Sinhala Unicode Typing
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Simple Install
Windows OS : Download and copy this Malithi web Font “FONT” Floder
Mac OS : Download and install thisMalithi web Fon “FONT” Floder
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Advance Setup
Sri Lanka adopts the Unicode which is the globally accepted encoding system to use local languages in computers. This portal brings an enormous amount of information and resources which assist in computing in various platforms. You are mostly welcome to use the resources provided by this site for your local computing needs and we appreciate your feedback. We also kindly request you to join the Sri Lankan Unicode Community and the Sinhala Unicode Group which supports the developments in relation to the Sinhala and Tamil Unicode.
Windows XP (SP2)
http://www.siyabas.lk/files/SinhalaTamilKit_XP.exe
Windows XP (SP3)
http://www.siyabas.lk/files/SinhalaTamilKit_XP_SP3.exe
Installation instructions are available from this link
http://www.siyabas.lk/files/SinhalaTamil_Kit_Userguide.pdf
Windows Vista
http://www.siyabas.lk/files/VistaQuickFix.exe
Windows 7
http://www.siyabas.lk/files/SinhalaTamil_IME_Setup.exe
Macintosh
http://www.siyabas.lk/files/SinhalaTamil_IME_Setup.exe
The font is a Mac version of Malithi Web, a typeface by Pushpananda Ekanayaka. It’s not yet finished, but is being released in the present workable state and users are requested to give feedback, especially if you find bugs.
Download font (.ttf _ v0.6, released 3 July 2008)
To install, put the font in ~/Library/Fonts/Once you have installed the font, you may then change your browser setting to request Sinhala pages first.
Your browser is currently set to request United States English pages. Do this by going to the System Preferences, click on the International icon (United Nations flag), Clicking the Edit List? button and enabling Sinhala, which will be near the bottom of the list that appears.The font works with any version of Mac OS X. You can also download the morph input file for Malithi Web if you so wish.
Problems? If you are not sure if the font is installed correctly, or it doesn’t seem to work, go to http://si.wikipedia.org/ with the Safari browser (OmniWeb/Shiira/iCab 4 are fine, but not Firefox or Opera) and check if you see correctly formed Sinhala. If you see squares and not text, then the font hasn’t been loaded by the OS. Check it’s in the right place (~/Library/Fonts) and reboot your machine if all else fails. If you do see characters, but the vowels are not getting their positions swapped (appearing in front of the consonants), then it’s likely you have OpenType Sinhala fonts installed and they are getting chosen by the computer instead of Malithi Web. The only thing you can do is disable these fonts with Font Book, or remove them entirely.
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