[Indic-computing-devel] Tool for entering Unicode-based Indic text from older Windows machines

[Dutta A. <dab...@in...>]

Hello Everyone,

Accessing Indian language applications over the internet is
hampered by the fact that Unicode support is not available
on Windows 95 and 98. IBM alphaWorks contains an IME
(Input Method Editor) for Indic languages that does the
following:
1. Facilitates input of Unicode text for Indic languages on
    older Windows machines.
2. Uses Open Type Fonts to display the characters being
    entered into the text area.
3. Uses INSCRIPT layouts for different Indian languages.
4. Displays an on-screen layout for ease-of-use.
5. Applies to the following Indian languages:
    Hindi/Marathi/Konkani/Sanskrit, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu,
    Bengali/Assamese/Manipuri, Punjabi, Kannada,
    Malayalam and Oriya.

You will need an open type font for the script that you
want to type in.

Download it from:
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/indicime

Evaluate it at :
https://secure.alphaworks.ibm.com/eval/indicime

If you think these kinds of technologies are important
for Indian language computing over the internet, tell us
more at:
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/forum/indicime.nsf

Visit http://www.ibm.com/software/globalization for extensive
information and advice on building solutions in the languages of
your users, partners and customers.

Regards,
Abhijit
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