I upgraded wordpress software for this blog to version 2.5.2. After that none of the posts that had devanagari (unicode) text looked okay. After comparing the configuration files, I discovered that the troubling variable is DB_CHARSET. The default config setting is ‘utf8′. But if you have been updating the software versions, your database table is [...]
I just upgraded django tree which recently merged in the unicode support. This immediately broke django templates for venus. Here is what you need to change in planet/shell/dj.py to account for new django changes:
43c43,46
< f.write(t.render(context))
---
> ss = t.render(context)
> if [...]
Maharshtratimes.com (or maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com) is a marathi news website using unicode fonts. But it does not display correctly on firefox browser. The problem is because of a single HTML div which uses justified font style. It displays correctly on IE (which is why it is not getting fixed) - this could be because of firefox’s buggy [...]
I created a small form using which you can search the web for unicode devanagari words. It is very cumbersome to actually enter unicode devanagari characters using qwert keyboards, so I have adopted the phonetic transliteration scheme from Manogat website. Do give it a try:
http://amit.chakradeo.net/search/
Start typing devanagari words phonetically and you will see unicode characters [...]
Update: (2006-12-19) I added a new page to collect audio versions of different stotras. Here is the link: http://amit.chakradeo.net/2006/12/19/religious-stotra/
Amazing what you can find on the web!
index_ram
Here is another link
Ram Raksha Stotra
Viniyogah:
Aasya Shriramrakshastrotamantrasya budhkaushik hrishi:
ShriSitaramcandro devta anushtup Chanda: Sita shakti:
Shriman hanuman keelkam ShriRamcandapreetyeRthe
Ramrakshastotrajape vinyOgah:
Dhyaaedaajaanu baahum dhyaanam dhrit shar
dhanusham badhhpadmaasanastham
Peetam vaaso [...]
