[Kbabel] a novice Q

[Stanislav Visnovsky]

On Wed, 14 May 2003, suresh vp wrote:

> 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.

On vanilla RH9: 

Install the malayalam font as described in 
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/release-notes/x86/

Now, it should be possible to pick the font in KBabel. Do it.

In Control Center allow to switch keyboard layouts (Regional & 
Accessibility -> Keyboard layout) and choose malayalam as a possible 
layout.

If you switch to the malayalam keyboard, KBabel will start to accept the 
characters.

Stanislav


> 
> 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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