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Tamil Typing software for computers: 1. NHM Writer – The ultimate tamil typing software I recommend. Works in Windows only. 2. TamilKey (a) TamilVisai – Firefox extension for typing Tamil. Since it is browser based works on all operating systems but can only be used online and only inside the browser. 3. SCIM – For [...]
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NHM Writer is a never-seen-before tool for tamil typing. Features of NHM writer: 1. Free-of-cost 2. Downloadable. An online version of NHM writer will be launched soon. 3. This makes your Windows system Tamil ready on installing this. So you will be able to read, write Tamil well in all Windows applications. This is cool, as [...]
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I was surprised to see AOL Tamil site today. When was it launched? Besides Hindi, Tamil is the only Indian language present there and the trend to give importance for Tamil can be seen in almost all Indian portals. But it’s just market logic. Next to Hindi, Tamil seems to dominate the Indian internet market. [...]
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You can type, read Tamil in any computer with any operating system like Windows, Mac, Linux. You don’t need to buy any software or new keyboard to type in Tamil. You get free softwares to do it and you can use the same qwerty / asdf English keyboard that you have to type in Tamil. [...]
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Testimonials from friends who changed to Tamil99 I have already changed to tamil 99. it looks really intelligent keypad. Stopped using **** after reading your article. Very valid point that in future understanding tamizh in terms of english letters is equivalent to slow poisoning. – சத்தியா 20 ஆண்டுகளாக பழகியிருந்த ஆங்கில தட்டச்சு முறைக்குக் கூடுதலாகக் கற்றுக் கொண்ட [...]
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Tamil99 users should be aware of some shortcuts / Syntax. 1. To write க்க just type க க in sequence. No need to press f after first க to bring the dot over க. similarly, த+த = த்த, ம+ம = ம்ம. 2. For frequent combination of letters like ந்த, ஞ்ச, ன்ற, ண்ட, ங்க, ம்ப the [...]
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