[Bug 284046] New: Problems with Hindi Keyboard Missing vowels and characters displayed on onscreen keyboard

[Prakash]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=284046

           Summary: Problems with Hindi Keyboard Missing vowels and
                    characters displayed on onscreen keyboard
           Product: kde
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: openSUSE RPMs
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: prakashchitnis at gmail.com


Version:           unspecified (using KDE 4.6.0) 
OS:                Linux

Background - I have installed OpenSUSE 11.4 (64 bit) with both Gnome and KDE
4.6.00 Desktop.  I have to create/edit documents in Hindi/Marathi and require a
keyboard in Hindi (Devnagri) script for the purpose. The keyboard menu at the
login, does not show option for Indian languages i.e. Hindi, Marathi. I tried
the command with Gnome running,  under YaST2 - Contol Center -  Hardware Group
- "System Key Board Layout.  The keyboards are not available there also.

Problem in KDE - I log into KDE and check under System Settings - Input Devices
- Keyboard.  I am able to select Hindi keyboards Hindi Wx and Hindi Bolnagri. 
However, the problem in these keyboards is that all the Hindi vowels except "आ"
are missing.

Also the onscreen keyboard does not display the Hindi alphabets which makes the
entry of hindi text tedious.

I filed a bug report in openSUSE and was advised that the problem in respect of
KDE should be projected to you.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Select either of the two hindi keyboard options with the onscreen keyboard
running.  The onscreen keyboard continues to display standard English
characters. type out all the keystrokes in a text editor.  The vowels are
missing.

Actual Results:  
The onscreen keyboard continues to display standard English characters.
The vowels are missing.

Expected Results:  
Onscreen keyboard should display characters from the selected language i.e.
hindi characters.

All the characters should be available.

The complete Hindi and Marathi alphabet i.e. characters and "matras" may be
examined in Shivaji fonts.

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