Now LangPlus TSE Keyboards can be configuring to type Sinhala without installing the ‘Sinhala/Tamil kit’ on Windows XP.

Note: This configuration is only applicable for the Windows XP.

To open the Options tab of LangPlus TSE Keyboards Configuration:
1.Click on the LangPlus TSE Keyboards icon on the Windows Taskbar near the clock.
2.From the LangPlus TSE Keyboards menu, select Configuration….
3.Select the Options tab.
4.Under ‘Advanced’ options click ‘Enable Keyman Uniscribe Manager’ to enable it.
5.Restart Windows XP



Now you can type Sinhala without installing the ‘Sinhala / Tamil kit’

If you can’t see the Sinhala characters on ‘On Screen Keyboard’ please download and install ‘Iskoola Pota’ Unicode font.

We are planning to distribute our own font with the installer in our future release.

If you can't see the following text in Sinhala, you must download and install Sinhala/Tamil kit from www.locallanguages.lk/

Alternative: Search 'Sinhala Tamil Kit' in Google

සිංහල

Please use correct key sequences to type Sinhala correctly.

Some examples are:

ෙ + ක = කෙ -:ෙ is a deadkey
ෙ + ෙ + ක = කෛ
ම + ් = ම්
ඔ + ් = ඕ
ද + ු = දු
ර + ැ = රැ
ර + ු = රු

If you don't have an AltGr key on your computer (to the right of the SPACE BAR), in the Options tab of LangPlus TSE Keyboards Configuration tick 'Simulate AltGr with Ctrl+Alt' and click ‹OK›. Then, you can type letters in AltGr state by pressing:
Ctrl+Alt+

Please 'exit' Tamil (Renganathan)keyboard layout form the Windows 'System trey'. Don't uninstall it. This will fix the wrong letter output problem.

you can type Tamil 'SRI' in LangPlus TSE Keyboards.
Please download the 30 day trial version at http://keymankeyboards.com/?id=635

See the documentation for key positions

Please 'exit' or disable any previously installed keyboard layout drivers from Windows System trey (Notification Area). Otherwise LangPlus TSE Keyboards will produce wrong letter output.

Known Solutions:
'Exit'/disable two keyboard layout drivers installed with the Sinhala/Tamil kit. (Do not Uninstall Sinhala/Tamil kit.)

If you are using Microsoft Windows XP operating system, you must install Sinhala Unicode before using the LangPlus TSE Keyboards.

Use following locations for download Sinhala Unicode.

www.siyabas.lk
www.locallanguages.lk

This configuration helps you to type Sinhala and Tamil more correctly and easily with Microsoft Office Word.

Microsoft Office 2003
In Office Word 2003, by default "Use sequence checking" option is disabled.
If the type checks sequence is enabled then you won’t be able to type the key sequence properly.

How to disable type check sequence
1. Open Office Word 2003
2. In the main menu click Tools -> Options.
3. An option window will open, click the Complex Script Tab
4. There you will find a check box "Use sequence checking".
5. Uncheck this option.
6. Restart Word Application


Microsoft Office 2007
In Office Word 2007, by default the Use sequence checking is disabled.

1. If it is enabled then you can disable by right clicking on one of the menu item.
2. You will see "Customize Quick Access Toolbar", click on that sub menu. Word options window will open.
3. Click Advanced Tab on the right side of the window.
4. Under Editing options you will find the Use sequence checking check box.
5. Uncheck it.
6. Restart Word Application.

Mike, sorry, I didn't see your diagnostic report that you'd already sent. I've found it now and will proceed from there.

Mike, that shouldn't be happening, so something's up. Can you send us a diagnostic report (while Keyman Desktop is running) from your computer? Instructions on how to do this are online at http://www.tavultesoft.com/kb?id=40

I have just purchased and installed version 8.0 and have not noticed any difference in behaviour. The 32-bit apps work fine with it but the native apps to my 64-bit OS deny it all functionality. These include wordpad, notepad, win explorer searches, etc. Please advise if there's something I should do to turn on 64-bit functionality. Thanks. Mike

Good news — the "ɔ" (open o) is available on the Moore keyboard, by pressing:
AltGr o

If you don't have an AltGr key on your computer (to the right of the SHIFT), in the Options tab of Keyman Configuration tick 'Simulate AltGr with Ctrl+Alt' and click ‹OK›. Then, you can type "ɔ" (open o) by pressing:
Ctrl Alt o

You can also use AltGr or Ctrl+Alt to type a long list of other characters, including ɖ, ŋ, ɦ, and ɟ.

Hello
I've tried the software and noticed that the letter "ɔ" is available through insertion of characters. On the keyboard Moore (Burkina Faso) this letter is absent whereas it is very used in the local language.
Can anything be done to correct this?

Thanks

Yes Mark, Gary has responded to me and it is working now.
Thank you very much,

Kamil, I believe Gary would have responded to you early today

Dear Mark,
Thank you for your fast response. I've subscribed at the link you provided. I'm waiting for a response.

Hi Kamil,

I think KeymanWeb should do the job for you nicely. Here's an example of a web text area directly enabled for Amharic input: http://www.keymanweb.com/go/amh/gff_amh_7

You can create a free KeymanWeb subscription at http://www.tavultesoft.com/keymanweb/ which will allow you to simply plug the KeymanWeb keyboard into your website.

After adding the subscription to your webpage (following the instructions at the site above), you'll need to add one line of code to switch on the Amharic keyboard when the user focuses your input box, for example:

<input onfocus='KeymanWeb.SetActiveKeyboard("Keyboard_gff_amh_7")' size='30' name='amharicText' />

Hello everyone,
I'm not sure if this is the right forum, as I'm not an html expert. This is what I want to do, I am creating a website, that has got an html entry form that that the user should enter amharic words. Currently if the user presses a key on the keyboard, it uses the default letter, which is an english letter. I want to change it so that it becomes an amharic letter. Can any body help please? I've searched so much and spent so much time. I'll really appreciate,
Kamil