Bangla help
viewing instructions
Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
Go through the following steps:
1. Download the latest version of Internet Explorer(IE6+), Opera(Opera 9) or Firefox browser(Firefox 1.5)
2. Download Unicode Bangla fonts from the web and install them on your operating system;
** Bangla Font Download:
http://www.omicronlab.com/avrokeyboard/bangla-fonts/open_type_bangla_font_installer.exe
3. Go to control panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Language, and check the “Install files for complex scripts and right-to-left languages” option.
You will need your Windows XP SP2 installer CD to install these new files.
4. Install Bangla support on your browsers:
* On Internet Explorer 6: Go to Tools -> Internet Options -> General -> Languages, and add Bengali as a language.
* On Firefox 1.5: Go to Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> General -> Edit Languages…, and add Bengali as a language.
5. Go to your browser’s “view” menu and set the “character encoding” or “encoding” feature to: Unicode (UTF-8).
inputing instrcutions:
1. Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Language, and check the option “Install files for complex scripts and right-to-left languages” and insert Win XP CD in your CD-ROM drive to install the files.
2. Download and install any Bangla input interface software at :
* http://www.banglavista.com/omicronlab/setup_avrokeyboard_3.1.exe
3. Follow the help guide/manual that comes with the applications for instructions on how to input Bangla. You should be able to input anywhere you need to type bangla provided the application is unicode compliant. Ideally, you should also be able to input Bengali directly into reply box of this forum in your browser.
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gnu/linux: How to read and write in Unicode Bangla
When using Mozilla or 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 Bangla language support. This will work only on Firefox compiled with ctl support. Only the firefox binaries supplied by Fedora Core 4 and Ubuntu Linux are compiled with this ctl and set this option, by default.
Inputting
* 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.
KDE
Viewing
You do not need to do anything to enable viewing of Indic text. Ensure you have appropriate Unicode fonts for each script you wish to view or edit.
Inputting
* 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
