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Tamil Software Tools FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION ONLY Tamil Software Tools RELEASED BY Technology Development for Indian Languages Programme, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India DISCLAIMER: BEFORE WE GET STARTED PLEASE READ, UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING DISCLAIMER. THESE SOFTWARES ARE FOR FREE USAGE THESE SOFTWARES ARE PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. THE COPYRIGHTS OF THE RESPECTIVE PRODUCTS ARE HELD BY C-DAC, NHM AND NEW WAVE CONSULTAION PVT. LTD. 2 Instructions for Installing Various Softwares in the CD 1. Insert the Language CD into computer CD-ROM drive. 2. Wait for few Seconds. The machine will automatically read the CD and the GUI is shown to the user as following. 3. If this CD does not autorun or if you have autorun option switched off then please run the index.exe file manually. 4. This screen may cover up all your desktop area and you may just see this screen. To see the desktop and other Icons, please press ESC button on your keyboard. 3 5. Next, Click on the Button to enter into the Software selection Menu. You will see screen as below. 6. Click on "Acknowledgements" button to see the contributors for this language CD. 7. "Terms and Conditions" link will take you to the specific Legal Notes. 8. Hover your mouse over specific button to learn more about that tool. Each pop up will tell you about the name of the software, Its one line description , its features, and the kind of user. 9. After pressing the Button of the software you are interested in installing , one more screen will appear. Please Click on the Install button to start the installation of the software. Note: For linux tools, please open “Linux_Index.html” by exploring the CD 4 The contents of this language CD are as follows: 1. Tamil language Unicode compliant keyboard Driver 2. Tamil Version of Bharateeya Open Office 3. Tamil version of Web Browser (Firefox) 4. Tamil Version of Email-Client (Thunderbird) 5. Tamil language Arumbu Keyboard Driver with Fonts 6. Tamil language Arumbu Writepad 7. Tamil language Arumbu Ezhutholai 8. Tamil language NHM Converter 9. Tamil language NHM Writer 5 Brief Description of Tamil Software Tools: 1. Tamil Language Unicode compliant keyboard driver This Keyboard driver provides support for typing in Tamil language using Open Type Fonts. This Keyboard driver supports Phonetic, INSCRIPT, and Typewriter. The data thus created will be Unicode compliant and hence there will be no data portability issues. This tool is simple to learn and use. The tool has “Floating Keyboard” to help you understand the layouts in a easy manner. Note: Once you install the keyboard driver, Please choose appropriate keyboard Type and Script Key. Script key should be made “ON” when you have to type in Tamil. 6 2. Tamil version of Bharateeya Open Office (Open Source) This includes Tamil language version of Bharateeya Open Office Suite (Impress, Writer, Calc, Base, Math and Draw). Bharateeya Open Office 3.2 is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages. It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge for any purpose. 1. Great software 2. Easy to use 3. and it's free 4. Better by design 5. Better for you WRITER: WRITER has everything you would expect from a modern, fully equipped word processor or desktop publisher. It's simple enough for a quick memo, powerful enough to create complete books with contents, diagrams, indexes, etc. You're free to concentrate on your message - while WRITER makes it look great. The Wizards takes all the hassle out of producing standard documents such as letters, faxes, agendas, minutes, or carrying out more complex tasks such as mail merges. You are of course free to create your own templates. 7 CALC- The all-purpose spreadsheet CALC is the spreadsheet program you've always wanted. Newcomers find it intuitive and easy to learn; professional data miners and number crunchers will appreciate the comprehensive range of advanced functions. 8 IMPRESS- More power to your presentations IMPRESS is a truly outstanding tool for creating effective multimedia presentations. Your presentations will stand out with 2D and 3D clip art, special effects, animation, and high-impact drawing tools. DRAW- The powerful graphics package DRAW - from a quick sketch to a complex plan, DRAW gives you the tools to communicate with graphics and diagrams. With a maximum page size of 300cm by 300cm, DRAW is powerful tool for technical or general posters, etc. 9 BASE BASE is a fully featured desktop database management system, designed to meet the needs of a broad array of users, from just tracking your personal CD collection, to producing a corporate monthly departmental sales report. BASE offers wizards to help users new to database design (or just new to BASE) to create Tables, Queries, Forms and Reports, along with a set of predefined table definitions for tracking Assets, Customers, Sales Orders, Invoices and much more. MATH-Create equations and formulae for your documents MATH is a component for mathematical equations. It is most commonly used as an equation editor for text documents, but it can also be used with other types of documents or stand-alone. When used inside WRITER, the equation is treated as an object inside the text document. Similarly, one can also insert these into other OpenOffice.org programs like CALC and IMPRESS. 10 3. Tamil version of web Browser (Firefox) This is a localized version of Firefox web browser, the Browser That Has It All. Firefox has security, speed and new features that will change the way you use the Web. 1. One-Click Bookmarking 2. Smart Bookmark Folders 3. Smart Location Bar 4. Instant Web Site ID 5. Anti-Malware 6. Anti-Virus Software 7. Parental Controls 8. Clear Private Data 9. Customized Security Settings 10. Add-ons 11. Automated Update 12. Anti-Phishing 13. Password Manager 14. Pop-Up Blocker 15. Tabs 16. Reopen Closed Tabs 17. Drag & Reorder Tabs 18. Smooth Scrolling 19. Save on Exit 11 12 4. Tamil version of email client (Thunderbird). This is a localized version of thunderbird email client. Now calendar application system called “Lightning” comes as a plugin into Thunderbird. Different features of version 3.0 of thunderbird are 1. Advanced Folder Views 2. Message Tagging 3. Message History Navigation 4. Improved Search 5. Saved Searches 6. Stay Informed 7. Easy Access to Popular Web Mail Services 8. Secure and Protect Your Mail 9. Phishing Protection 10. Robust Privacy 11. Cutting Out the Junk 13 5. Tamil language Arumbu Keyboard Driver with Fonts This is a collection of Arumbu Keyboard Driver and a collection of nearly ten Unicode otf fonts in an installation format. Just download and double click the installation file. That will install Arumbu keyboard Driver and 10 Tamil unicode fonts into your windows system either it is Windows Xp/Me/Vista/Win7 and more . Please refer Arumbu Help.pdf file present in the CD for more details. 14 6. Tamil language Arumbu Writepad This is an unicode compatible rtf editor in all indic languages and also used to have transliteration features within. An unique software application with multifaceted user interface 15 7. Tamil language Arumbu Ezhutholai It is a integrated word processor which has a facility to type in different encodings such as English, Monolingual (TAM), Bilingual (Both TAB and TISCII). This also has a facility to convert text from TAM-TAB, TAB-TAM, TISCII-TAB, TAB-TISCII. 16 8. Tamil language NHM Converter Helps convert text in most known Tamil character encoding schemes from one to another. Definitions in an easy XML Structure that makes NHM Converter extendable to any language, any encoding easily Works Very fast even for large volume of text One Tool with definitions of 9 Encodings for Tamil Works with Windows 2003/XP, Vista & 7 Fast, Compact and Effective tool with size less than 1 MB Requires .NET Framework 1.1 and greater 17 9. Tamil language NHM Writer 1.5.1.1 Write in 10 Indian languages such as Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil & Telugu Works in all the browsers like Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, Opera and others • Fast, Compact and Effective software with size less than 1 MB • Enables "Regional Language Support" without need of "Windows CD" • Works with Windows 2003/XP, Vista & 7 • "Windows Text Services" for smooth typing of Unicode in MS Office applications • Context sensitive key preview & On-Screen Keyboard for learners • Treats Backspace as Undo while Typing, that ensures your speed • Extendable to more encodings & Keyboard layouts for any language and much more. 18 .
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