On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 10:52 PM, Amarendra Kumar <[email protected]> wrote:
> Because I have never typed in Hindi using a Hindi keyboard layout. That's > why I need transliteration. Plus, my Hindi typing needs are limited to just > typing my paper diary (quite some pages and majority are in Hindi, since > class VIII). > > Learning Hindi typing while I can't actually touch-type in English right > now won't be wise. > So, I think transliteration is a good option. > > And thanks, I will try SCIM anyway. > you can try *google translator/ yahoo translator,* both does a fair job, but not great. If you want to use them as a tool* *in ubuntu try* freespeak. sudo apt-get install freespeak *Also, you can try some web based translators as they are cross platform and better updated. > Regards, > > 2010/2/22 Nitesh Mistry <[email protected]> > >> On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Amarendra Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I need suggestions for a English-to-Hindi transliteration tool on Ubuntu >>> : >>> >>> - one which runs without Wine, >>> - it can be anything - browser app, desktop app etc, >>> - *Should work Offline.* >>> >>> >> I think *scim* does a good job of letting you type in Hindi. It works >> well in Ubuntu, though I have not been able to get its Kubuntu variant >> (skim) work yet. It also has a phonetic keyboard layout. I wonder why you >> are insisting on 'transliteration' tool. >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Nitesh >> http://tech.mistrynitesh.com >> >> -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- >> Version: 3.12 >> GB/J/IT/O>TW d+(-) s+:+>: a- C+ UL>+++ P? L++>+++ E? W++ N? o? K? w--- O? >> M-- V? PS+() PE(++)(-) Y+ PGP+ t 5? X- R tv+ b+ DI D G e+++>++++ h-- !r y? >> ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ >> >> -- >> ubuntu-in mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in >> >> > > > -- > Amarendra Kumar > Final Year Undergraduate > Dept. of IT, NIT Patna > http://amarendra.web.officelive.com > > "Stay hungry, stay foolish" > > -- > ubuntu-in mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in > >
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