Edit a Tamil thesis PDF

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A thesis goes through several final touches: a typo found at the last minute, numbering that must start after the front matter, a signed approval page to insert and a repository file size limit.

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What people change in a thesis

✓Typos and small corrections
✓Page numbers from the first chapter
✓Signed approval page
✓File size for the repository

Typing Tamil

The editor has a built in Tamil keyboard: press the अ/A button while editing and type Tamil letters by clicking, next to your normal keyboard. Characters to check after editing: ஸ்ரீ, க்ஷ.

Which font new Tamil text uses

First the font your PDF already uses for Tamil, even when only a few of its letters are embedded: MythosPDF loads the complete font and sets new letters in it. If the PDF has no Tamil font at all, it asks before adding an open Noto font for those letters, and tells you it did. Tamil is a shaped script, so each word is shaped with the full font before it is written, and the real letters are stored so the text stays searchable.

Serif fonts for a Tamil thesis

18 open font families in the editor's catalogue cover Tamil. These are serif fonts with the most weights and languages.

All 18 fonts for Tamil

Questions people ask

+Can I use Roman numerals for the front matter?

Not yet. Arabic numbers are supported.

+My university requires PDF/A. Can you convert?

Not yet. Most thesis tools and word processors can export PDF/A directly.

+Can I write parts of the thesis in Tamil and parts in English?

Yes. Each language is set in the font the PDF uses for it, so a bilingual thesis keeps both fonts.

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