Unicode Help Pages

Unicode is an international standard to encode written characters in the computer. XOBDO uses unicode to display Indic Languages, i.e., Assamese, Bodo, Mising, Bishnupriya texts. Bodo uses Devanagari scripts whereas Assamese, Mising, Bishpriya etc use Eastern-Nagari Script. If your computer is NOT setup properly, you may not see Unicode characters (e.g. উল্লেখযোগ্য) correctly as shown below...

This is how you should see .

How to configure Indic Language Support ?

To configue your computer, you need to
(1) install unicode fonts. You can download such fonts from : (a) Chicago University's Page, (b) Wazu's Website , or (c) Ekushey.Org
(2) enable Indic Language supports. Windows XP and Vista come with all the required files. How to enable Indic Language Support can be found in Wikipedia .

How to write in Unicode (Assamese, Bodo, Manipuri etc)?

Once your computer is properly configured for Unicode display, you may like to write or type in Unicode. There are a lots of free software available in the internet that enables to do so. Two most common software that supports Indic scripts are: 1. BARAHA, 2. AVRO, or 3. Ekushey.Org
XOBDO's volunteers also developed a keyboard to carry out the task. Please find the details here...
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Alternatively, you can use XOBDO's online SmartKeyboard 1.0