Thanks Andrew, for your ideas and info.
I'll take the opportunity to pass on the following information re other localizations in Africa in 2004, and to invite interested readers to join the A12n-forum... There were a number of announcements in 2004 concerning localization of software - both Microsoft and open-source - in African languages. ** Microsoft: Swahili and Wolof ** Anyanzwa, James. 2004. "Microsoft Launches Kiswahili Edition." East African Standard, Oct. 29, 2004. http://allafrica.com/stories/200410280925.html Agence de Presse S�n�galaise (APS). 2004. "Microsoft s'engage � traduire ses logiciels en Wolof (Officiel)." APS 25-10-04. http://www.aps.sn/artfiche.php?page=id_article=3220 ** Open-source software ** Translate.org.za localized for Zulu, Sepedi and Afrikaans (see http://translate.org.za ) Kilinux localized for Swahili (see http://www.kilinux.org ) A browser was localized in Luganda: Otter, Alistair. 2004. "Uganda gets indigenous language browser." Tectonic, Sept. 15, 2004. http://www.textonic.co.za/view.php?id=342 For news on these kinds of items and general information and discussion on African languages & ICT, you are invited to join the A12n-forum. See http://lists.kabissa.org/mailman/listinfo/a12n-forum Don Osborn Bisharat.net --- In [email protected], Andrew Cunningham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > An additional though or two: > > The development of a LIP in an African language would > appear to be the second of two steps. > > Not only do you need the user interface available in > the language, but you need full OS support for the > language, ie fonts, keyboard layout, collation > sequences. You also need appropraite locales > available. > > ... ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Has someone you know been affected by illness or disease? Network for Good is THE place to support health awareness efforts! http://us.click.yahoo.com/rkgkPB/UOnJAA/Zx0JAA/TpIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanLanguages/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
