I am very pleased to announce the launch of Lekhini (లేఖిని), a simple online Telugu script generator. It transforms your input (in RTS) into Unicode. The script generated in Lekhini can be used in the following places:
- e-mails
- web pages & blogs
- instant messaging
- and wherever there is Unicode support
Lekhini is based on Padma (పద్మ), another text transformer that works for most of the South Indian languages and supports more input and output formats. While all the hardwork is of the Padma developers, I just tweaked it to make it simple and easy for users.
Lekhini‘s objective is to be a simple Telugu script generator. In the process of buiding it, I cleaned up some of the things in Padma that are not always required or that are a bit overwhelming to novice users.
The following are the advantages of my simplification:
- No need to scroll down in search of a text box to type in (The input box is right on top. Just type in after the page load.)
- You do not see options and settings that you never use (You will see just what you need.)
- The 3-window operation (type in one, copy in another, and paste in yet another) has been reduced to 2-window operation. (type and copy in one, and paste in another).
- An RTS Translitelation Chart beside your typing area—easy reference (to know what to type to get what).
- No more Yahoo ads :-)
Go, play with it. If you find it useful, recommend it to your friends. Your feedback is welcome (veeven at gmail dot com).
Update 2006-03-19: Lekhini has improved.
వీవెనుడి టెక్కునిక్కులు 
A very good tool Veeven gAru
చాలా బాగ?ంది #
లేఖిని తో తెలుగులో సందేశాలు పంపిస్తూ చాల ఆనందిస్తున్నాం.మీకు చాల చాల ధన్యవాదా
Can you make it on the fly? Instead of waiting for clicking on that small buttom in between those two text boxes?
Just like that of http://www.iit.edu/~laksvij/language/telugu.html
Chava Kiran,
On-the-fly generation has been on my list. You may expect in the next release. Untill it arrives, you can use [Alt] + [T] instead of cliking on the button.
Hi Veevan
mi lekhini editor chala bagundi.
regards,
sk
great work,
now i can suprise people with my telugu skills.
Hi Viveen,
Your Lekhini is very impressive.
చాలా బాగ?ంది
It would be better if we can extend it and make it as an extension to Firefox and Opera. I think it can be done. What do you say?
Daya Kiran,
There is an extension for Firefox: TeluguToolbar. TeluguToolbar, Padma and Lekhini all use same technology. I didn’t know about Opera.
cool thanks for the info. Its heartening to see such attempts being made!
Adhirindhi Veeven.
Mee editor aachandrarka sthayilo nilichipovali veeven. Ee idea raavatam, dhaanni aacharanalo pettatam meeke chellindhi. Chaala baaga chesaaru.
Inkaa ila manchi manchi saankethika viluvalatho beebathsamaina, roudramaina pani mutlanu meeru vaadukaloki theesukuragalarani baavisthu…..
Nenu untaanu…..Suneel.
thanks u lekhini netho naku chala happy ga vundhi e website chesina valllaki chala chala thanks thanks thanks….
‘లేఖిని’ కి మొదటి పుట్టినరోజు శుభాకాంక్షలు. “కొంచమైన నదియు కొదువకాదు…”
అన్నట్లుగా వీవెన్ గారి కృషికి అభినందనలు.
Nuvvu kanapadi naalugo simhama anna. Great Work !!! You really deserve these appreciations.
“తెలుగు లో రాయండి” బదులు “తెలుగు లో వ్రాయండి” అని వుంటే బాగుంటుంది అనుకుంటున్నాను. ఇది కేవలం అభిమానంతోనే. ఈ కామెంట్ ని తొలగించండి.
How to use lekhini script in a telugu website? Do I need to buy any soft ware.
Can I change the size of the font?
Also could you advise how lekhini should be synchronized with unicode?
Many thanks
Sudhakar,
You can just copy and paste the text from Lekhini in to your text/HTML editor. You do not need to buy any software.
You can change the size of the text, either via CSS or WYSIWYG tool you are using for web development.
The output of Lekhini is already Unicode.
Thank you for your prompt response.
Could I save lekhini telugu script in windows files?
Dear veeven
I want to download Lekhini into the windows 2000. Many friends suggest to o to control panel etc., That may be alright. But my problem is that I want phonetic typing of telugu in telugu with the key board of English. I cannot use the complex telugu key board.
I therefore want to download Lekhini in windows so that I can access whenever I want to send msgs or write in telugu in MS word and save it for use at a later stage.
I am sure you understood and help me.
Rgds.
You can use Lekhini offline.
I am not sure if Windows 2000 fully supports Telugu. But, at least you should be able to see Telugu in web browser with these instructions. I’ve not seen a Windows 2000 system in recent years. So, I cannot help much with that.
To my knowledge, Windows XP is the earliest version of Windows that supports Telugu reasonably well.