For all you Firefox 3.5 users, the wait is finally over. Lipikaar releases Lipikaar Addon (version 0.4.2) which now supports Firefox 3.5 along with some other changes.

• Works with Firefox: 2.0 – 3.5.*
• Customizing the Lipikaar Toolbar - Some users like to keep their navigation bar simple and not have any toolbars on it. You can now customize the Lipikaar toolbar and use just the status bar to access Lipikaar.
• Language changes - Some users suggested mapping changes for Punjabi, Arabic and Urdu based on how often you type those charatcers or their pronunciation. The feedback has been incorporated into this release.

Please give us your feedback and help us improve your Lipikaar experience.

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We're happy to announce the launch of Lipikaar 8.6 to make it even easier to type in Indian languages on your favorite MS Office or Windows Application.

The new feature rich version comes with support for 17 Indian languages, built in context help to assist typing, smoother user interface and a default language pack installer to mention a few.

Click here to try it online: www.lipikaar.com

Click here to download it for your PC: Download Lipikaar Desktop Software 8.6

WHAT'S NEW?

1. Pop-up typing assistant

   What essentially would be a cumbersome process for most users of Indian typing tools was the key mapping of Indian characters to the computer keyboards, not to mention the special keyboards which would be required to be purchased or installed separately. Lipikaar skips the special keyboard part and comes with a pop up typing assistant which helps the user in identifying and typing the Indian language character by just typing its English sounding equivalent. By displaying all the succeeding characters mapped on the pressed key. To mark an example, if a person wants to get the character 'ष', he/she would press the closest sounding English letter wiz. 'S' which in turn would pop up the help displaying 'स' 'श' 'ष' 'श्र' for pressing the key as many times.

2. Auto install of complex scripts to enable Windows with minimum configuration.

   The latest version also makes the addition of Windows language packs a one step process with its built in Complex scripts enabler. . So you don't have to go on looking for your Operating System installation files elsewhere.

3. Easy switching between English and other languages

   Using shortcut keys, toggling between English and other languages becomes very easy.

4. Other added features and Usability:

   Lipikaar 8.6 with an improved user interface and trendy buttons on your Lipikaar toolbar you can feel at home writing in your own language. Just click on the help and you will be provided with help files for each language citing examples in every one of them. Besides there is no need for the Windows toolbar to be enabled on the taskbar separately. Lipikaar 8.6 has an in built language bar for selecting the language of your choice.

So the wait is officially over. Presenting yet another improvement in your favorite language tool -- Lipikaar Desktop Software Version 8.6

Yet another good news for the Lipikaar Bloggers & Webmasters. Team Lipikaar is happy to announce its latest release - Instant Indian Language Enabler for Websites better known as the Lipikaar Website Enabler.

The Lipikaar Website enabler is a zero-integration, seamless solution that allows users to interact with the Website in over 17 languages including all popular languages in the Indian Sub-continent such as Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Gujarati, Bengali, Nepali, Sanskrit, Urdu, Arabic, Kashmiri, Konkani, Oriya & Assamese.

Visitors and readers of regional blogs or websites find it difficult to express themselves on the web. They have to respond in English or download a special application or visit other websites to type in a particular language and copy-paste from it. However, the Lipikaar Website Enabler takes care of all these issues.

You can customize and configure the Lipikaar Website Enabler to suit your website. Drop an email to services@lipikaar.com with your website URL and we'll give you a trial on your website.

Click to see the Lipikaar Website Enabler live in action!