hello zeeshan i am forwading your email to our member who is working on this project
sdg .. your area actually ..pk ----- Original Message ----- From: Zeeshan Hasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 3:20 PM Subject: Bangla-enabling of Linux > > > -- > COMMENT FROM KOLKATA: In a discussion arising on the Linux-Bangalore > non-tech list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> P.K.Sharma > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> of Calcutta said: > "I find this info quite useful. In Calcutta we are working on > bringing Bengali into Linux. A member claims success in it too!..." > -- > > Dear Mr. P. K. Sharma, > > I came across the above and was eager to get in touch with you. I am currently involved with an voluntary organization of open-source developers in Dhaka named BIOS (Bangla Innovation through Open Source) which is trying to Bangla-enable the Linux desktop. I would very much appreciate if you could share your experience from Kolkaka with us. > > The approach that we are taking is to modify the code of the IndiX project of NCST, which uses a Hindi OTF font to Hindi-enable all X windows programs in Linux. The main barrier we are facing is that we have been unable to locate any free Bangla OTF font, and so are having to develop our own, even though our developers' experience with OTF fonts is limited. > > Would appreciate any help or suggestions you could give us. You can get in touch with BIOS either by writing to me or to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thank You! > > Best, > Zeeshan Hasan > BIOS > > > > -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html
