Dear Shri Francis / Others,
Enabling Koha for Malayalam data entry is simple. It is possible in Windows
XP with SP II or later versions and can be done by installing the Indic
Input Method Editor (IME) and adding the language Keyboard.
IME can be added from the Microsoft Windows/Office CD or from the Downloads
link under the For End Users section of the www.bhashaindia.com The
screenshots are available at
http://www.bhashaindia.com/Patrons/Tutorials/MalayalamIME.aspx and at
http://malayalam.kerala.gov.in/index.php/EnableMalayalam
Exact steps are as follows:-
1.. Malayalam IMEs can be enabled by going to Control Panel and then
click on the button titled "Regional and Language Options". Three options
will emerge as tabs: Regional Options, Languages and Advanced. Select the
Languages tab. Check the box titled "Install files for complex scripts and
left-to-right languages (including Thai)" and click Apply. Then insert the
Windows XP CD to finish the configuration.
2.. Run the Malayalam IME setup file and restart the computer.
3.. To enable the keyboard layout, please go to the Control Panel
and then on to Regional and Language Options button. Of the three tabs
available, select the Languages tab. Then click on the Details. . . button
in the Text services and input languages section. Upon clicking the button,
select Malayalam as the input language and Add Malayalam as the keyboard. In
the option box that ensues, select Malayalam Indic IME 1 as the option.
4.. After the installation is complete, click the Language Indicator
located in the System Tray on the right side of the Windows taskbar, and
select "Malayalam Indic IME 1 from the shortcut menu that appears.
Now the computer is ready for input of any data in Malayalam.
If Koha is installed in the computer and data has been entered in
Malayalam using Unicode, you can make Malayalam search and retrieval.
For installation of Koha 2.2.9 on Windows, the installation guide at
http://www.koha.rwjr.com/Koha_on_Windows.html provides the steps.
Apache 2.2.9, Active Perl 5.8.8, Mysql 4.1 and Koha 2.2.9 worked well on my
computer. The OPAC will be accessible to the intranet users, if you are
connected to a network.
Regards,
K Rajasekharan
Kerala Institute of Local Administration
Thrissur
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Original Message:
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 10:01:32 +0530 (IST)
From: Aloor Thomas Francis