[Kbabel] a novice Q

[suresh vp]

Do I need to upgrade my Qt,KDE,KBabel ?.
If u dont mind, Can u giv me the steps u did to make
it work. 
  I use RH9 on my box.

suresh
  

--- Stanislav Visnovsky
<visnovsky at nenya.ms.mff.cuni.cz> wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
> The Malayalam font works in my KBabel. I can use
> malayalam keyboard to 
> enter some glyphs, then save and load the PO file.
> I'm using Qt 3.1.1, KDE 
> 3.1.1 + KBabel from HEAD. But KBabel from 3.1.1
> should work as well.
> 
> But I can't use those Akrutimal fonts - they have
> incorrect UTF encoding 
> (seems like they use table 0).
> 
> Stanislav
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, 12 May 2003, suresh vp wrote:
> 
> > Hi
> > 
> > > I really appreciate your feedback. Any problem
> you
> > >encounter, please, let me know. Maybe we can't
> solve
> > >it, but we can at least try. Please, always use
> the
> > >kbabel list.
> > 
> > Sure 
> >  
> > > OK. I need to simulate your problems here.
> > > Unfortunatelly, the Malayalam 
> > > page is not in English, so I can't figure out,
> where
> > > to get your fonts :-(
> > 
> > Here is a couple of links where u can find fonts
> >
>
http://savannah.nongnu.org/download/smc/free-mal-fonts.pkg/1.2/
> > 
> > http://malayalamlinux.sourceforge.net/
> > 
> > > OTOH, KDE seems to support your keyboard.
> > 
> > Thanks for helping me out, I am planning to
> document
> > all these efforts, once I can successfully use
> KBabel.
> > 
> > suresh
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- Stanislav Visnovsky
> > <visnovsky at nenya.ms.mff.cuni.cz> wrote:
> > > 
> > > Hi!
> > > 
> > > First, sorry for a late answer, I've lost the
> > > message in my inbox.
> > > 
> > > On Fri, 25 Apr 2003, suresh vp wrote:
> > > 
> > > >  First of all let me say, I really appreciate
> all
> > > your
> > > > hardwork. And I am not trying to be
> complaining
> > > > person.
> > > > I realize that it is hard to edit PO files
> also.
> > > But
> > > > tools like Kbabel already covered those
> difficult
> > > > areas, it is only a matter of pushing the
> limits.
> > > 
> > > Sure.
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > >  If Kbabel can show original messages in
> English
> > > and
> > > > allow the translation input window to mix
> another
> > > > language and english, it makes life easy for a
> non
> > > > techie. Say provide a changeble language
> field.
> > > 
> > > You can mix any language you want, just change
> your
> > > keyboard. Then, there 
> > > are two problems: (1) fonts - you need a font
> with a
> > > support for the
> > > particular encoding (2) spellchecking does not
> work
> > > for multiple 
> > > languages (KDE limitation).
> > > 
> > > >  
> > > >  If you could make the system to accept
> 'unicode'
> > > in
> > > > input field, then it will help translators of
> > > > languages like Indic languages which requires
> > > > unicode-utf-8. (my language(Malayalam) happens
> to
> > > be
> > > > one). 
> > > 
> > > It does.
> > > 
> > > >    
> > > >  I am not very good in C now, as I am working
> with
> > > > java for the last 5 years. But if you think I
> can
> > > help
> > > > you in any areas, pleae let me know.
> > > 
> > > I really appreciate your feedback. Any problem
> you
> > > encounter, please, let
> > > me know. Maybe we can't solve it, but we can at
> > > least try. Please, always
> > > use the kbabel list.
> > > 
> > > OK. I need to simulate your problems here.
> > > Unfortunatelly, the Malayalam 
> > > page is not in English, so I can't figure out,
> where
> > > to get your fonts :-(
> > > 
> > > OTOH, KDE seems to support your keyboard.
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > I am from India,I beleive the more languages
> we
> > > > support, the more people we will bring to free
> > > > community (I know, I am preaching to the choir
> )U
> > > > might have heard of Bill Gates is making 
> billion
> > > > dollar investment in India to popularize
> microsoft
> > > > products. So that they can prevent Free
> Software
> > > > movement by influencing government. 
> > > 
> > > Yes, I know the story :-(.
> > > 
> > > Stanislav
> > > 
> > 
> > 
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