And here is a gadget introduced today by Google to enable easy entry of Sinhalese text, without having to switch your keyboard layout or install special software: The Sinhala On-Screen Keyboard iGoogle Gadget!

The text in the previous post was actually created within seconds, through the use of this gadget.

Unfortunately, both Firefox and Internet Explorer have issues with rendering Sinhalese Unicode text correctly. Again, you can follow the instructions from here to get Firefox to render Sinhalese Unicode properly. This Sinhala Wikipedia entry also has useful information on how to configure Internet Explorer to correctly display Sinhalese text.

The important question is, how long will it take for Sinhalese websites to switch to using Unicode, instead of using proprietary and non-standard fonts like Kandy, Padma or Kaputadotcom?

Go forth and start blogging - in Sinhalese!

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