GWE-LYWIWR MOZILLA 1.7

Installing Gwe-lywiwr Mozilla 1.7

Click on the link below toi download the easy setup program for Windows :

mozilla-win32-cyGB-1.7.7-installer.zip (14Mb)

If downloading Gwe-lywiwr Mozilla is not practical for you then it is now available on CD from Meddal (http://www.gwelywiwr.org/meddal) and Cysgliad (http://www.bangor.ac.uk/cysgliad)

Credits

Many thanks to the following for contributing their spare time and/or resources to the cause :
The software has been popular as part of the Meddal.com CD and amongst individuals within organisations such as University of Wales, Bangor and the National Library of Wales.

Welsh Google Bar

The Welsh Google Bar places conveniently at hand all of Google's Welsh web search facilities.  The interface is available also in English.

Bar Google 


Change Gwe-lywiwr Mozilla User Interface Language Button

The Welsh Google Bar includes a special extra button that switches the user interface language of Gwe-lywiwr Mozilla between Welsh and English  :

botwm iaith

It's possible to have the Gwe-lywiwr Mozilla's interface in a number of languages apart from English and Welsh. Use the following dialogue (from Edit->Preferences) to download and choose other language packs :

Dewis Iaith


Welsh Default Content

Gwe-lywiwr Mozilla contains bookmarks to the most popular Welsh language and bilingual web sites such as BBC Cymru'r Byd, Maes-E and Cymru ar y We (Wales on the Web) :

nodau tudalen

The Welsh Google Bar also includes a button to search other Welsh language search engines such as the BBC's Cymru'r Byd news web site :

Cymru Byd


Language Tools - English / Welsh Dictionaries

Part of Welsh Google Bar are the Welsh - English dictionaries at BBC Learnwelsh. The dictionaries were developed by Canolfan Bedwyr, University of Wales, Bangor. It recognizes when Welsh words have been mutated, conjugated or made plural. (e.g. gathod, gefais) :

Geiriadur Cysgair arlein

English language dictionaries are provided by dictionary.com and thesaurus.com

Language Tools - Welsh Spelling Checker

Gwe-lywiwr Mozilla includes a Welsh language spell checker. The spell checker was developed by Canolfan Bedwyr, University Of Wales, Bangor for OpenOffice.org office software and was sponsored by the Welsh Language Board.
 
Both the Welsh and English spell checkers can be used within forms in the browser  - very useful before sending e-mail from a web mail service :

webost 1

(here 'Gwirio Sillafu'/'Check Spelling' from the context menu is chosen in order for the spelling correction dialog to appear)

gwesill 2

Or the spell checker is available from within Gwe-lywiwr Mozilla's e-mail and HTML page composer applications :

Sillafu Ebost



Welsh Calendar

A calendar with not only a Welsh (and English interfaces)  :

Calendr Maes-E

but also important dates and events for Welsh speakers and Wales from subscribing to Nic Dafis' remote Welsh caledar

http://morfablog.com/ical/Gwyliau.ics


Further Information

Further information is available from 'Mozilla Foundation' web site.