Google Launched Multilingual Virtual Keyboard
Out of my fascination Search Giant, I think now Web Giant Google launched Virtual Keyboard in more than 35 languages. Users can now input their search queries in their regional language. However last year Google launched Transliteration Input Method Editor [IME], by this small nifty tool users were able to type in their regional languages without any typing knowledge.
To use this tool go to Google search home page in your regional language. Beside the search querry field, you will find this icon
By clicking this keyboard icon a virtual AJAX keyboard will pop up. Now you can enter your queries with this multilingual keyboard.
However If your language in not currently included in the list. There is no need to disappoint, as Google promised to increase the no of language supported and you can also vote [click here] for your language.
The Languages Supported are:
Albanian, Hindi, Arabic, Armenian, Basque, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Finnish, Galician, Georgian, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Kazakh, Kirghiz, Macedonian, Malayalam, Mongolian, Persian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Tatar, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek
Google knows the pulses of it's users, knows about every problem users face. This was one of the biggest trouble for users, as in India we use the Roman English keyboard. More than half of Indian population is ignorant of English, unable to enter proper search query. And also they are not able to type in Hindi. So I find it very useful for people, especially the villagers.
What do you say?
Shekhar Sahu
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Its difficult to type in Hindi. I tried many times :)
If keyboard is difficult you can use transliteration IME.
Virtual keyboard is always good to keep save. Thanks for sharing this useful info.
I remember trying the bookmarklet for this when it came out. However, found ILIT tool by Microsoft to be better than this (at least for Bengali). So I use that.
If i need then i use only transliteration IME by google and some other.
Very useful one.
Cool! Can't wait till they integrate this feature to my language! :D
Helpful for those people around the world who are ignorant of english.Thanks for sharing.
I do not think this work while we can not type it, this will slow down our work too
Google's linguistics web services are usually top notch and the recent addition of a 35 language virtual keyboard only make things even better.
@Pabudu If you start voting we too, then your language will also be included.
@David How if the content is also in the other language. Now it'd be same as domain.
@Tech Chunks
There are several linguistic features from Google only.
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Google's linguistics web services are usually top notch and the recent addition of a 35 language virtual keyboard only make things even better.
I remember trying the bookmarklet for this when it came out. However, found ILIT tool by Microsoft to be better than this (at least for Bengali). So I use that.