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FireFox add-on for easily typing in Indian Scripts

Many of you are aware of Pramukh Type Pad for easily typing into 9 Indian script. I have also created many IndicIME plugin for TinyMCE 2.x, 3.x, FCKEditor and PramukhLib javascript library to easily integrate it with existing Website and enable Indian script typing for its visitor. This requires the Website to install this plugin/library onto their server. It gives benefit to the Website owner that visitor can easily type in choosen Indian script but if the visitor is avid Indian script writer, s/he has to type in Indian script somewhere else and copy/paste the writing if Website s/he visits does not contain above mentioned script. To alleviate this problem, I have created Add-On for avid Firefox user. It supports Firefox 1.5 – 3.x. You can download this add-on from https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10827. Currently this add-on is under review mode so it requires user to login and then download. Click the link below if you want to download from this blog.

Download Pramukh Type Pad Firefox Add-On

Installation instruction:

If you download from mozilla add-on website, after login, click on “Add to Firefox” button and Firefox will automatically ask you to install it. Click on Install button and restart firefox.

If you download from my blog, it is a zip file. Unzip the file on your computer. The extracted file is “pramukhtypepad_ff_25.xpi”. From Firefox, go to File Menu > Open File…. Now locate the extracted file and press “Open”. It will ask you to install it. Click on Install button and restart firefox.

After restarting, it will add Script Menu at the top. You can choose the script you want to type in. This add-on has all the functionality that Pramukh Type Pad has. Pressing F12 will toggle the selected Indian script with English. Also at the bottom right status bar, you will your selected script. This add-on remembers the selected script and when you open up the browser next time, it will automatically select the last selected script for you.

Pramukh Type Pad Firefox Add-on

Enjoy typing in your favourite Indian language.

  1. April 8th, 2009 at 20:51 | #1

    Great work Vishal… this is working like a charm !

    Great service to all Indian community… Congrats and Thanks !

    Salute to you !

  2. Vijay Shah
    April 10th, 2009 at 07:54 | #2

    Congratulations…
    Please continue doing the wonders in the computers and computer related word..
    Vijay Shah

  3. jayant
    May 22nd, 2009 at 04:24 | #3

    good stuff

  4. May 23rd, 2009 at 22:17 | #4

    I have learned a lot from your blog. I have been a copywriter and I really loved to see your blog. Well done!
    regards

  5. June 13th, 2009 at 05:32 | #5

    Bapu,

    You really thinks like a genius.

    Keep it up!

  6. Deepak Dave
    July 5th, 2009 at 09:54 | #6

    Dear Vishal

    ગુજરાત ની બહાર કે ગુજરાત માં પણ ગુજરાતી માં પત્ર લખવો હવે દુર્લભ થૈ ગયો છે, ત્યારે મિત્રો ને ગુજરાતી માં પત્ર લખવા મળે કે જવાબ મળે ત્યારે ફરી પછા પત્રવ્યવહાર ના જમાના માં ભુતકાળ માં ગયા હોવા નો આનન્દ મળે છે, ગુજરાત અને ગુજરાતી ઓ માટે આનાથી મોટિ સેવા ન હોઇ શકે… ભગવાન સ્વામીનારાયણ ની સાચી સેવા કરી રહ્યા છો… જય સ્વામીનારાયણ્…

    દીપક દવે

  7. July 5th, 2009 at 17:28 | #7

    Hello Vishal,
    I downloaded you Indic IME plugin for wordpress, I tried to use it with latest version of wordpress, no error message was shown however its not working.
    Please get some time to look into that matter to update the plugin if required or let me know, if i’m making some mistake

    Thanks,

    RC Mishra

  8. Vishal
    July 5th, 2009 at 21:18 | #8

    @RC Mishra
    Dr. Mishra,

    Make sure that you have uploaded “indicime” folder at proper location. Please refer to readme.txt as it is bit tricky.

  9. July 6th, 2009 at 15:23 | #9

    Thanks Vishal,
    I used direct install from zip file using wordpress dashboard.
    You were looking for the files on my main site however, I tried it on my हिन्दी ब्लॉग at http://hindi.rcmishra.com |
    धन्यवाद!

  10. Piyush Patel
    July 13th, 2009 at 09:24 | #10

    Does not work with the latest firefox 3.5

  11. July 13th, 2009 at 09:50 | #11

    @Piyush Patel
    Piyush,
    I am currently working on major improvements. I am going to release it within few days which will be compatible with FF 3.5
    Update (7/23/09) – I have updated this add-on to make it compatible with FF 3.5

  12. bHARAT pANDYA
    July 14th, 2009 at 00:54 | #12

    sir — મે આ પ્રકાર ના ( Bharat લખો અને ભરત લખાય તેવા વાપરી જોયા છે. પ્રમુખ ટાઇપ પેડ મને સૌથી સરળ અને સ્વછ્છ લાગ્યું છે.હું તેનો નિયમીત રીતે ઉપયોગ કરું છેં અને વાપરવાની ભલામણ તથા મને આવડે છે તેટલું માર્ગદર્શન કરું છે,

    ભરત પન્ડ્યા

    મોડરેટર યાહુ ગ્રુપ ભાવનગરિ તથ પ્રશ્નોરા

    સહ તંત્રિસ્ય દરબાર,

  13. ધર્મેન
    July 28th, 2009 at 13:01 | #13

    પાર્ટી! આખરે અમારી માંગણી પુરી કરી ખરી!
    ખુબ ખુબ આભાર.
    હજી એક માંગણી માટે રાહ જોવી પડશે..
    ફોંટ કંવર્ઝન ટૂલ ઓફલાઇન યુઝ માટે અવેલેબલ ક્યારે કરો છો?

  14. Virendra Patel
    August 19th, 2009 at 05:00 | #14

    Jay Swaminarayan ,

    I , am retire person , I , like to write in Gujarati & Hindi , so

    I , bought Unitype Global Writer , but their key pad is not perfect

    it is word processor I ,try to buy your key pad but I , cannot contect you . So what should i, do

    Virendra , Jai Swaminarayan

  15. October 26th, 2009 at 09:37 | #15

    నేను తెలుగ లిపిలో బ్లాగులలో రాస్తుంటాను. ఇంతకు ముందు అక్షరమాల వాడాను. దానిని ప్రోగ్రామ్స్ నుండి ఎనేబల్ చేసుకొని టైప్ చేయాల్సి వచ్చేది. కాని ఇది చాలా ఈజీ గా వుంది. బాగుంది. విశాల్ గారికి థాంక్స్.

  16. vandana shantuindu
    November 12th, 2009 at 02:32 | #16

    vishalbhai,
    khub khub abhar.parantu,gujarati-hindi banema “tha”mate kaik alag hovu joie,athava mari kaik bhul hoi sake kemke hu sav j computer illitred chhu,pan tame aetu saraltathi samjavu chhe ke tarat samjai gau.mara jeva mate khub upyogi chhe.abhar sah

  17. December 7th, 2009 at 22:42 | #17

    શ્રી વિશાલભાઈ,
    નમસ્કાર, કુશળ હશો.
    ગુજરાતીમાં યુનિકોડ પછી પ્રમુખ IME એક અભૂતપૂર્વ ક્રાંતિ સર્જવામાં સફળ રહી છે. સુંદર અને સહેલા ટાઈપિંગ માટે પ્રમુખ IME માટે આભાર. અમારા જેવાને તો તમે ફોન્ટ અટેચમેન્ટમાંથી મુક્તિ અપાવી દીધી. હજુ બે માંગણીઓ છે. પૂરી થશે તો ખુબ જ રાહત મળશે અમને.
    ૧. શોર્ટકટ કી Ctrl અથવા Alt સાથે આપો તો અનુકુળ રહેશે. આપેલી ચાર ફંક્શન કી ઘણાં સોફ્ટવેરમાં મુશ્કેલી સર્જે છે.
    ૨. યુનિકોડ ગુજરાતીમાં લખાયેલ લખાણ મોઝીલા-ફાયરફોક્સમાં બરાબર રેન્ડર થતાં નથી. ‘હ્રસ્વ ઇ’ વ્યંજનની પછી મૂકાયેલો મળે છે. કોઈ રસ્તો?

    ફરી એક વખત આભાર

    અશ્વિન ચંદારાણા, એ-૨૨૮, સૌરભપાર્ક, સુભાનપરા, વડોદરા-૨૩, ૯૬૦૧૨૫૭૫૪૩

  18. Vaibhav
    December 23rd, 2009 at 02:49 | #18

    Where is it possible to get the keymap for the devnagri font? For example, I am still not able to type “apple” in devnagari. what keys must be pressed for typing the accent a in apple? Where could I get the other keymap functions? Thanks!! : )

  19. December 23rd, 2009 at 09:42 | #19

    @Vaibhav
    Select “Devanagari” from the “Script” menu and then select “Help”. It will open up dialog for devagari key map. I have also created software called PramukhIME using which you will be able to type in Indian languages directly in MS Word, Notepad, Firefox, Internet Explorer in short all application in computer. You can download it from http://www.vishalon.net/Download.aspx

  20. January 24th, 2010 at 10:16 | #20

    Hey Vishal,

    Firefox 3.6 is up and the current version of your firefox add-on is not compatible with it. Can you please look through it and give us a firefox 3.6 compatible add-on? I appreciate your work!

    regards – Vimal

  21. January 24th, 2010 at 10:48 | #21

    @Vimal
    Thanks for notifying me. I have updated plugin.

  22. January 24th, 2010 at 13:21 | #22

    @Vishal
    That’s so great of you! Thanks!

  23. February 6th, 2010 at 05:32 | #23

    I am interested in Apple Macintosh based support for Firefox, Office, Graphic Programmes like Freehand, pagemaker, Illustrator, Quark Express etc. The objective is to have the FONTs in Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati with needful keyboards to be used for reading, typesetting and printing. Can you help on this objective ? If yes, please reply. Jai Swaminarayan. Thanks and Regards Kailesh Shah

  24. March 25th, 2010 at 00:14 | #24

    very useful to indians
    my openian is best among all softwares
    because it types its own language from first letter to last letter
    but google doesn’t give that support
    when we type in google it type whole word in english after give space it converts to our language
    if akshara mala we have to enable it with mouse on programms tab
    but this is very easy “f12″ key

  25. dr.bipin doshi
    June 28th, 2010 at 07:16 | #25

    Hi Vishal
    Great job…proud of a guju doing such nice work ..keep it up. MaY Gad Bless you

  26. dr.bipin doshi
    June 28th, 2010 at 07:17 | #26

    MAY GOD BLESS YOU..SORRY FOR ERROR

  27. chirag shani
    July 27th, 2010 at 23:53 | #27

    keep it up
    good job

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