On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 9:07 PM, rhn <[email protected]>wrote:

> On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:33:22 +0200
> Tom Hacohen <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 4:40 PM, rhn <[email protected]
> >wrote:
> >
> > > On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:22:36 +0200
> > > Tom Hacohen <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 3:26 PM, rhn <
> [email protected]
> > > >wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hey.
> > > > > I finally decided to switch to the new SHR-T after using the old
> SHR-U
> > > > > because I was afraid of breakage and not having time to fix stuff
> on my
> > > own.
> > > > > As I expected, most of the bugs are ironed out now, but some
> remain.
> > > > >
> > > > > The most annoying thing is that sometimes, multipart SMS I send are
> cut
> > > > > off. This happens only when my SIM card is full (I remember sending
> SMS
> > > via
> > > > > ogsmd required copying it to SIM and then sending). I guess that
> could
> > > be
> > > > > solved by copying messages from the SIM and always keeping some
> space
> > > on the
> > > > > card. Or at least presenting the user with a message along the
> lines of
> > > "You
> > > > > have to clean up your SIM card".
> > > > >
> > > > > The second most annoying thing was a bug in the new screen dimming
> > > feature.
> > > > > In some cases, using the phone irregularly causes the screen to get
> > > stuck in
> > > > > the half-lit mode. After a while, it dims again, but doesn't light
> up
> > > fully
> > > > > until restart.
> > > > >
> > > > > One more thing is Unicode support in SMS. I daresay it's actually
> > > unwelcome
> > > > > in many cases. Most mobile phones and SMS sending services convert
> > > Unicode
> > > > > to plain ASCII, because UCS-2 encoded messages are heavy and
> costly.
> > > > > Someone will say: "don't use Unicode signs". Well, that would be
> fine
> > > if
> > > > > the only input was a dumb keyboard, but our keyboards support
> > > dictionaries
> > > > > that do contain Unicode letters.
> > > > > My proposition is to mgive users choice to convert Unicode letters
> to
> > > their
> > > > > ASCII approximations. I would have done that myself, but I couldn't
> > > find my
> > > > > way through the C code responsible for that. I would happily extend
> the
> > > > > settings app though.
> > > > >
> > > > > Having said that, I have to admit that current SHR-t is the most
> > > > > comfortable image I've ever used! Being able to store all messages
> I
> > > receive
> > > > > is something I've been waiting for so long. The alarms app - it
> > > literally
> > > > > feels like someone was reading my mind!
> > > > > Last but not least, I'm happy to finally have a notes application.
> I
> > > used
> > > > > to write my notes down in text files, and that required running
> > > terminal and
> > > > > then the all-keyboard vi... BTW, there's a need for a
> finger-friendly
> > > text
> > > > > editor, too.
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers!
> > > > > rhn
> > > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > >
> > > > Concerning messages: We do send messages as 7bit gsm (i.e, not ucs2)
> when
> > > > possible, we do not try to convert to approximation because we want
> to
> > > send
> > > > EXACTLY what you asked us to send, you don't want to send unicode
> > > messages,
> > > > don't type unicode characters, it's as simple as that (in my pov).
> The
> > > > remaining characters counter shows ~70 when it's a unicode message
> and
> > > ~160
> > > > when it's 7bit gsm.
> > > > Don't you think I have a point?
> > > > --
> > > > Tom.
> > > >
> > > It's not as easy as that.
> > >
> > > I'm using the Illume keyboard with a normal dictionary, containing all
> the
> > > words exactly how they are written. I use the dictionary not only for
> SMS: I
> > > write notes, emails or communicate using Pidgin. I enter Unicode words
> there
> > > and I'm happy about it.
> > >
> > > I don't want to use two separate dictionaries for SMS and for
> everything
> > > else. It's impossible with the Illume keyboard anyway, because it
> shares the
> > > dynamic part regardless of the "main" dictionary.
> > >
> > > You're basically saying "don't use the dictionary at all or pay twice
> for
> > > messages". Yes, I know that it's not something you couldn't live
> without,
> > > but it helps *a lot* to be able to type quickly and not pay and arm and
> a
> > > leg for that.
> > >
> > > I agree that modifying all Unicode messages is unacceptable, but it
> > > shouldn't be bad if the user could choose.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > rhn
> > > _______________________________________________
> > >
> > If you can come up with an algorithm that clearly states what you want to
> > change to what, we can probably make it a config option. Mind providing
> an
> > example sentence (in unicode) and what you want it to translate to? (in
> 7bit
> > gsm).
> > Thanks.
> > --
> > Tom.
> >
>
> About the algorithm - a simple lookup table with Unicode letters would be
> enough. Some might call them maps, I call them dictionaries.
> There was a reverse of that (guessing the Unicode possibilities from a
> basic alphabet input) being done in the Illume keyboard, so a table like
> that is already there:
> svn checkout
> http://svn.enlightenment.org/svn/e/trunk/e/src/modules/illume/e_kbd_dict.c
> It lacks some letters though.
>
> An example sentence:
> "Wstałem z łóżka" -> "Wstalem z lozka"
> The algorithm I propose is replacing the Latin-Supplement-1 and
> Latin-Extended-A letters with the base ones.
> Maybe replacing them with strings in case of "ß"->"ss" or "æ"->"ae", but we
> should first ask people who actually use these.
>
> I can implement it myself if you provide me with a brief introduction into
> the new libphoenui.
>
> Cheers,
> rhn
> _______________________________________________
>
I know how to do it, I guess I wasn't clear enough, I need the table, not
anything else :P
I don't know how to do it alone (as I don't speak those languages) so please
provide with a table of to and from values, like:
ß ss
æ ae
and more.
-- 
Tom.
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