Kannada Paninikeypad 1.4.0
Device: iOS iPhone
Category: Utilities
Price: $2.99, Version: 1.3.0 -> 1.4.0 (iTunes)
Description:Type in Kannada, fast and easy on the iPhone to send text messages (SMS) and emails, FB and twitter!The Panini Keypad is a serial global award winning invention that allows you to type fast on the phone through an intelligent predictive keypad that is based on linguistics!How to type.Look for the character and indicate it. If you do not find the character, press the Next for more predicted characters.For yuktakshars, put the halant/virama shown in red in between the consonants.These are all according to standard Unicode rules for digital input of Kannada but you have to grow familiar.Here are few examples.ಕ್ಲಿಷ್ಟಕರ = ಕ + ್ + ಲ + ಿ + ಷ + ್ + ಟ + ಕ + ರNote that was a yuktakshar, so you put a virama/halant in between.ತ್ರಿಮೂರ್ತಿ = ತ + ್ + ರ + ಿ + ಮ + ೂ + ರ + ್ + ತ + ಿNote that the matra (a dependent vowel is always entered after the consonant even though it may be actually occuring on top or after in form). That is merely typography, not orthography.ವೃದ್ದಾಶ್ರಮ = ವ + ೃ + ದ + ್ + ದ + ಾ + ಶ + ್ + ರ + ಮ A typical yuktakshar usage.ಕುರುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ = ಕ+ ು + ರ + ು + ಕ + ್ + ಷ + ೇ + ತ + ್ + ರDid you know, kshya is actually only a yuktakshar, you probably did.ವ್ಯಗ್ಞಾನಿಕ = ವ+ ್ + ಯ + ಗ + ್ + ಞ + ಾ + ನ + ಿ + ಕA gya is a yuktakshar too.ಜ್ಞಾನಜ್ಯೋತಿ = ಜ+ ್ + ಞ + ಾ + ನ + ಜ + ್ + ಯ + ೋ + ತ + ಿTry them, you will soon figure out.ರಾತ್ರೋರಾತ್ರಿ = ರ + ಾ + ತ + ್ + ರ + ೋ + ರ + ಾ + ತ + ್ + ರ + ಿ ಬುದ್ದಿಭ್ರಮಣೆ = ಬ + ು + ದ + ್ + ದ + ಿ + ಭ + ್ + ರ + ಮ + ಣ + ೆಸಮೃದ್ಧಿ ಸ+ಮ+ೃ+ದ+್+ಧ+ಿವ್ಯಗ್ಞಾನಿಕ = ವ + ್ + ಯ + ಗ + ್ + ಞ + ಾ + ನ + ಿ + ಕ ವೃದ್ದಾಶ್ರಮ = ವ + ೃ + ದ + ್ + ದ + ಾ + ಶ + ್ + ರ + ಮಧರ್ಮಸ್ಥಳ = ಧ + ರ + ್ + ಮ + ಸ + ್ + ಥ + ಳಜ್ಞಾನಜ್ಯೋತಿ = ಜ + ್ + ಞ + ಾ + ನ + ಜ + ್ + ಯ + ೋ + ತ + ಿ Each character type, swar varna, vyanjan varna, matra, special symbols are shown in different colours in the Panini Keypad for your assistance and also learning. There are some examples you can experience it yourself.The Panini Keypad is a dictionaryless technology so it will assist you to write words within and outside the dictionary, its based on linguistics and it is at the next level from what you are familiar with, yes globally.This Kannada product was made with bias for both the forms of Kannada as written in India and the world. :)Hope that was enough if you tried each of them. The Panini Keypad will assist you with the accurate predictions along the way. Space twice for a purna viram.Have the patience to learn and very soon you will be typing faster in Kannada than you write in English on your phone.The Ergonomic mode is for your thumbing and Nearest Key mode more appropriate for using when using your finger.This is a new paradigm on how non latin languages are efficiently supported on digital devices and this has been developed for every language of India and the world. Its a breakthrough. Keep the faith and spread the word!www.PaniniKeypad.com"Go ahead and faith will come to you" - Rene Descartes
What's New
Better Prediction Qualityword prediction or word associationDirect post on Facebook & TwitterEnglish QWERTY keyboard with word predictionAll ottakshara, Kannada numerals & symbols are supported.
Kannada Paninikeypad