<snip> > I have a couple of questions .. > I read that Korean and Chinese have complex scripts .. and I was > wondering how is the input parsed and everything .. did you guys at > Valve write your own code or did you call some windows APIs to do > that? > We use a window API for character input (IME in particular) with some VGUI2 wrappers to expose its functionality (like changing keyboard language).
> Also, is it possible to manipulate the console? atleast after my mod > loads? > Adding text to it yes, changing its layout no. > and something that is not directly related: how does Source map the > keyboard buttons to their corresponding unicode characters? > We process the WM_CHAR/WM_SYSCHAR windows message that provides unicode characters directly. - Alfred > On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 16:55:46 -0700, Hasan Aljudy > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I know this is old :) two monthes old, but anyway. > > > > I've added some simple contextual shaping for arabic letters. > > here's a screenshot (although I think nobody will understand it) > > http://img103.exs.cx/img103/5889/sdkvehicles00023bi.jpg > > > > I basically reinvented the wheel and wrote my own code to do it, but > > the thing is, I only convert the wchar_t string after it's done > > being typed; so I didn't really add RTL support, I only re-arranged > > the the string and changed the shape of the letters according to > > their context. > > > > About this IME, I noticed there are several IME related methods in > > the IInput interface but the actual implementation of these methods > > seem to be somewhere we don't have access to. Tbh I don't really > > know much about this stuff anyway, and I never heard the term IME > > before you (Yahn) mentioned it. > > > > On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 09:06:56 -0800, Yahn Bernier > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I found this to be somewhat useful when researching the issue: > > > > > > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0735615837/qid=1102179 > > > 643/ > > > sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i2_xgl14/103-0137991-2115829?v=glance&s=books& > > > n=50 > > > 7846 > > > > > > However, the vgui_controls code in the SDK should allow you to do > > > a > > > lot of this (adding RTL reading support to Label/TextEntry) > > > including hooking up the RTL IME in TextEntry if you are motivated > > > enough. I know I've seen both Arabic and Hebrew text when playing > > > CS:Source, so the fundamental support seems to already work, > > > except for the reading order. > > > > > > Adding a new language will involve adding the various > > > closecaption_newlanguage/vgui_newlanguage/steamui_newlanguage text > > > files. > > > > > > Valve itself will probably be adding additional localizations to > > > Source over time, since if you'd done it 9 times, adding one more > > > isn't so hard. > > > > > > I'll add the IME (Input Method Editor/Keyboard Layout) help docs > > > to > > > the SDK at some point "soon". > > > > > > Yahn > > > Valve > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hasan > > > Aljudy > > > > > > Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 12:46 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Adding other languages .. (localization) > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Does anybody of any resoures on the internet about coding unicode > > > stuff and the like? > > > > > > On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 21:54:32 -0800, Alfred Reynolds > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > The Source engine fully supports the unicode character set. We > > > > do not currently support right to left text entry. Mods can > > > > define the fonts used to render their game, you would need to > > > > use one that includes the > > > > > > > Arabic character set. You could use the vgui controls source > > > > code as a > > > > > > > base to implement right to left text controls. So yes, it could > > > > be done inside your mod (but not in the initial GameUI). > > > > > > > > - Alfred > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----Original Message---- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > > > Hasan Aljudy Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 9:44 PM To: > > > > hlcoders Subject: [hlcoders] Adding other languages .. > > > > (localization) > > > > > > > > > I really have no idea if this is possible or not, but is it > > > > > possible > > > > > > > > to add support for additional languages? not programming > > > > > languages > > > .. > > > > > I'm talking about localization and stuff. > > > > > > > > > > basically, I noticed steam doesn't quite support arabic, the > > > > > source engine can render arabic fonts fine, the problem I > > > > > think > > > > > is related to encoding or something. > > > > > I can't just type stuff in notepad and copy it over, because > > > > > even though it looks correct in notepad, once I copy it to > > > > > Source, it gets distorted .. I have to use the character map > > > > > and > > > > > copy stuff from there. an arabic letter have several forms > > > > > depending on its position in the word .. initial, middle, > > > > > final .. etc. > > > > > > > > > > my question is, is it possible to code stuff like this with > > > > > the SDK? or is this not aailable to us? > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > > > archives, please visit: > > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > > archives, > > > please visit: > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > archives, please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > archives, please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
