Unicode & Language Settings for Windows

This section describes the settings required in Windows for enabling the various languages supported by Lipikaar.
Please note that the Lipikaar installer configures these settings at the time of installation and you will not need to change any of them. They are only listed here for your reference.

Select your Windows Operating System:

• Windows Vista and versions released post that
• Windows XP / Windows Server 2003
• Windows 2000

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Typing in Indian Languages in Windows Vista onwards

Windows Vista and versions released post that support Devanagari, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Malayalam, Arabic, Urdu, Oriya, Sinhala, Tibetan.
Complex(Indic) text support is automatically enabled.

Type Indic Text

• Go to Start > Control Panel > Regional and Language Options
  
  

  Fig. 1 - Control Panel in Windows Vista and Windows 7

  
  
• Select the Keyboard and Languages Tab. Now click on the Change Keyboards button.
  
  
  

  Fig. 2 - Regional and Language Options Dialog Box in Windows VISTA

  
  
• Select the General Tab and click on the Add button.
  
  
  

  Fig. 3 - Input Language Dialog Box in Windows Vista & Windows 7

  
  
• Select the required languages.
  
  
  

  Fig. 4 - Add Language Dialog Box in Windows Vista & Windows 7

  
  
• Click OK to save the changes and close the Regional Options panel.
• You should now see a language indicator in the System Tray (located at bottom right hand corner of the desktop by default).
  
  

  Fig. 5 - Language Bar in System Tray in Windows Vista

  
  
  
  

  Fig. 6 - Language Bar in System Tray in Windows 7

  
  
• You can switch between different languages by clicking on the language bar and changing the language or by pressing the left ALT+SHIFT keys.

Typing in Indian Languages in Windows XP & Server 2003

Windows XP and Server 2003 support Devanagari, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Arabic, Urdu.
Windows XP - Service Pack 2 supports Bengali, Malayalam. Complex(Indic) text support needs to be enabled manually.

View Indic Text

• 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.
• Click on the Languages Tab. Under Supplemental Language Support select the option Install files for Complex Script and right-to-left languages (including Thai).
  
  

  Fig. 7 - Regional and Language Options Dialog Box in Windows XP

  
  
• Click Ok. The system may prompt you to copy the appropriate files from the Windows CD. If you don't have the Windows CD, you can download the files from here.
• Insert the disc when prompted and proceed. Restart the computer after files have been copied.

Type Indic Text

• Select the Languages Tab. Click on Details button.
• Click the Add button to add a keyboard for your desired language.
  
  
  

  Fig. 8 - Add Languages Dialog Box in Windows XP

  
  
• Select the required language.
  
  

  Fig. 9 - Add Language Dialog Box in Windows XP

  
  
• Repeat the above steps to add other Indian languages that you require for typing.
• Click OK to save the changes and close the Regional Options panel.
• You should now see a language indicator in the System Tray (located at bottom right hand corner of the desktop by default).
  
  

  Fig. 10 - Language Bar in System Tray in Windows XP

  
  
• You can switch between different languages by clicking on the language bar and changing the language or by pressing the left ALT+SHIFT keys.

Typing in Indian Languages in Windows 2000

Windows 2000 supports Devanagari, Kannada and Tamil. Complex(Indic) text support needs to be enabled manually.

View Indic Text

• Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Regional Options > General Tab.
  
  
  

  Fig. 11 - Regional Options Dialog Box in Windows 2000

  
  
• Under Language Settings, check the box next to Indic
• Click Ok. The system may prompt you to copy the appropriate files from the Windows 2000 CD
• Insert the disc when prompted and proceed. Restart the computer after files have been copied.
• If you don't have the Windows CD, you can download the files from here.
  Extract its contents into a folder. When prompted for Windows CD, simply point to this folder using 'Browse' option of the prompt window.

Type Indic Text

• Select the Input Locales Tab
• This will show you the Add Input Locale Dialog Box
  
  
  

  Fig. 12 - Add Input Locale Dialog Box in Windows 2000

  
  
• Click on the Add button located under Input Language Display Box.
• This will take you to Add Input Language Dialog Box
  
  

  Fig. 13 - Add Input Language Dialog Box in Windows 2000

  
  
• Repeat the above steps to add other Indian languages that you require for typing.
• Click OK to close the Regional Options panel.
• You should now see a language indicator in the System Tray (located at bottom right hand corner of the desktop by default).
  
  

  Fig. 14 - Language Bar in System Tray in Windows 2000

  
  
• You can switch between different languages by clicking on the language bar and changing the language or by pressing the left ALT+SHIFT keys.