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[Marc Valentin]

That is an interesting news. How to type hindi characters with an
english keyboard ?

On 2/29/08, Walter Bender <walter at laptop.org> wrote:
> You can type with Hindi characters (as of recent builds, the Lohit
> fonts are loaded by default). Also the new laptops (as opposed to beta
> units) that are coming to India this week have Devanagri keyboards.
> Anyone interested in helping me design keyboards for the other
> language groups in the sub-continent, please let me know.
>
> regards.
>
> -walter
>
> On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 3:35 AM, Marc Valentin
> <mvalentin at oeuvredespains.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 7:36 AM, Hemant Goyal <goyal.hemant at gmail.com> wrote:
> >  > Hi,
> >  > > I think the opportunity is to have more language teaching
> >  > > software built in.  From what I saw kids could easily learn
> >  > > to open and use a particular application, and if that app had
> >  > > videos, music, and speech and simple fun tests - kids could
> >  > > learn to use it pretty quickly.
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > > If done right, the XO could become the English teacher in
> >  > > non-english public schools.
> >  >
> >  > Absolutely :) Not only English but many many more languages :).
> >  >
> >  > We are working on integrating speech synthesis in the XO :)
> >  > [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Screen_Reader,
> >  > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Speech_synthesis]. There are tasks we need
> >  > assistance with(primarily with packaging software), if you are interested in
> >  > helping out please contact me.
> >  >
> >  > Hemant
> >  >
> >
> >  I added the program "Speak-4.xo" (It is speech synthesis, right ?)
> >  They like it very much !
> >  Among the languages available in "Speak", I saw "Hindi". It would be
> >  nice to be able to type with Hindi characters...
> >
> >
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>
>
>
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