Number 1 keyboard to type tamil via english for windows and for android
Number 1 keyboard to type tamil via english:
in laptop(having windows OS):
To type tamil via english in laptop running in windows operating system download nhm writer or azhagi software... Nhm writer is the best to type tamil via english in laptop running in windows operating system...
Azhagi keyboard is available for windows too...
In android phone:
Number 1:
Number 1 keyboard to type tamil via english in android phone is azhagi keyboard...download it from play store...
2 main pluses of azhagi keyboard:
1. Azhagi keyboard layout size, keys' size, distance in between keys are very comfortable to type letters...so we will type letters easily...also we will not press any wrong adjacent keys...
2. Azhagi keyboard types tamil via english 100% accurately in android phone...but you must do the below said changes in settings in your android phone to type tamil via english 100% accurately in android phone while using azhagi keyboard.
After installing azhagi keyboard in your android phone go to settings in your android phone.
Find language & input.
(It is present in my android phone in system at the bottom within settings)
Put tick mark in azhagi
Above to it enable default keyboard as azhagi.
Now click azhagi.
Azhagi settings will open.
Click languages.
Disable use system language.
In active input methods choose english and தமிழ்- எழுத்துப்பெயர்ப்பு..
No need to change anything in preferences.
In appearance and layout choose theme as material light or material dark.(i like material dark)
Dont choose holo white or holo blue(அவற்றில் keys shape வேறு மாதிரி இருக்கும். வேண்டாம்).
Below one is the change we should do to get rid of any error in tamil typing via english in azhagi keyboard.
Click text correction.
Within it turn off everything. Dont forget to turn off autocorrection too. Because the button to disable autocorrection is visible only after clicking the auto correction.
Also put tick mark in google voice typing. Choose தமிழ்(இந்தியா) and english(india)...download english(india) for offline english voice typing...tamil voice typing is possible only when u have internet data turned on...
Practise these for 1 month:
உயிர் எழுத்துக்கள்:
அ- a
ஆ- aa or hold shift key and press a (upward arrow in keyboard in android phone is shift key)
இ- i
ஈ- ii or hold shift key and press i
உ- u
ஊ- uu or hold shift key and press u
எ- e
ஏ- ee or hold shift key and press e
ஐ- ai
ஒ- o
ஓ- oo or hold shift key and press o
ஒள- press o then hold shift key and press l(எல்) and release shift key and press a (dont press au. I am telling this for a reason)
ஃ- q
மெய் எழுத்துக்கள்:
க்- k
ங்- ng
ச்- s
ஞ்- nj
ட்- t in all apps but d in sellinam keyboard got from playstore
ண்- hold shift key and press n
த்- th in all apps but t or th in sellinam keyboard got from playstore
ந்- w
ப்- p
ம்- m
ய்- y
ர்- r
ல்- l (எல்)
வ்- v
ழ்- z
ள்- hold shift key and press l (எல்)
ற்- hold shift key and press r
ன்- n
Some examples to type some உயிர்மெய் எழுத்துக்கள்:
க- ka
கா- kaa or press k then hold shift key and press a
கி- ki
கீ- k then hold shift key and press i
கு- ku
கூ- k then hold shift key and press u
கெ- ke
கே- k then hold shift key and press e
கை- kai
கொ- ko
கோ- k then hold shift key and press o
கௌ- ke then hold shift key and press l (எல்) and release shift key and press a (dont press kau. I am telling this for a reason)
Other உயிர்மெய் எழுத்துக்களும் இப்படியே தான்.
Some other letters:
ஜ்- j
ஷ்- sh
ஸ்- hold shift key and press s
ஹ்- h
க்ஷ்- ks then hold shift key and press h (but in sellinam keyboard got from playstore க்ஷ் cannot be written)
ஸ்ரீ- hold shift key and press s and release fingers from both of them then press ri (but in sellinam keyboard got from playstore press sri and choose ஸ்ரீ from suggestions shown at the top of the keyboard).
Last note:
Number 2 keyboard to type tamil via english in android phone is sellinam keyboard by muthu nedumaran...but it has 2 drawbacks...its key layout size is not comfortable to type letters...also, to type ட் we should click d in sellinam keyboard...but in all other keyboards to type ட் we should click t...so, in sellinam keyboard, we often mistakenly press t for ட் instead of pressing d for ட்...for these 2 problems i uninstalled sellinam keyboard from my android phone...
Number 3 keyboard to type tamil via english in android phone is ezhuthani keyboard
by c v raju...it types accurately...but key layout size is not comfortable to type letters...so we will mistakenly press wrong adjacent keys...
Google keyboard does not type tamil via english accurately in android phone...microsoft swiftkey keyboard is useless regarding typing tamil via english in android phone...