Enabling Tamil support in Kindle 3

[krishvr]

Originally Posted by vvk

Hello ,
I have 3.0.2 and I installed this but the tamil characters are not being displayed properly.I couldnot figure where I am going wrong.This is how I did it

1.copied the src folder and update_*_install.bin file corresponding to my version in the root folder.

2.placed the fertigo tamil folder in the root folder .

And how do I change the typeface? BTW I have duokan installed in my kindle.Will that affect this in any way ?

Thanks

1. First you got to install jail break hack
2. Second, install font hack
3. manually copy the fonts to linkfonts\fonts folder. I recommend restart using blank reboot file in the linkfonts folder
4. I don't have kindle 3rd gen. as per murali's comment, if you press the Aa key on the keyboard, you can set the typeface to regular. you should be able to read the document then.

[krishvr]

Originally Posted by krishvr

I followed all the steps. I could get the parthiban kanavu book with the text displaying in tamil name adjacent to it. However, when i load the book, jumbled characters are displayed. Kindle 2nd generation doesnt provide option to change the typeface. When i use Aa key in the keyboard, i can only change font size, orientation but not typeface. Is there anyway, i can set typeface to regular in Kindle 2nd generation key board device?

Update from my end.

Finally, i figured out, how to make this working in kindle 2nd generation international edition.

1. After following all the steps, i still had the problem of seeing the title in tamil text and content inside the book in jumbled characters.
2. I suspected something wrong with serif_regular font. Since the title was showing properly, i copied the serif_bold font as serif_regular and removed the existing one from linkfonts/fonts folder. After a framework restart using reboot file, i could start reading the tamil document attached in the beginning of the thread. I believe this is the hack for the 2nd gen device as there is no option to set the typeface to regular.

[subra]

Hi Murali,
I tried the Fertigo Tamil Fonts RAR file. That file does not contain any Tamil Fonts. I have hacked Kindle 3 as per the instructions and installed Fertigo Tamil Fonts file. Still i am getting garbled image only. Am I missing something? Please advise.
Thanks
Subra

[aditya3098]

Aaah... Good to see some tamilins on this forum

[karthikk]

Hi All!!! I'm Karthik. New to this forum. I bought a new kindle (version 3.3)I want to read lot of Tamil books...I have tried in many ways to convert Tamil books for kindle but no use ..Is there any other way to read Tamil books without jailbreak? I'm afraid to do it.. Please reply me ..

[pvicc]

It is simple easy and working for me.

Please go through this step by step
http://booksprung.com/change-the-fon...out-hacking-it


My only problem is wide margin when i convert directly from project madurai.

Please download some tsc fonts and read.

Cheers

[sriramvenkatesan]

Can any one tell on how to make the below page readable as a MOBI/EPUB format on Kindle 4

http://www.projectmadurai.org/pm_ete...ni0005_02.html

I have been trying for a long time but could not get it through.

I have already jail broke my Kindle 4

Thanks

[ixtab]

http://ebook.online-convert.com/convert-to-mobi

Looks correct to me, even though I obviously don't understand anything.

[sriramvenkatesan]

@ixtab, are you able to see the tamil fonts? What font hacks have you installed? Thanks. I am able to read this in Calibre. But when I open it in my Kindle 4 it shows junk characters and not the tamil fonts?

I have already installed the Tamil fonts using the Font Hack. Am I doing anything wrong? Thanks

[ixtab]

Originally Posted by sriramvenkatesan

@ixtab, are you able to see the tamil fonts? What font hacks have you installed? Thanks. I am able to read this in Calibre. But when I open it in my Kindle 4 it shows junk characters and not the tamil fonts?

I have already installed the Tamil fonts using the Font Hack. Am I doing anything wrong? Thanks

I don't have any font hacks installed. Newer Kindles support the full UTF-8 spectrum without any hacks. So maybe you are actually having problems *because* you messed with the fonts

[sriramvenkatesan]

@ixtab, does Kindle 4 support (non Touch) the full UTF-8 spectrum without any hack?

Thanks

[NiLuJe]

@sriramvenkatesan: Yes, as does the K3. (Well, I wouldn't say the full unicode range, because that's unrealistic, but *a lot* of it. Same as the K5.).

[kindlevikatan]

Thanks for this post. After this jailbread and font change, I alwasy reading tamil in my kindle. Moreover now I developed a software to screen scrap vikatan magazines and create mobi book.
See this blog for more info

http://kindlevikatan.wordpress.com

[pondyanand]

Hi,
Many thanks for this thread; I'm able to read tamil in my Kindle 3.
Have one query. When I try to change HTML to mobi (with all the process mentioned); the font seems to be bit thin on one side and narrow. But it's readable and no issues in Tamil per se.

Can you please help in the right formatting of the fonts (size, font name etc) when I format in Word before converting to HTML->UnitoTASCII->MOBI.

Regards,
Anand V

[enovel]

I am planning to purache Kindle 6'' WiFi 2GB with Special Offers (Imported).
All my ebooks (in tamil) are in pdf format. I am having the PDF mostly with scanned copies of real book. Is it possible to read those pdf in kindle ereader.