Hi Shridhar,
Can you send me this editot if it is free for use ? And the fonts ?
Can we work on the development that I have mentioned on fonts. This is a
project, which we can do as a GPL/open source project by involving many
people with the sole aim of creating user friendly fonts+keyboards in
indian languages for the spread of computers in India. And aligning the
whole project with open-source from the beginning itself, we take Linux
to every home (so to say).
Perpahs Bharatbhasha'a work or some other similar open work can be taken
as the starting point.
Shridhar Daithankar wrote:
>
> Sudhir Gandotra wrote:
> >
> > Hi Shridhar,
> > When I said GPL, I meant that a font which anyone can use. Like
> > Bharatbhasha'a fonts which I have started using. The trouble with the
> > Bharatbhasha guys is that they are not available for any discussion on
> > further improvements / developments / work in more languages, and I want
> > to give a strong push to such (freely usable and with a phonetic
> > keyboard like that of Bharatbhasha) Indian-language fonts by promoting
> > their use in many organisations and on atleast one major websites that
> > is being planned in all Indian languages.
> > Can you help me reach a font with such specs :
> > Phonetic keyboard;
>
> This is not self advertising but I have written a deonaagaree phonetic editor
> which can translate between english and deonaagaree. It's potentially multifont.
> So you type same language from english keyboard and it can convert it to proper
> text.
>
> It needs much polish but it's usable. I have published poems using that...
>
> > Available or being developed in all Indian languages;
> > No locks, etc. for use on any number of machines;
> > Usable on all platforms (Linux, windoze, etc.);
> > Dynamic version available for website.
>
> That thing is bit difficult. Somehow I am not convinced that web is good enough
> editor platform. But it remains a vital application.
>
> >
> > If someone wants, I can get a commercial order to help one-time
> > development also; an offer which I ahve sent to Bharatbhasha and got no
> > response.
> >
> > The other question: Can you help me with steps to load ttf fonts
> > (Bharatbhasha for example) on Linux ? I use RedHat 6.2 with KDE that
> > came with PCQ.
>
> Search for kfontinst on freshmeat. It can handle any ttf font. Good enough. You
> won't ask for anything else...
>
> Bigger problem than font is the keyboard. There is no widespread and practical
> keyboard (as practical as english) due to inherent phonetic nature of languages
> and of course due to inherent complexity....
>
> I would be more than glad to offer any help....
>
> Shridhar
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