If you are having problem in viewing Tamil words/fonts and not using above browser/versions please do the following steps to read
Windows XP and Windows Vista users
If you face any problem then do the following
Go to Tools -> Internet options -> Fonts -> select Tamil
If you see boxes, circles or junk characters instead of Tamil fonts follow Step 1.
Step 1:
- Go to ‘View’ -> ‘Encoding’ and choose ‘Unicode (UTF-8)’
How to install the font?
Click on the above ‘Tamil fonts’ link and right click on one of the Tamil fonts and select ‘Save target as’ and save the fonts in ‘C:/WINDOWS/Fonts’ directory
Once you install the fonts, close the browser window and reopen it
Even now if you can’t view Tamil fonts do the following step:
Go to ‘Tools->Internet Options’ and select ‘Fonts’ and choose your font
If the problem still persists go for sept two
Step 2:
Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Regional Options f> General [Tab]
In the “Language settings for this system” frame, check the box next to “Indic”.
Copy the appropriate files from the Windows 2000 CD when prompted.
If prompted, reboot your computer once the files have been installed.
Windows XP and Server 2003 Users
Go to Start > Control Panel.
If you are in “Category View” select the icon that says “Date, Time, Language and Regional Options” and then select “Regional and Language Options”.
If you are in Classic View select the icon that says “Regional and Language Options”.
Select the “Languages” tab and make sure you select the option saying “Install files for complex script and right-to-left languages (including Thai)”. A confirmation message should now appear – press “Click on OK” on this confirmation message
Allow the OS to install necessary files from the Windows XP CD and then reboot if prompted.
If you face trouble viewing in Firefox do the following:
Go to Tools ->Options ->Content-> Advanced and Enable the Check the box saying ‘
‘Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above” and select OK
