Hi All,
I suppose this is a long established issue that would make quite a few people happy
when it is resolved.
Currently, one can read Unicode on the Linux console. In addition, one can write Unicode
on the Linux console with the expeption of accents; you cannot use dead keys.
(Of course I am refering to languages without combining characters, etc...).
The issue about dead keys is described at
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=143014
There was a discussion on LKML about this issue with the aim to get the patch by
Chris Heath included (http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0412.1/1039.html).
The reaction was not positive (not complaining), see http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0412.1/1575.html
and there was no more pressing to get it accepted.
However, this issue has to be resolved and at least basic Unicode (+accents) should be supported on the console. The ideal
situation is to be able to do a bit more languages such as arabic.
There are quite a few projects to enable the use of old computers in the developing world and there is interest
to use the Linux console (http://lists.debian.org/debian-l10n-greek/2004/12/msg00020.html)
The way I see it is to write a description of the task to enable better Unicode on the Linux console (use framebuffer?) and
post it as a "bounty" for whoever is able to implement.
- Could you have a look at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=143014
and post any information missing/corrections?
- How do you envision should change on the Linux console to support better Unicode?
- Could this be written as a task (so to post as a bounty)?
Cheers, Simos
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