System requirements

Baraha runs on Windows 95/98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.

BarahaIME runs on Windows 95/98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. However, if you use BarahaIME for typing Unicode text, your PC should meet the Unicode requirements mentioned below.

BarahaPad runs on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. Your PC should meet the Unicode requirements mentioned below.

Unicode requirements: (See: Unicode vs ANSI)

Script	Minimum Operating System	Default System Font
Devanagari	Windows 2000	Mangal
Tamil	Windows 2000	Latha
Kannada	Windows XP	Tunga
Telugu	Windows XP	Gautami
Gujarati	Windows XP	Shruti
Gurumukhi	Windows XP	Raavi
Malayalam	Windows XP SP2	Kartika
Bengali	Windows XP SP2	Vrinda
Oriya	Windows Vista	Kalinga

• Indian languages are enabled by default in Windows Vista, Windows 7. But, if you are using Windows 200, Windows XP, make sure Indian languages is enabled.
• Even if the operating system supports Unicode and Indian languages, not all the applications running under it may support the same.
• If an application doesn't support Unicode at all, then you will see question marks. ()
• If an application does support Unicode but not Indian languages, then you will see box characters. ()
• An application may support Unicode and Indian languages, but may not properly implement OLT (Opentype Layout Tables). In such a case, you will see improper rendering of the text as shown in the example below.
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• Not all Unicode fonts support all the ligatures. Please read...