Nepali Fonts in Android: install read and type

1. This is how I installed devnagari scripts (or as some call it: "nepali fonts") in Android.
The tutorial is available here: http://manijshrestha.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/yet-another-way-to-install-nepalidevnagari-font-on-android-devices/ However, this requires root access. If you are not much into playing with the root, stay away! Dangers ahead!

2. A much simpler way to read devnagari scripts in android is to install Opera mini browser.
The setting explained here:
http://ajabgajab.blogspot.com/2010/08/nepali-fonts-for-android-displays-box.html
But then typing.

3. There is also another post by aakartech on installing multiling to type in the devnagari scripts: http://www.tech.aakarpost.com/2012/05/nepali-keyboard-for-android.html

Below I show you the side by side comparison of the first and second methods:

 The left is default browser showing nepali news site after installing fonts by method 1.  The right shows the Opera browser after modifications suggested by method 2. The first method clearly beats the second. And if you wanted to type: use the third method.


Aakar already has posted the third method. Since I was confused while I was installing it, let me add little more snapshots just for references.

Four screenshots: allow, enable, long press (400 ms), and type. It is not handy at all to me.

I would rather go back to google's transliterations. Or, type in browser using the method here.

The next app we need in market is roman2nepali keyboard.  Somebody just do it, come on! 

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Type Unicode Nepali in Browser

Unicode नेपाली मा type गर्ने तरिका

I love to express my feelings in Nepali, well unicode nepali to be exact :P. However, my limited capabilities to type in Nepali prevents me to do so. Plus, lets face it, I am little lazy to type in Unicode... as I generally do blog hoppin (read fast and jump into another).

However, typing in Unicode Nepali is made easy by the following code:

javascript:(t13nb=window.t13nb||function(l){var t=t13nb,d=document,o=d.body,c="createElement",a="appendChild",w="clientWidth",i=d[c]("span"),s=i.style,x=o[a](d[c]("script"));if(o){if(!t.l){t.l=x.id="t13ns";o[a](i).id="t13n";i.innerHTML="Loading Transliteration";s.cssText="z-index:99;font-size:18px;background:#FFF1A8;top:0";s.position=d.all?"absolute":"fixed";s.left=((o[w]-i[w])/2)+"px";x.src="http://t13n.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/blet/rt13n.js?l="+l}}else setTimeout(t,500)})('hi')


Want to have it handy? read on...

New bookmark in Firefox for Unicode Nepali/Hindi

New bookmark in Chrome to enable  Unicode Nepali/Hindi

Simply create a new Bookmark link by clicking over the bookmark bar on the Firefox or chrome. See the picture. And, insert the code provided above.

Every time you wanted to write in unicode nepali, just click on the bookmark. There appears the letter a, and you are good to go!
This feature, however, does not seem to work on the Facebook though!

Firefox plugin for Devanagarik Nepali Script

There are few options for typing in Nepali Unicode (for mac) that I am aware of
1.  First one: Use Google's compose mode with  transliteration. Most of the time, it is easy to use.

2. Then there is Firefox extension:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/nepali-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B2-input-extension/ (the weird characters in the link is due to the use of नपल word in the address)

It also comes with the keyboard layout.

Few experiments for ease of use:

If I wanted write:

 ठ्याक्कै  प्रसंसा
I had to press the following in the keyboard with the firefox add on (had to look into the layout) :

Q/yak/kE p/rsMsa

When typed with transliteration on in Gmail:

ठ्याक्कै प्रसंसा
could be written by just typing:
Thyaakkai prasansaa 

Semi-Conclusion:

Using the firefox addon is not so convenient... :(
tai pani aafnai ghar ko tihun mitho bhane jhai, I will give it a shot. I will try it.




Finally,
Inspired by:
http://dacharya.blogspot.com/2011/09/firefox-addon.html, I installed the Nepali Dictionary by prasansa (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/nepali-dictionary/). The firefox add on helps to correct the typos.

Type in Nepali : Unicode Nepali Converter

My Typing khubility in Nepali is not good. That's why I am impressed with the friends who do write in Devanagari scripts in various blogs.
It is quite easy and straight-forward to read and understand in the familiar language. The language which you learned from the very beginning and the one in which you think and dream about.

Update: This post shows how to type Unicode Nepali in Browser.

I was aware of this site and its existence but I was kinda reluctant to use it, you know this is one more link : not a lot of job. But, in anyway, those who are interested to write in Nepali can go to this link...http://www.unicodenepali.com/
and go to the typing page in here... http://www.unicodenepali.com/v3/index.html
I kinda like it because it is Nepali Unicode.
You know the situation of writings when we write in nepalinglish (nepali+english): called so because people write in english script to mean things in Nepali.
I think it would be better for them (including me) to just go there, type it and copy +paste!
OK, this is my first try...
युनिकोड नेपाली मा लेख्नु को मज्जा नै बेग्लाई हुन्छ!
 (of course beglai !)
:)