OLPC & Amharic

[Sergey Udaltsov]

> Definitely vowel before consonant would be something new and unusual
> for people, the EICTDA keyboard likewise has weak precedence and is
> will take some relearning for experienced typist.  Children using a
> computer for the first time however will not be biased one way or the
> other and may not found V+C input disorienting.
Initially XIM Compose file was implemented using V+C scheme, then (to
make it more compatible) it was changed to C+V.

> If XIM can be used in the same places as XKB, I would recommend
Of course it can. They are not mutually exclusive, you know, XIM
builds on top of XKB..

> Anyway, I should be able to test drive the XKB map starting from the
> holiday and will offer some feedback.
I would be very interested. But, as I said, you'd better off testing
them in combination: XKB layout + XIM Compose file.

Cheers,

Sergey