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  1. Blogging Beyond English
    • Is it possible to do it in languages besides English?
    • What about the font problems?
    • How can I write in a language other than English the easy way?
    • How will others be able to read?
    • Which Blog Platform?
    by: Amit Gupta
  2. Is it possible to do it in languages besides English ?
    • Yes, its definitely possible. जी हाँ यह बिलकुल संभव है।
    • Hundreds of thousands are already doing it.
    • Three Big Guns on Internet – MSN, Yahoo & Google – already have their portals in languages other than English.
    • What do ya think? I blog in Hindi as well!
    • www.amitgupta.in
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  4. What about the font problems ?
    • Say what? Font problems?
    • Say Hello to Unicode.
    • Many free Unicode fonts available on internet.
    • Most major operating systems are Unicode enabled by default. Eg. Microsoft Windows XP and Vista
    • Its time to wake up!! :)
    • It supports characters from many languages and supports both Left-to-Right and Right-to-Left scripts.
    • For Hindi, Mangal is a popular Unicode font. Arial Unicode MS is a massive 22MB font but has support for many scripts, and its rendering is beautiful as well. :)
  5. How will others be able to read ?
    • If they are using Unicode enabled operating system and if their browser supports Unicode and if they have the character set installed.
    • Microsoft Windows XP and Vista support Unicode by default.
    • Browsers (on Windows) – Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera
    • More help -- http://snipurl.com/read_hindi
  6. Writing non-English the easy way!!
    • Its very very easy, really!!
    • Lets see how:
    • Negligible learning curve – many input schemes available.
    • InScript – developed by C-DAC, endorsed by Govt. of India
    • On windows, you just need to setup an IME – an Input Method Editor.
    • Options – Indic IME - www.bhashaindia.com Baraha IME - www.baraha.com/BarahaIME.htm
    • Remington, Typewriter
    • Phonetic
    • More info on Hindi typing -- http://snipurl.com/type_hindi
  7. Writing non-English the easy way!!
    • Phonetic is very easy & recommended for people with no prior experience in Hindi Typing.
    a + m + i + t = अमित g + u + p + t + A = गुप्ता
  8. Which Blog Platform ?
    • Its your choice!
    • WordPress and Blogger – both work!
    • WordPress software – www.wordpress.org
    • WordPress.com service – www.wordpress.com
    • Blogger.com service – www.blogger.com
  9. End Notes
    • Help on the Web for Hindi :
    • Setup Help -- http://devanaagarii.net/
    • Softwares :
    • Options for windows – Indic IME - www.bhashaindia.com Baraha IME - www.baraha.com/BarahaIME.htm More -- http://snipurl.com/hindi_tools
    • Discussions -- http://groups.google.com/group/Chithakar/
    • Major Hindi Blog Aggregators :
    • Narad -- http://narad.akshargram.com/
    • Chitthajagat -- http://www.chitthajagat.in/
    • Blogvani -- http://www.blogvani.com/
    • Hindi Blogs -- http://www.hindiblogs.com/
    • Wiki -- www.akshargram.com/sarvagya
  10. Questions ? कोई प्रश्न ? ?

+ Amit GuptaAmit Gupta, 2 years ago

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