How to use Nepali Spell Checker and Thesaurus in Openoffice.org writer?

For using Nepali spell checker in OpenOffice.org, the Nepali dictionary files have to be integrated into OpenOfficeorg first. The following steps need to be perfomed in order to do so: Download the Nepali dictionary (.dic) and affix (.aff) files from http://nepalinux.org/downloads/ne_NP_dict.zip Extract the files ne_NP.aff and ne_NP.dic and copy them to C:/Program Files/OpenOffice.org 2.4/share/dict/ooo/ provided OpenOffice.org has been installed under the mentioned path Add the following line to the file C:/Program Files/OpenOffice.org 2.4/share/dict/ooo/dictionary.lst DICT ne NP ne_NP The next step is to install Nepali language locale, which can be found as an update for Windows XP Service Pack 2. This can be downloaded from the link http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3fa7cdd1-506b 4ca0-bd47-b338e337a527&displaylang=en Alternatively, the locale file can be downloaded directly from http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/4/8/4485c536-fc6c-4002-9a20 ffaa4059aacf/WindowsXP-KB897338-v3-x86-ENU.exe After you have installed the Nepali Locale file, you would need to make the following system setting in your computer. 1. Go to Control Panel 2. Double Click on the Regional and Language Options icon. 3. You will find Three Tabs (Regional Options, Language and Advanced) on the top. 4. Click on the “Language Tab”. 5. Click on the Details located at the middle-right hand side of this window. 6. You will find a new window with the title “Text Service and Input Languages” 7. By default Setting Tab will open. You will find Add, Remove button at the middle right hand side of this window. 8. Click on Add button. 9. A new window will appear with Add Input Language as the window title. 10. Click on Input Language Combo box and select Nepali(Nepal) as Input Language 11. Click on Keyboard Layout/IME and select Nepali Unicode(Romanized) for romanized and Nepali Unicode (Traditional) for traditional Keyboard layout. 12. Click on OK. If you need both of the layouts add both of them by following the same steps(1-9) as mentioned above. 13. Click on Apply and OK Button. You can see a language bar at your desktop either at the bottom right of the Window or top-right of the Window. To switch the Languages (Nepali and English), you would need to press Alt+Shift key and now you may start typing. To check spelling in all languages, please make a following settings inside OpenOffice.org Writer as shown below. 1. Open OpenOffice.writer 2. Go to Tools menu 3. Choose Options sub menu 4. Find the Language Settings which is the in the third position from the top in the tree menu. 5. Go to Options. 6. Tick on Check on all languages

Nepali Unicode Installation

Nepali Unicode Installation Before installing Unicode Driver in your computer if Windows XP is installed, please consider that you need to install Complex scripts in your computer. To install the complex scripts in your XP installed computer, please follow the following instruction given to you. For Vista please look at the bottom of the page in Note section. Requirement: 1. Operating system (OS) CD, for e.g. Win XP CD 2. Unicode CD or Downloaded Copy of Nepali Unicode Prerequisites to run the Unicode in Win XP 1. Go to Control Panel 2. Double Click on the Regional and Language Options icon. 3. You will find Three Tabs (Regional Options, Language and Advanced) on the top. 4. Click On the Languages tab, you will find the two checkbox unmarked. To install Unicode, You have to mark the upper one check box written a text of “files for Complex script and right-to-left languages (including Thai"). When you click on it, an Alert window will appear. Click on the OK button. 5. Now, Click on Apply Button of this Language Tab thereafter, you will be asked for Win XP CD. Then insert XP cd in your CD ROM. It will take certain time in copying some scripts from XP cd to your computer. 6. After installing the complex script you'll be asked to restart the computer. Click on YES button to restart the computer. Installation of Nepali Unicode in your computer Two different keyboard layout of Unicode are available to you. A. Traditional Layout If you feel comfortable with True Type Font (TTF) for example Preeti, Kantipur etc for typing then it will be easier for you to use Traditional Unicode Keyboard Layout that resembles with TTF except in some ‘??????’. To install the Traditional Keyboard Layout of Unicode, please follow the following instruction. i. Go to the Unicode folder. ii. Go to the Nepali Traditional folder. iii. Double click on Setup file. B. Romanized Layout If you are not familiar with any nepali typing, then it might be easier to use Romanized keyboard layout. To install the Romanized Keyboard Layout, please follow the given below instruction. i. Go to the Unicode folder ii. Go to the Nepali Romanized Key folder iii. Double click on Setup file. C. You can install both of the keyboard layout drivers in a computer. To make the setting of Unicode please follow the following instruction. 1 .After the completion of installation, please follow the instruction of step one through three as given in the above prerequisite steps. 2. Click on the “Language Tab”. 3. Click on the Details at the middle-right hand side of this window. 4. You will find a new window with heading of “Text Service and Input Language” 5. By default Setting Tab will open. You will find Add, Remove button at the right middle of this new window. 6. Click on Add button. 7. A new window will appear. Add Input Language as header. 8. Click on Input Language Combo box and select Sanskrit as Input Language and NepaliRomanized or Nepalitraditional as Keyboard layout. 9. Click on OK. If you need both of the layout add both of them by following the earlier procedure. 10. Click on Apply and OK Button. You can see a language bar at your desk either at the right bottom side of the Window or Top-Right of the Window. To interchange the Languages (Nepali and English), Please press Alt+Shift key and start to type. Please visit Download section for download and installation of Nepali Unicode. Note: If the Windows Vista is installed, it is needed only to install unicode either Nepali Romanized or Neapli Traditional or both. The further steps are not required as the Windows XP needs to setup of Unicode as described in Section C System Requirement PDF Print E-mail To run the Nepali Unicode Program, there must be following system requirements: Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000, Windows XP or above. Office Application: Office XP or above Downloaded copy of Unicode or Unicode Installation CD. Note: Windows 98 or below does not support Unicode and only Windows 2000 or higher operating system(OS) supports Unicode. So, Nepali Unicode softwares run only in Windows 2000 or higher OS.