Hi again, Ive updated http://code.google.com/p/nepaliconverter/ with a beta release:
Try it: 1) download http://nepaliconverter.googlecode.com/files/ConversionTools4-2008-12-04.zip 2) unzip the file 3) start 'run.bat' (also on Linux :-) You need to have Java installed (http://java.com). Please all consider if you know someone who would like to finish this project with me! Jacob 2008/11/28 Jacob N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi all, > > Im a Danish programmer living in Nepal, Kathmandu until April. > In Denmark im an assistant professor in conputer engineering, and have > i.a. written 3 books on Java programming (http://javabog.dk). > > Ive done 80% of the work on an Open Source tool for converting mixed > Nepali documents using Nepali fonts to Unicode. > The converter i revolutionary in comparision to what exists right now: > - formatted Supports OpenOffice documents natively, and HTML, RTF > (perhaps Ill even allow Word documents:-) through plugins > - mixed Preeti, Kantipur, Courier, mixed formats etc are converted > correctly, with all formatting intact > - conversion tables are kept in user friendly spreadsheets (one for > each font) > - clipboard conversion > - much more user friendly than existsing tools. F.eks. user does not > need to know about or specify text encodings > - a lot of other things > > > All in all a biiiiig step forward for Digital Nepal !!! > > > I did it with MPP but the problem is that now they don't have the > resources to finish the job with me. > > So anyone for finishing http://code.google.com/p/nepaliconverter/ ? > > You'll have to know some Java and be ready to do (or delegate) the > spreadsheet work for the font conversion tables > (see > http://code.google.com/p/nepaliconverter/source/browse/trunk/ConversionTools4/res/preeti_unicode.ods > for an example). > > > > Perhaps some company could assign a developer to this and get great > publicity when its finished and they can publish it in their own name > (must remain Open Source, of course). > I suppose 2 months on half time work for a developer is needed. > > Jacob -- Jacob Nordfalk Venu al la plej granda kultura evento en esperantujo: Kultura Esperanto-Festivalo - la 7a ĝis la 12a de julio 2009 - http://kef.saluton.dk --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
