सहाय्य:विकिबुक्स साहाय्य:Setup For Devanagari
Marathi Wikipedia uses Unicode to display Marathi text. However, before Marathi can be viewed or edited, support for Complex Text Layout must be enabled on your operating system. You can find help to read and write in Marathi text on this page. If you need advanced help or ask questions please visit our Helpdesk
Recommendation
संपादनWe recommend AAG operating system[१] or Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista +Baraha IME phonetic input software on the basis of user-friendliness,however its not a must. Most users who use Microsoft Windows should use Baraha input software (learn typing) rather than Windows non-phonetic layout.
Check for existing support
संपादनThe following table compares how a correctly enabled computer would render the following scripts with how your computer renders them:
Script | Correct rendering | Your computer |
Marathi | क + ि →कि |
If the rendering on your computer matches the rendering in the images for the scripts, then you have already enabled complex text support! You should be able to view text correctly in that script. However this does not mean you will be able to edit text in that script. To edit such text you need to have the appropriate text entry software on your operating system.
Windows 3.1x, 95, 98, ME and NT
संपादनThese operating systems contain no support for Marathi script. Downloading Internet Explorer 6.0 should enable you to view Marathi script on these operating systems but you will not be able to edit any Marathi text. If after downloading Internet Explorer, you still cannot view Marathi scripts please install an Unicode font (See bottom of this page)
Mozilla Firefox does not support Marathi script on these operating systems unless a modified version of the program is used, such as the one found here.
Windows 2000
संपादनComplex text support needs to be manually enabled.
Viewing Marathi text
संपादन- Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Regional Options > General [Tab].
- In the "Language settings for this system" frame, check the box next to "Indic".
- Copy the appropriate files from the Windows 2000 CD when prompted.
- If prompted, reboot your computer once the files have been installed.
Inputting Marathi text
संपादनWe recommend you use Baraha IME phonetic input software
OR
You must follow the steps above before you perform the remaining steps.
- Select "Input Locale" [Tab].
- Click the "Add" button in the "Installed input locales" frame.
- Select the desired language in the "Input Locale" drop-down box on the "Add Input Locale" dialogue box.
- Now select the appropriate keyboard you wish to use.
- Sarasvati IME can also be used to input Marathi script
- For people who cannot download the above software, or for people on the move, dboard is a Indian language sandbox which provides an online virtual (visual) keyboard, you can use the following application, copy the text on the clipboard and then copy it back to the Wikipedia editing box.
Windows XP and Server 2003
संपादनComplex text support needs to be manually enabled.
Viewing Marathi text
संपादन- Go to Start > Control Panel.
- If you are in "Category View" select the icon that says "Date, Time, Language and Regional Options" and then select "Regional and Language Options".
- If you are in Classic View select the icon that says "Regional and Language Options".
- Select the "Languages" tab and make sure you select the option saying "Install files for complex script and right-to-left languages (including Thai)". A confirmation message should now appear - press "OK" on this confirmation message.
- Allow the OS to install necessary files from the Windows XP CD and then reboot if prompted.
Inputting Marathi text
संपादनWe recommend you use Baraha IME phonetic input software (learn typing)
OR
You must follow the steps above before you perform the remaining steps.
- In the "Regional and Language Options", click the "Languages" tab.
- Click on the "Details" tab.
- Click the "Add" button to add a keyboard for your particular language.
- In the drop-down box, select your required Indian language.
- Make sure the check box labelled "Keyboard layout/IME" is selected and ensure you select an appropriate keyboard.
- Now select "OK" to save changes.
You can use the combination ALT + SHIFT to switch between different keyboard layouts (e.g. from a UK Keyboard to Marathi and vice-versa). If you want a language bar, you can select it by pressing the "Language Bar..." button on the "Text Services and Input Languages" dialog and then selecting "Show the language bar on my desktop". The language bar enables you to visually select the keyboard layout you are using.
- Indic IME 1 (v5.0) is availible from Microsoft Bhasha India. Indic IME 1 gives the user a choice between a number of keyboards including Phonetic and Inscript.
- For people who cannot download the above software, or for people on the move, dboard is a Indian language sandbox which provides an online virtual (visual) keyboard, you can use the following application, copy the text on the clipboard and then copy it back to the Wikipedia editing box.
- Sarasvati IME can also be used to input Marathi script
Windows Vista
संपादनComplex text support is automatically enabled.
Viewing Marathi text
संपादनYou do not need to do anything to enable viewing of Marathi text.
Inputting Marathi text
संपादनSame as that of Windows XP/2003
Mac OS X 10.4
संपादनViewing Marathi text
संपादनYou do not need to do anything to enable viewing of Marathi text. en:Safari, however, seems to render text better and more reliably than en:Firefox. Opera also provides some support, although it isn't perfect.
Inputting Marathi text
संपादनSpecific keyboard layouts can be enabled in System Preferences, in the International pane. Switching among enabled keyboard layouts is done through the input menu in the upper right corner of the screen. The input menu appears as an icon indicating the current input method or keyboard layout — often a flag identified with the country, language, or script. Specific instructions are available from the "Help" menu (search for "Writing text in other languages"). SIL distributes a freeware Ukelele that allows anyone to design their own input keyboard for Mac OS X.
GNOME
संपादनDetailed information at विकिपीडिआ साहाय्य:Setup For Devanagari/Linux
Viewing Marathi text
संपादनYou do not need to do anything to enable viewing of Marathi text in GNOME 2.8 or later. Older versions may have support for some, but not all Indic scripts. Ensure you have appropriate Unicode fonts for each script you wish to view or edit.
When using Mozilla or Mozilla Firefox, you must enable Pango rendering by opening xterm and typing MOZ_ENABLE_PANGO=1 mozilla
or MOZ_ENABLE_PANGO=1 firefox
. After this, all future sessions of Mozilla or Firefox will have Indic language support. This will work only on Firefox compiled with ctl support. Only the firefox binaries supplied by Fedora Core 4 and 5, Ubuntu Linux, and Kate OS are compiled with this ctl and set this option, by default.
For Ubuntu 6.06, this support has been turned off due to speed issues. To enable support, you must type MOZ_DISABLE_PANGO=0 firefox
. Future sessions do not remember this setting, so it must be repeated.
Inputting Marathi text
संपादन- Go to Applications > Preferences > Keyboard.
- Select the "Layouts" tab.
- Select the keyboard for the language or script you wish to use from the "Available Layouts" frame and then press "Add".
- Press "Close" to discard the dialogue box.
- Right click on the main menu on your desktop and select "Add to Panel...".
- Select "Keyboard Indicator" and click "Add".
- Position the keyboard indicator on your menu bar and click it to switch between keyboard layouts.
Another option is to use SCIM, to enable that,
- Install Hindi font support,
groupinstall hindi-support
- Then enable SCIM, and use Hindi phonetic support
For more check http://www.ruturaj.net/fedora-6-hindi-support-scim
KDE
संपादनViewing Marathi text
संपादनYou do not need to do anything to enable viewing of Marathi text. Ensure you have appropriate Unicode fonts for Marathi script.
Inputting Marathi text
संपादन- In the Control Center, go to Regional & Accessibility, Keyboard Layout
- In the tab Layout, click on Enable keyboard layouts
- Choose the layout you want in Available layouts
- Click on Apply
- Now, you will have an icon for the KDE Keyboard Tool in your panel, in which you can choose the layout you want
Debian Based GNU/Linux Distributions
संपादनDetailed information at विकिपीडिआ साहाय्य:Setup For Devanagari/Linux
Viewing Marathi text
संपादनSimply enter as root:
apt-get install ttf-indic-fonts
and when the installation is complete restart the X server
Unicode fonts
संपादनDetailed information about Marathi fonts in Marathi Language at- संगणक टंक
If you have followed the instructions for your computer system as mentioned above and you still cannot view Marathi text properly, you may need to install a Unicode font:
Marathi Devnagari fonts available at-
- Mangal font or
- Unicode Indic fonts for most of the Indian languages.
- WAZU JAPAN's Gallery of Unicode Fonts is an excellent resource for all Indic scripts.
External links
संपादन- How to type Marathi in Baraha software
- Enabling complex text support for Indic scripts
- Fedora Core 3 release notes, with instructions for enabling Pango rendering in Mozilla.
- Homepage of Indlinux
- राधाकृष्ण बाणावलीकरने बनवलेले टंकन अवजार येथे उपलब्ध आहे