On 01/02/15 20:16, D.Edmons wrote:
I've compiled both python2 and python3 and am starting to learn them
well enough to do a GUI application that requires UTF-8.
OK, We can help with the basics, thats what this group is for.
Learning Python and its standard library.
Anyway, I suspect that I'll have to use python3 to take advantage of the
UTF-8 (is there a __FUTURE__ option for python2?).
Python2 can work with unicode but its more effort than in Python 3 so I
suspect you should go straight to Python 3.
minor GUI stuff, but what I need is an application that will do Hebrew
(left <-- right) that actually attempts to "get it right". Also, I'm
creating a Hebrew Dictionary database and my GUI will have to work with
it (ie. it is the whole purpose of this exercise).
Don't expect a whole heap of support from the GUIs. A lot of the work
will have to come from you.
I suspect the standard GUI framework Tkinter is not going to be your
best bet. You might find that PyQt or PyGTK will offer better multi
lingual support (although thats just a guess on my part!).
I started out with Perl, but haven't made much progress. Python kept
coming up in my searches, so I'm attempting to switch over.
Python or Perl do much the same thing. Python is easier to read
(although being a Python group I'm biased...)
the major features I hope to incorporate into the application:
א) Hebrew keyboard application that will easily switch back and
forth between English and Hebrew character sets. Key assignments will
be user defined or easily reprogrammed so that both standard and custom
configurations can be made: (ie similar to
http://www.lexilogos.com/keyboard/hebrew.htm )
I've no idea how you support that in a GUI. It may well be beyond the
scope of this list too. I suspect that once you identify your target GUI
framework that their support forums will be better suited to answer.
ב) Dual screen editor for simplified search and replace (hebrew
with nikkud, with option to ignore the nikkud/vowels to find
shoreshim/roots) feature. One window will be the compiled dictionary.
The second window will be any Hebrew text (Torah, Siddur, etc...). The
application will--hopefully--automatically search the "dictionary" based
upon the current cursor and add the English definition of the Hebrew
word with a click or two. (I'm learning Hebrew, as I go, studying every
week, if not every day.)
This sounds very advanced for a first project (but then, so is a device
driver!) Certainly probably beyond this lists scope.
ג) Obviously, a menu bar with tools and other standard GUI bits and
pieces.
Yep, that kind of stuff we might help with. But again the GUI support
forum is likely to be better still.
Actual Request:
I'm running an older Debian Linux, that doesn't upgrade very well. Is
there anybody willing to help me at least get started or point me in the
right direction?
We don't really provide 1-1 mentoring. You ask questions on the list and
the list members answer. You might be very lucky and find someone who is
familiar with your problem domain, but its a long shot.
Knowledge of Hebrew would be a *huge* plus, but isn't required in any
... Thus, leafpad would be a reasonable model for the editor.
Again thats a pretty specialized set of skills on top of Python. You
might try the main Python mailing list/nesgroup. You have a bigger
audience there to find someone suitable to help you.
--
Alan G
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