavan · 09-09-2004, 10:26 AM

I use two tamil software

1.Here is a tamil version of mozilla thamizha at http://sourceforge.net/projects/thamizha/. You have all your menus, toolbars captioned in tamil and a collection of tamil websites in the bookmarks section.

2.eKallapai is a software that lets you you type in tamil in almost any windows software. download it from http://www.gbizg.com/Tamilfonts/ekalappai.htm

GNUrag · 09-09-2004, 01:06 PM

We are also developing our own distribution with indian language support ... right now , the three projects going around my circle are...

1) Indictrans : GnuBhaartii : Marathi interface to GNOME
2) IndLinux : Milan : Gujju interface to GNOME.
3) Gnoware : With indian language support.

GNUrag · 09-09-2004, 01:07 PM

Me too .... can't read-write in gujarati...

firewall · 09-09-2004, 06:57 PM

Well i can read/write Bengali, btw here is Ankur Bangla - The GNU/Linux in Bengali...

Aijaz Akhtar · 12-12-2004, 11:13 AM

But why do you/we need an ANSI/ASCII based software when we have to give tghe language documents to others, we are forced to give at least the fonts, if not the software. When Unicode is there, just add that support in Windows 2000/XP. Even Bengali and Oriya are now added with SP2. Just add languages in setting->regional setting and languages, add languages and keyboards. Though the keyboards (IME) in Windows are not usable for most of us, for Hindi and Urdu, there are phonetic keyboards layouts too available for those accustomed to English QWERTY keyboard. Those created by yours truly are available in Files sectioin of www.groups.yahoo.com/urdu_computing/ and www.groups.yahoo.com/IndicComputing. Join these groups and you may learn much about using regional languages through Unicode.
Aijaz

klinux · 12-12-2004, 11:46 AM

gr8 that there are sooooo many language packs , other than MS .

sad thing is not learning our native languages , atleast to some extent . we seem to be in a hurry to learn other languages , ( 3 months course for c , c++ etc ) , klingonese (for die hard star trek fan ) , body language ( for those marketing people ) , but forget how wonderful and deep our own languages go . it would be gr8 if for a new years resolution , people would spend little time trying to learn our own languages more indepth .u might think reading outta a 3rd std language book might be odd , but dont we learn from scratch when we learn computer languages ?

r there software packs that read out regional languages , eg , Encarta had that language tool where it read out basic words and numbers from major languages . i learnt a lil bit of french from it

@cooljeba : man for artiste's like u , it would be just gr8 if u learn to write in tamil . try writing ur name or nik in tamil and adding a touch of 3d , really is a beautiful language , spoken and written .