Madhyam
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'''Madhyam''' is a [[Devanagari]] [[word processor]] that complies with the Inscript Devanagari Text Input Standard authenticated by the [[Government of India]], the [[Unicode Consortium]] and [[Indian Bureau of Standards]]. It allows typing text in [[Indian languages]], i.e. [[Hindi]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Sanskrit]], [[Nepali language|Nepali]] and [[Konkani language|Konkani]].
Developed by Balendu Sharma Dadhich, it can be used for creating, opening, saving and modifying text files and taking print-outs. The software also allows sending [[email]] and surfing [[Hindi]] websites. Apart from Inscript (sometimes called 'Phonetic') keyboard, it also supports traditional Remington keyboard layout.
The latest version of Madhyam does not support [[Unicode]] and [[Rich Text Format|RTF]] like full formatting, but future versions of Madhyam might support them. The software has been created with the sole purpose of promoting use of Hindi and other Indian languages in the world of computing.
Also notably is the [http://hi.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice Hindi project], which aims on translating the open source suite into Hindi.
==See also==
*[[List of word processors]]
==External links==
*[http://www.balendu.com/madhyam/ Madhyam: Free Devanagari Hindi word Processor]
*[http://www.balendu.com Developer's Website]
*[http://www.prabhasakshi.com/madhyam/madhyam.zip Download Madhyam]
*[http://www.akshargram.com/sarvagya/index.php/Madhyam More Info on Sarvagya Hindi Wiki]
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