Like so many things in .NET, this turned out to be easy - as long as you know how to do it.
Following effective thirty line grid code will show all the Tamil letters, and can select and make a text:
You need csharp compiler to compile the code obviously. You can download the compiler from MicroSoft site, which is free for non-commercial use. Save this code in a .cs file (file named with extension .cs). Compile typing: csc <name>.cs in a command prompt window. Run typing just <name> .
using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Drawing;
public class dataGrid:Form {
public static void Main() {
Application.Run(new dataGrid());
Application.Exit();
}
DataGridView datagrid = new DataGridView();
TextBox text = new TextBox();
public dataGrid() {
int i,j;
String[] UCodeValues = {
" ","அ","ஆ","இ","ஈ","உ","ஊ","எ","ஏ","ஐ","ஒ","ஓ","ஔ",
"க்","க","கா","கி","கீ","கு","கூ","கெ","கே","கை","கொ","கோ","கௌ",
"ங்","ங","ஙா","ஙி","ஙீ","ஙு","ஙூ","ஙெ","ஙே","ஙை","ஙொ","ஙோ","ஙௌ",
"ச்","ச","சா","சி","சீ","சு","சூ","செ","சே","சை","சொ","சோ","சௌ",
"ஞ்","ஞ","ஞா","ஞி","ஞீ","ஞு","ஞூ","ஞெ","ஞே","ஞை","ஞொ","ஞோ","ஞௌ",
"ட்","ட","டா","டி","டீ","டு","டூ","டெ","டே","டை","டொ","டோ","டௌ",
"ண்","ண","ணா","ணி","ணீ","ணு","ணூ","ணெ","ணே","ணை","ணொ","ணோ","ணௌ",
"த்","த","தா","தி","தீ","து","தூ","தெ","தே","தை","தொ","தோ","தௌ",
"ந்","ந","நா","நி","நீ","நு","நூ","நெ","நே","நை","நொ","நோ","நௌ",
"ப்","ப","பா","பி","பீ","பு","பூ","பெ","பே","பை","பொ","போ","பௌ",
"ம்","ம","மா","மி","மீ","மு","மூ","மெ","மே","மை","மொ","மோ","மௌ",
"ய்","ய","யா","யி","யீ","யு","யூ","யெ","யே","யை","யொ","யோ","யௌ",
"ர்","ர","ரா","ரி","ரீ","ரு","ரூ","ரெ","ரே","ரை","ரொ","ரோ","ரௌ",
"ல்","ல","லா","லி","லீ","லு","லூ","லெ","லே","லை","லொ","லோ","லௌ",
"வ்","வ","வா","வி","வீ","வு","வூ","வெ","வே","வை","வொ","வோ","வௌ",
"ழ்","ழ","ழா","ழி","ழீ","ழு","ழூ","ழெ","ழே","ழை","ழொ","ழோ","ழௌ",
"ள்","ள","ளா","ளி","ளீ","ளு","ளூ","ளெ","ளே","ளை","ளொ","ளோ","ளௌ",
"ற்","ற","றா","றி","றீ","று","றூ","றெ","றே","றை","றொ","றோ","றௌ",
"ன்","ன","னா","னி","னீ","னு","னூ","னெ","னே","னை","னொ","னோ","னௌ",
"ஜ்","ஜ","ஜா","ஜி","ஜீ","ஜு","ஜூ","ஜெ","ஜே","ஜை","ஜொ","ஜோ","ஜௌ",
"ஷ்","ஷ","ஷா","ஷி","ஷீ","ஷு","ஷூ","ஷெ","ஷே","ஷை","ஷொ","ஷோ","ஷௌ",
"ஹ்","ஹ","ஹா","ஹி","ஹீ","ஹு","ஹூ","ஹெ","ஹே","ஹை","ஹொ","ஹோ","ஹௌ",
"ஸ்","ஸ","ஸா","ஸி","ஸீ","ஸு","ஸூ","ஸெ","ஸே","ஸை","ஸோ","ஸோ","ஸௌ",
"ஃ",""+(char)3021,""+(char)3006,""+(char)3007,""+(char)3008,
""+(char)3009,""+(char)3010,""+(char)3014,""+(char)3015,
""+(char)3016,""+(char)3018,""+(char)3019,""+(char)3020,"ஸ்ரீ",
",",".",";",":","?","!","(",")","-"," "," "," "," ",
"0","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9"," "," "," "
};
int ncol = 26, nrow = 13;
int cellht = 20, cellwdth = 35;
datagrid.ColumnCount = ncol;
datagrid.RowCount = nrow;
for (j=0; j<datagrid.ColumnCount;j++) {
datagrid.Columns[j].Width = cellwdth;
datagrid.Columns[j].ReadOnly = true;
datagrid.Columns[j].Resizable = DataGridViewTriState.False;
for (i=0; i<datagrid.RowCount;i++) {
if (j==0) datagrid.Rows[i].Height = cellht;
if (j==0) datagrid.Rows[i].ReadOnly = true;
if (j==0) datagrid.Rows[i].Resizable = DataGridViewTriState.False;
if (j*nrow+i < UCodeValues.Length)
datagrid[j,i].Value = UCodeValues[j*nrow+i];
}
}
datagrid.ColumnHeadersVisible = false;
datagrid.RowHeadersVisible = false;
datagrid.Click += new EventHandler(datagrid_click);
this.Text = "தமிழ் எழுத்துக்கள்";
this.Size = new Size(ncol*cellwdth+30,(nrow+3)*cellht+40+25);
this.Location = new Point(100,50);
this.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.Manual;
this.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.Sizable;
//this.CancelButton = buttonExit;
this.MaximizeBox = false;
this.MinimizeBox = false;
text.Size = new Size(10*cellwdth,cellht);
text.Location = new Point((int)(1.75*cellwdth),(int)(1.5*cellht));
datagrid.Size = new Size(ncol*cellwdth+3,nrow*cellht+3);
datagrid.Location = new Point(5,this.Height-datagrid.Height-43);
this.Controls.Add(text);
this.Controls.Add(datagrid);
this.Show();
}
private void datagrid_click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
text.Text += (String)datagrid.CurrentCell.Value;
}
}
You need csharp compiler to compile the code obviously. You can download the compiler from MicroSoft site, which is free for non-commercial use. Save this code in a .cs file (file named with extension .cs). Compile typing: csc <name>.cs in a command prompt window. Run typing just <name> .
