64-bit Windows and the Chandas IME
Aschvetahata
My students and I have used the phonetically-mapped Chandas input method
editor (IME) on 32-bit Windows (XP, Vista, Win7 beta and Win7 RC) for about
ten years with no problems. Problem: it does not work on my 64-bit machine
running Win7 RC. I can install and configure the Chandas Devanagari keyboard
on the machine but when I press the left ALT and SHIFT keys to switch from EN
(English) to SA (Sanskrit), it will not change. The other languages that I
have set up (e.g. Greek, have not problems.
Do any of you have a suggestion as to how we can use the Chandas IME on
Windows 64-bit? This would be a great help for my students and me because we
are moving into a 64-bit world of computing and do not wish to be left
behind. Thanks in advance for any help that you may offer.
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" ... denn so redet m i r die Gerechtigkeit: die Menschen sind nicht
gleich. Und sie sollen es auch nicht werden." Nietzsche.
shrivathsa
hi, i have a similar problem. When i try to load the chandas IME, i get an
error saying "windows could not properly load the Sanskrit Chandas Devanagari
Layout. Can someone suggest a fix?
Aschvetahata
Priya Shrivathsa, here is an update:
1. I sent Microsoft the Chandas IME and the installation instructions. They
confirmed that Chandas will not run on a 64-bit computer. They gave me a line
command to run it in 32-bit emulation mode and that did not work either. By
the way all of our testing was done on Vista and Windows 7 RC.
2. I contacted Microsoft India and they have agreed to help. I have not
heard back from them in the last few weeks.
3. I remapped the 64-bit Inscript Devanagari keyboard but there were many
problems among which: (a) halanta (viraama) would not work and (b) the 'sha'
character could not be added where the 'z' key is.
--
" ... denn so redet m i r die Gerechtigkeit: die Menschen sind nicht
gleich. Und sie sollen es auch nicht werden." Nietzsche.
shrivathsa
thanks for the cordial response. I am grateful :-)
Nice to see that you have forwarded the same to microsoft. Let us see how
they resolve this problem.
please keep in touch with me at shrivathsa DOT brahma AT gmail com
Shrivathsa. B.