MICROCOMPUTER BASED MULTILINGUAL TEXT EDITOR

Abstract

The basic idea of the present work is to develop different Indian languages script on the CRT terminal using fac ili ties o f 8275 CRT '- controller, since the general purpose CRT terminal is used to implement these languages, a monitor. -program , is developed to suit all the requirements. Extra hardware is !, added to the existing CRT interface for developing the scripts. This gives facility of many languages to be used in the system. There is provision for 8 languages in the present system. The languages attempted ' for the present work are,' English, Hindi, Marathi and Kannada.:. Keyboardsof these; languages are designed accurclingly. Next phase of this work is the Editor software, This, •'helps to correct the typed information..,, Editor can work irrespective of the language selected for use. For the development of Editor, 8086 Microcomputer kit is used. (VMC-86/3- manufactured by. VINYTICS PERIPHARALS Pvt.Ltd) Standard functions are developed in the editor to correct the data. The. printer ,infaced is done in the present work to, get the hard copy of the typed information. The languages that printer can ' .print are, English, Hindi, Marathi, Software program is developed to get printing in Hindi and Marathi. Printer' is_used in the dot address able graphic mode for the purpose.