Azhagi - Beta Versions

In this page, you can find the current betas of both Azhagi and Azhagi+ (AzhagiPlus). If in case you need the earlier versions of Azhagi and Azhagi+, they too are available - at befs.html.

Azhagi - Beta Versions
Note: Herebelow you can find two beta versions of Azhagi. One of these beta versions may help solve problems, if any, you face with the current or earlier versions of Azhagi. So, kindly try one of the beta versions first to see whether it solves your problems. If it does not, then uninstall the existing beta version and try the other one.

12th Aug, 2010 - Azhagi 6.2.9 - SBS2

Azhagi-Setup-629-sbs2.exe

Azhagi-Setup-629-sbs2.zip

Remarks:

In earlier versions, there was a problem in Windows Vista/7 or XP-SP3 systems when typing in Tamilnet99 or Tamil typewriter input mode (in certain MS-Office applications alone). This beta version solves that problem.

4th Aug, 2010 - Azhagi 6.2.9 - SBS1

Azhagi-Setup-629-sbs1.exe

Azhagi-Setup-629-sbs1.zip

Remarks:

In earlier versions, there was a problem in Windows Vista/7 or XP-SP3 systems when typing in Tamilnet99 or Tamil typewriter input mode (in certain MS-Office applications alone). This beta version solves that problem for Tamilnet99 input mode in MS-Office applications.
Two new menu items 'OS Version Info' and 'Start Microsoft Wordpad' have been added under 'Tools' menu of Azhagi's Unicode editor.

Azhagi+ (AzhagiPlus) - Beta Versions

Azhagi+ 10.14 (Released: 1st January, 2012)

AzhagiPlus-Setup.exe (10.14 Beta)

AzhagiPlus-Setup.zip (10.14 Beta)

AzhagiPlus-Portable.zip (10.14 Beta)

Note:

If you are not sure which one of the above files you should be downloading, please visit helptips.html and read the 2nd Q&A.
Please visit oper-plus.html for step-by-step instructions on how to install Azhagi+, how to operate it and for many other important info.

Key Changes:

In 'Settings', a new option 'Use my own keyboard layout' was added under 'Other Languages' category.
The above option is to facilitate the user to change the existing key mappings for any language in any way he/she wants. As such, user can create his own keyboard layout (i.e. an entirely new keyboard layout consisting entirely of his own key mappings).
Right now, the above facility can be achieved only by a reasonably tech-savvy person who knows to edit ".xml" files. Also, this is my first attempt on providing this facility. Hence, it awaits user-feedback on 100% perfect functioning. Instructions for editing .xml files will be given later after sufficient positive user-feedback.
Also, right now, the above facility can be utilised to change key mappings (or create an entirely new keyboard layout) only for Devanagari script (i.e. Hindi, Sanskrit, Marathi, etc.)

AzhagiPlus - Change History

Azhagi+ 10.12 (Released: 17th December, 2011)

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Key Changes:

Dynamic (see-as-you-type) HELP for key mappings. At present, this is only for Hindi. Future versions will have 'dynamic help' for all languages.
Right-clicking the 'language indicator' icon (of Azhagi+) in system tray will now show/hide the 'Dynamic Help' screen.
'Hotkeys' button added to 'static help' screen which when clicked will list the currently set hotkeys.
Main opening application interface changed considerably.

Azhagi+ 10.11 (Released: 23rd November, 2011)

Key Changes:

A concise help file (AzhagiPlus.chm) has been added.
Links to topics in the abovementioned help file added under 'Help' menu of Azhagi+. For e.g. 'Contents'.

Azhagi+ 10.10 (Released: 14th Nov, 2011)

Key Changes:

In Win Vista/7, for Oriya, system's language bar was not displaying 'OR' after pressing the hotkey for typing in Oriya. This has been rectified.
A few other minor internal changes.

Azhagi+ 10.9 (Released: 12th Nov, 2011)

Key Changes:

LFKs for Unicode transliteration in Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Oriya and Assamese added.
Left-clicking the 'language indicator' icon (of Azhagi+) in system tray will now show/hide the in-built keymappings help screen.
Right-clicking the 'language indicator' icon (of Azhagi+) in system tray will now show details for hooked application, hotkey pressed and LFK.

Azhagi+ 10.7 (Released: 9th Nov, 2011)

Key Changes:

Inbuilt help for Hindi key-mappings provided.
Button captioned 'Key Mappings - Help' added to Azhagi+ opening interface.

Azhagi+ 10.6 (Released: 24th Oct, 2011)

Key Changes:

LFKs for Unicode transliteration in Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam added.
Small changes in Azhagi+ opening interface.

Azhagi+ 10.5 (Released: 7th Oct, 2011)

Key Changes:

LFKs for Unicode transliteration in Hindi, Sanskrit, Marathi and Konkani added.
Small changes in Azhagi+ opening interface.
In 'Settings', a new category (Other Languages) and options under it were added.

Azhagi+ 10.4 (Released: 4th Sep, 2011)

Key Changes:

An option 'Two consecute agara uyir-meys rule' was added under TamilNet99 input mode.
If the application in which input was being done was closed abruptly without pressing F10 (or the required hotkey) to come back to normal typing mode in English (or user's default language), the language indicator icon (say 'TA') remained intact in the system tray, in earlier versions. In this version, in such abovesaid cases, the language indicator icon will get removed from the system tray within 5 seconds.

Azhagi+ 10.3 (Released: 20th Aug, 2011)

Key Changes:

Tamil+Unicode+Tamilnet99 got added.
Unlike Azhagi, Azhagi+'s Tamilnet99 input mode allows a rule (specified by Tamilnet99 standards) which ensures that if an agara uyirmey is typed twice consecutively, a diacritic is added to the first one. For e.g. tha+tha = iththa.
Note: Some users are not in favour of using this rule and hence future versions will have this rule as an option.

Azhagi+ 10.2 (Released: 12th Aug, 2011)

Key Changes:

Start Azhagi along with Windows
Start Azhagi silently (i.e. show it's system tray icon alone)
Pressing 'X' (Close) button minimizes Azhagi to tray
Start Azhagi minimized (i.e. show in taskbar)
Show balloon-tip info at Azhagi startup

Azhagi+ 10.1 (Released: 29th April, 2011)

Key Features:

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