What about the Tamil font support in Android? I just analyzed the stuff behind this.
Tamil like any indic language needs complex script support, which is most important for complex characters in indian languages. This is provided by Pango library in linux systems. Most of the latest Linux desktop/server has Pango library installed by default. Android is NOT.
I just tried installing a tamil font in Android and confirmed this. Though the tamil characters are visibile to some extent, most of the characters are found split into two characters. It is not readable. This mail thread says Android team is working on it. Even which library to use (pango or other such libraries) is not decided yet. It is not available in feature list 1.5 release also.
If any one has other way of getting it done, please comment it here.
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Shan says:
Any update that you heard or know of. ..if full Unicode tamil font support is available on android 1.6 or later versions …
Posted on January 10, 2010 at 9:01 am.
swamytk says:
yet to look into it…
Posted on January 10, 2010 at 11:10 am.
THX says:
Any Update ? I’m waiting…… like others
Posted on April 9, 2010 at 6:55 pm.
selin says:
I am also waiting for that.
Posted on June 3, 2010 at 4:53 am.
peter says:
Any update? Still waiting
Posted on July 8, 2010 at 3:04 am.
GoTamil says:
Im using android 2.1 still no support for tamil
Posted on August 28, 2010 at 7:35 pm.