Install Urdu on Computer

Step 1: Urdu Nastaleeq Fonts Installer (v2.1)

Released 10th March, 2009

اگر آپ یہ اردو الفاظ اسی طرح ٹھیک پڑھ سکتے ہیں جیسا کہ مندرجہ ذیل اسلام کے بارے میں جملہ لکھا ہوا ہے تو پھر اردو فونٹ آپ کے کمپیوٹر پر انسٹال ہوگیا ہے یا پہلے سے ہی موجود ہے ۔اس لئے آپ کو مندرجہ ذیل ہدایات پر عمل کرنے کی ضرورت نہیں۔ ۔ لیکن اگر یہ تحریر کا انداز ویسا نہیں تو آپ فانٹ انسٹال کرکے اس کو مزید نکھار سکتے ہیں۔ شکریہ اور جزاکم اللہ

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How to install Urdu Fonts on Windows	اردو فانٹ کیسے انسٹال کریں؟
If you are using Windows XP or Vista computer, you can download and run this program: Jameel Noori Nastaleeq Urdu Fonts Installer – click here to download. When you click, you will see the following popup window, please click on the Runbutton:	اگر آپ ونڈوز کمپیوٹر استعمال کررہے ہیں تو آپ ایک خوبصورت نستعلیق فانٹ یہاں کلک کرکے ڈاؤن لوڈ کریں اور اپنے کمپیوٹر پر اس پروگرام کو چلائیں تو یہ اردو فانٹ آپ کے کمپیوٹر پر انسٹال ہوجائے گا۔. جب آپ یہ ونڈو دیکھیں تو Run کا بٹن دبائیں
and click on Run again if you get this popup window:	اور اب اگر یہ ونڈو دیکھیں تو پھر Run کا بٹن دبائیں
after this click on Next button on this screen:	اس ونڈو پر Next کا بٹن دبائیں
Next click on Install button:	اور اب Install کا بٹن دبائیں
The Urdu Fonts will be installed after this step. Please restart your Internet Browser. Enjoy reading Urdu now!	اس کے بعد اردو فانٹس انسٹال ہوجائیں گے۔ اپنے انٹرنیٹ براؤزر کو بند کرکے پھر چلائیں۔ اب آپ اردو نستعلیق میں پڑھ سکتے ہیں۔

If you get a warning on Windows Vista that a program is trying to access your computer, please allow it to run so it can install the font. After this the font will be installed and you can close the window, and restart your browser or refresh/reload this page to view the text in newly installed font. If you install the font again when new update becomes available, you may need to restart your computer.

Other Operating Systems

If you are on Linux or other operating system which also supports OpenType/TrueType fonts, then you can manually download and install the ttf files from here. The zip file contains 3 ttf files. Please follow your operating system instructions on how to install these fonts.

Installing the Urdu Font on Apple Mac

Download the font zip file from here. Extract the zip file and double click the ttf files one by one to install. When you double click the font file, you will be presented with a small preview (written in the Roman alphabet) along with a button at the bottom that says “Install Font” as shown below:

Clicking it will install the font.

Proceed to Step 2…

Step 3: Enable Unicode Urdu in Windows XP

If you are on Windows XP, follow these steps: (Note: this step is not required for Windows Vista/7/8)

• Click on Start, Settings, and then Control Panel
  
• Click on Regional and Language Options. (You may need Windows XP CD in your CD/DVD drive after this step)
  
• Click on Languages tab, and select first checkbox that says “Install files for complex scripts and right-to-left languages…”
  

  and then click on OK button. This will bring this prompt. Click OK button to continue:

  
• Now it will ask you for Windows XP CD in your CD/DVD drive:
  

  Once you press ok and the correct CD is in the drive, it will continue with the installation like this:

  
• Next it will ask you to restart the computer. Select No at this time.
  
• Now click on the Details… button which will bring this window, which lists the currently installed languages and keyboards:
  
• Now click on the Add… button which will bring this window, where you will select Input language: Urduand Keyboard layout/IME: Urdu Phonetic 1.0 (this is the keyboard layout that we installed in step 2)
  
• Now press OK on all windows to close them. You can restart your computer now to load new settings. Once you have restarted, you can see that Urdu language is available in your taskbar as shown in this screen shot:
  
• Now to switch between Urdu and English, you can press Alt+Shift. Or on your taskbar you can see EN orUR and click on it to select the language.

Removing Ads in Firefox for the Caring Muslim

Since I use MediaFire for some of the download links, and MediaFire often displays Haraam advertisements that annoy the Muslim who cares for his religion, I thought I share the following method on how to (almost) completely remove advertisements (not just from MediaFire but all other kinds of websites) for the users of Firefox. Inshaa’Allaah methods for blocking ads in other browsers will be added in the future. To visualize the difference, take a look at the following MediaFire download page, before and after removing the ads:

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STEP 1

If you are not a Firefox user, and you don’t give much care as to what type of browser you use, I suggest you download Firefox browser from the following link:

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STEP 2

1) While surfing in Firefox, click the following link:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865/

2) Click the button “Add to Firefox“. A yellow bar should appear at the top of the page requiring your permission to download the addon. Click the “Allow” button at the right side of the bar.

3) After clicking the “Allow” button, a dialog box should appear with an “Install Now” and a “Cancel” button. Click the “Install Now” button to begin installation.

4) Wait until the addon is downloaded and installed.

5) After installing is finished, a yellow bar should appear with a “Restart Firefox” button. Click that button to restart Firefox.

6) After restarting Firefox, visit the following page to install another addon named “Adblock Plus: Element Hiding Helper” which is meant for fighting text ads. Follow the same steps as above to download and install it:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4364/

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STEP 3

After installing the second addon, while using Firefox browser, visit the following page:

http://adblockplus.org/en/subscriptions

You should see a page that reads “Known Adblock Plus subscriptions” with a table of data beneath it. These are lists of websites that you can tell Adblock to block them and eradicate them during your browsing experience. You can select many lists. However, if you mainly visit English websites, choose only the English lists, and likewise for other languages.

1) In order to subscribe to a list, click on the links next to the “Subscribe:” title on the right column of the table in the row of each item.

2) Make sure to scroll down the page and select many of the “Fanboy’s List” items (not just those shown below in the image but also others further down the list).

3) After you click on a “Subscribe:” item, a dialog box should come up. Make sure the checkbox “Update filters automatically” is checked and click the “Add subscription” button.

After adding a good number of lists, inshaa’Allaah you will be protected from all kinds of ads recognized by the addon.