Difficulty experienced in Tamil Unicode input

pamaran · Post by **pamaran** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 7:44 am

I am quite new to Atlantis which I installed just a week back.
I am frequently republishing several old Tamil books for which I was using MS Word. On a friend's advice, I installed Atlantis word processor and found it very satisfactory when I created some documents with text in English. But when I tried to create a document with Unicode Tamil fonts like Ariel Unicode MS or Latha I get only ??? marks. Similarly when I selected Sanskrit 2003, another unicode font I get only ??? marks. When I tried with some other non-unicode fonts, I am able to get fairly satisfactory out put. Why unicode which is becoming universal now a days is not supported in Atlantis? I went through the forums before writing to you . Somewhere in 2004 there was a discussion in which you have answered Unicode support was in early stages. Now that nearly ten years have rolled down and unicode is accepted every where, Atlantis also should support it.
Or am I not understanding the editor properly?

Post by **admin** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 7:55 am

But when I tried to create a document with Unicode Tamil fonts like Ariel Unicode MS or Latha I get only ??? marks.

Could you please be more specific: when do you get question marks? Do you type Tamil text, or paste text stored on the clipboard?

pamaran · Post by **pamaran** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 10:25 am

When I copy and paste unicode text from else where It is displayed properly. But when I try to type directly, I get only question marks.
And if I want to continue after pasting the unicode text again, I am getting the question marks only
Please see the attachments.
Attachment 1:( Scribus 1.jpg) A unicode text (Font Latha )-- copied and pasted displays the text correctly.
Attachment 2:(Scribus 2.jpg) I ried to type with another unicode font but gets only question marks.

Post by **admin** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 11:18 am

Which utility (or input method) do you use to type Tamil text?

pamaran · Post by **pamaran** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 11:34 am

Normally I use NHM Writer(www.nhm.in/software) software to input Indic languages with English key board. I also use Azhagi (for non-Unicode fonts) and Azhagi + (for Unicode fonts).(www.azhagi.com) I occasionally use BhashaIME (sites.google.com/site/bhashaime) for Unicode input. All the three failed in Atlantis.

Post by **admin** » Fri Feb 07, 2014 4:41 pm

Thanks for the links. We will look into this.

pamaran · Post by **pamaran** » Sat Feb 08, 2014 4:46 am

Thanks for your reply.
I am surprised, to be very frank to admit.
I did not expect such speedy actions on your side.
Thanks once again
Raguveeradayal,
Thiruppullani

pamaran · Post by **pamaran** » Thu Feb 20, 2014 12:03 am

Dear admin,
Hope you are pursuing my representation and soon you will solve the issue and inform me.
Thanking you
Raguveeradayal.T.

Post by **admin** » Thu Feb 20, 2014 9:28 am

All I said is that we will look into this issue. I never said "soon" or provided any date. Sorry, but I cannot say when we will look into it.

pamaran · Post by **pamaran** » Thu Feb 20, 2014 11:30 pm

Thanks.
Thanks again for your straight forward reply.
I shall wait.
Thanks again.