SinhalaKey Extension Release

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Sinhala key is a extension to Firefox which helps to typing Sinhala language. It'll be suitable for chatting, blogging and other common typing purposes in Firefox browser. Now (In version 1.0) it supports only for SINGRISH ( ea kiyanne mehema type karana eka [ typing sinhala words using English letters as same sound generate as Sinhala word] ). In version 2 , it'll support to Wijesekara keyboard layout, which is the standard keyboard for typing Sinhala.

PREREQUESITES: You should install sinhala unicode fonts in your computer inorder to use this extension. Follow the instructions on the

http://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sinhala_font#How_to_read_Sinhala
and install correct sinhala pack from here.
https://www.siyabas.lk/files/SinhalaTamilKit_XP.exe

SINGRISH TRANSLITERATION:

Here is a preview of it's use for typing

HOW TO INSTALL:

IMPORTANT : If you have not installed sinhala unicode fonts and not followed the instructions at page http://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sinhala_font#How_to_read_Sinhala , Do it before continuing.

1.click the link http://downloads.mozdev.org/sinhalakey/sinhalakey-0.9.0-fx+tb.xpi . Then Firefox will tell that it prevent installing software form this site. Click the popup bar in the window and allow this site to install softwares.Then click the previous link again. Then Click Install.

2.Restart Firefox browser.

3.To use sinhala singrish, Go to required text box and click on it.

4.Then,

  1.Right click on it, then select "Sinhala Yathuru Puwaruwa"->"Singrish"

OR

  2.Press Alt+F2,

to use the Singrish typing.

5.To go back to normal English typing,

  1.Right click on it, then select "Sinhala Yathuru Puwaruwa"->"English"

OR

  2.Press F2,
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NOTE:

this version still has some little bugs, as soon as i have time I'll fix it. :)

THANKS: For NiMaL(S. Nimalaprakasan)[1] for help me by sending many resource links.

For Creators of TamilKey extension, I got the idea to do this from TamilKey extension.

Any comments on this are welcome!

Happy typing!

Manjula A. Weerasinghe http://www.risingofsilversurfer.blogspot.com

Project Home Page http://sinhalakey.mozdev.org/

Addons Mirror page http://forum.addonsmirror.net/index.php?showtopic=7238

Firefox Add-ons site https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6404

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Version History

Version 0.9.0 Added : 28/01/2008 : Removed bugs

Version 0.9.1 Added : 14/07/2008 : Update for Firefox v 3.0 compatibility, But this version is still in the sandbox of Firefox addon official site, But You can get it from here .

RMS came here!!!

Today, I participated a lecture from Richard M. Stallmann or RMS. RMS is the founder of GNU free software foundation. Actually what he did in those days was a great turning point of software world. It lead way to have freedom to share softwares with friends , modify as we needed for all people . He is a strange man with a big belly and a long hair. I think his some ideas are extreamist ideas. But what he started is realy great thing.
I came to company at about 8.40am to go to SLIIT for participating RMS's lecture. But we went from the company at about 10.30am. All of our training group except Nimal went to the event with Dilum ayya, Dilan ayya and and Dilshan ayya. He told us about why software freedom is neccessary and what free software means. At the end, i took a photograph with him. I also met & talked with Dr. Shahani Weerawarna at the lecture. It was realy a great experience to meet such a great pioneer in software field.
Here is photo with RMS, Me and Praithees.