Default Gujarati Keyboard Layout for Shruti Font - Gujarati Typing
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Default Shruti Gujarati Keyboard Layout A default Gujarati keyboard layout, simply called Gujarati, is included in Windows. This layout se the Depart of Engineering (DOE) of India. This keyboard is great if the keyboard keys are labele of English. You have to learn the layout if you want to use this layout. However, if you use an want to use my Gujarati Phonetic keyboard layout instead. These keyboard layouts work with an The synthesis of the keyboard layout and Unicode fonts makes typing in Gujarati far more easie The challenge one faces typing in Gujarati is the variety of conjuncts that can be formed w consonants. There are too many characters to be mapped on a standard keyboard. Hence, the extended character code pages to map these extra characters. The dilemma is having to use characters, making typing Gujarati a very slow process.
Default Gujarati Keyboard Layout Key Maps The solution to this is the Gujarati keyboard layout used for Unicode Gujarati fonts. Images Gujarati keyboard layout included with Windows. This layout is for any Unicode font, no preinstalled with Windows. I will explain how this keyboard layout makes typing Gujarati easy. Image 1: Default Gujarati Keyboard Layout - Normal State
Image 2: Default Gujarati Keyboard Layout - Shift State
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The Versatile Virama and Forming Conjuncts With Unicode fonts, typing a combination of characters results in automatic character substituti if they have a conjunct form. It's an 'intelligent' system that processes your input as you substitution. These substitutions are programmed in lookup tables within the font itself. Here's a Typing NISHCHAY (િન ય) in Gujarati using a non-Unicode font would require using a charac typing in its code. However, with a Unicode font, one would type:
When typing this combination, the font itself looks up the combination of શ and ચ to make t these keys are mapped on a regular keyboard. The ◌્ symbol is called the virama. It enables u make the shcha. The method work for all conjuncts. One only needs to know which consonants the common conjuncts and their component consonants. Table 1: Common Conjuncts and their Components Components Conjunct English Components Conjunct English ત+ર
tra
દ+ર
દ+દ
dda
દ+વ
dva
દ+ધ
ddha
દ+ય
dya
શ+વ
shva
શ+ર
shra
શ+ન
shna
સ+ત+ર
stra
શ+ચ
shcha
દ+મ
dma
તર્
દર્
dra
The order of entry depends on the pronunciation. The one that is pronounced first will be typed which one is pronounced first.
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Conjuncts with ર The ર, although a special case because it's half form is a punctuation-like character, also follows the first consonant, it is call a reph and looks like a swoosh: અપર્ણ, સમથર્. When ર is the second c Whether ર precedes or follows other consonants, the correct form is substituted automatic between. For complex conjuncts, we follow the same rule. ઈ યાર્ requires two viramas.
In ઈ યાર્, note the placement of the reph, despite that we typed ર first. In પર્ાથર્ના, we have both fo The following consonants have a different form of conjunct with ર: છ, જ, ટ, ઠ, ડ, ઢ, and દ. These a caret-like character on the bottom: છર્, જર્, ટર્, ઠર્, ડર્, and ઢર્, while દ + ર is દર્.
Punctuations In the example of િન ય, note that િ◌ followed ન although its placement precedes ન. This is th The base is always typed first, then the accents. Usually, we see no more than 2 true punctuatio punctuations are encountered, the ANUSVARA is the second punctuation. The anusvara punctuations, if any. The following is an example of punctuation order:
Typing the anusvara before the U vowel give us a malformed word. It has to be placed after the As long as the developer of the font has created thorough substitution tables, you will obtain something undesired, it could have been an error in the tables.
Disadvantages of Default Layout
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As you can see, the concept of typing in Gujarati are sound and easy. However, the layout of layout is impractical for the English keyboard. The default Gujarati keyboard layout has the follow The placement of consonants is not phonetic in the default keyboard layout. We have an inherent sense to think Hence, it would make sense to remap the default layout. The numerals in the default layout are actually Hindu-Arabic numerals in English (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0). One ha Gujarati numerals. This is awkward when one is typing Gujarati.
Anirdesh 2011. Updated: February 08, 2012 22:05 PM
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