Hi, On Fri, 25 Jun 1999, Ragib Hasan wrote: > I was reading some mini-HOWTO files, and came across some documentation > on incorporating languages like Thai, Hibru, Italian, Chinese, etc in > Linux. So, how about doing the same for the Bangla language. Also, how > about making something like a Bangla script interface (like Bijoy, for > example) for using bangla kbd layouts in X . > There are two step in bengali font presentation unlike hibrew or italian. Bengali fonts codes like 'o-kar' will it be one code (as in unicode) or two codes in Bijoy ( e-kar + char+ aa-kar)? How should we write 'kake' "ka aa-kar ka e-kar" or "ka aa-kar e-kar ka"? Who should be responsible for this - the writer or the key board map prorgam. Another is in unicode where there is no place for 'juktakhkhar". Have Bangla academy or BSTI give any solution to this problem? How do u want to solve printing problem? On internet there are several research site where they focus on how to present indic languages. Some on X-windows, some even tried to latinize bangla. IIT Madras also developed a free program in X-windows. > [Using bangla in Linux would be fun. Those from Buet must have > remembered the machines in the Old comp lab, where all the dos error > messages were hacked to bangla fonts. so bad error or file name was > changed to <in bangla fonts> "Tumi dos Paro na"] > Can any body share this experience? > If anyone can help/give info, please mail me back. > Please specify the help/info range. Rumi -====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====- to unsubscribe email "unsubscribe linux-admin" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] See the linux-admin FAQ: http://www.kalug.lug.net/linux-admin-FAQ/
