Congrats for the google team for coming up with an intuitive Tamil transliteration scheme.
Pros:
- Tamil transliteration tools have so far been completely user dependent to specify the correct keys to achieve the desired spelling whereas google transliteration guesses the word like a mobile phone dictionary servie. So a novice user need not remember, learn the [...]
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 தமிழ்த் தட்டச்சு [...]
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 same [...]