Hello,
where can I download hindi language font for snow leopard? I think it is present in installation disk but I misplaced it and want to download the font from apple's website (and not 3rd party on the web). also, would like hindi keyboard simulator so as to type hindi text on my mac.
thanks
-kamal
OS X comes with fonts and keyboards for Hindi installed by default. Have you gone to system prefs/language & text/input sources and checked the box for Devanagari? Plus the box for Show Input Menu in Menu Bar. Then select Devanagari in the "flag" menu at the top right of the screen and type.
Do you see the word "hindi" here: हिन्दी ?
If not, I can send you the font. You cannot download such things from Apple, you have to use the install disk.
OS X comes with fonts and keyboards for Hindi installed by default. Have you gone to system prefs/language & text/input sources and checked the box for Devanagari? Plus the box for Show Input Menu in Menu Bar. Then select Devanagari in the "flag" menu at the top right of the screen and type.
Do you see the word "hindi" here: हिन्दी ?
If not, I can send you the font. You cannot download such things from Apple, you have to use the install disk.
No -it is not installed by default meaning System Preferenes ->Languages & text->language does not have hindi
Input sources does have devanagri qwerty but I am not sure how to start using it.
I can see & cut paste " hindi" here: हिन्दी ?" - but am unable to make changes to the text here because clicking on "abc" icon above shows limited set of languages i.e. English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
If being able to cut/paste hindi text means the font is installed, then I would be interested in figuring how to use the font.
thanks
-kamal
system prefs/language & text/language plays no role in reading or writing Hindi. The abc icon is not relevant either. To input Devanagari someplace you simply select its keyboard in the "flag" menu and type.
To see which key does what on the keyboard, go back to system prefs/language & text/input sources and check the box for Keyboard Viewer. Then after you select Devanagari in the "flag" menu, select Show Keyboard Viewer in the same place.
Here is an example of how you type something using Devanagari Qwerty: h i n f d shift+i will give you हिन्दी
Just write back again if you need further help.
I was able to write text in hindi using the steps provided by you but with devnagri and not devnagri qwerty font.
thanks
-kamal
Those are not fonts, they are keyboard layouts. Fonts are handled automatically in modern computers, you normally do not need to choose them to type in a different script.
Are you saying that you cannot type Hindi when the "flag" menu shows Devanagari - QWERTY? What happens when you type using that?
I could use devnagri qwerty -but had a problem with locating a symbol for typing "pr" in prasad. Maybe it is possible to do so but since I was using the keyboard layout for the first time, just switched to the other layout and found the desired character there.
thanks
-kamal
kamal_prasad wrote:
had a problem with locating a symbol for typing "pr" in prasad.
I'm sure it is possible. Here are some instructions that may help with the two keyboards:
"To generate default conjuncts, type the first character followed by the Halant (also called Virama) key, then the next character. To generate explicit half-forms for alternative conjuncts, or independent half-forms, type the character followed by the Halant key and the Nukta key. To generate an "eyelash RA," type RA plus Nukta plus Halant. To generate a Nukta consonant, type the character plus Nukta. To prevent conjuncts, type two Halants.
Note that the Halant/Virama key is the D key on Devanagari keyboards and the F key on Devanagari-QWERTY keyboards. The Nukta key is the ] key on Devanagari keyboards and the Shift-F key on Devanagari-QWERTY keyboards. RA is the J key on Devanagari keyboards and the R key on Devanagari-QWERTY keyboards."
Tom, Thanks for sharing the clear instructions.
One can also mark the checkbox to on the input source tab on keyboard settings in system preference, this will show a little country flag on the menu bar where one can select the keyboard from a quick dropdown. While adding Hindi Keyboard one can add "Hindi Transliteration" which is very convenient. one does not have to remember a new keyboard layout. Hindi Transliteration will allow one to type in english phonetics which will automatically convert into hindi words and matching words will show up as choices to select using numeric keys.
banerjeez wrote:
While adding Hindi Keyboard one can add "Hindi Transliteration" which is very convenient
Yes! But not unless you are running OS X 10.11 El Capitan. (This forum is devoted to OS X 10.6 from 7 years ago.)
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