Incorrect characters displayed for Tamil font in android(Latha.ttf)

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I need to use tamil on textviews in my app so I create a TypeFace from assets and set it to the textview, but the characters appear out of order(mixed) for combined characters. I load the strings from the resources.(string.xml in utf-8 encoding) How to solve this issue?

Im also looking to support hindi and tamil fonts in my app. as they're the core features of my app. — Aman Alam, Dec 10 '10 at 06:18

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 10 '10 at 05:48

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Currently android does not have a tamil font Shaping Engine. So have to manually reorder the characters based on the tamil language rules.

answered Dec 10 '10 at 05:48

FTCube

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 14 '11 at 15:57

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use fonts like "Bamini.ttf" else some TSCII fonts. It works fine for me. It should work for you too.

answered Feb 14 '11 at 15:57

Jay Mayu

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Incorrect characters displayed for Tamil font in android(Latha.ttf)

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