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[Sayamindu Dasgupta]

Hi Marc,

You might need the fonts to be installed. Download
ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/Linux/distributions/pub/Linux/distributions/fedora/linux/releases/8/Everything/ppc/os/Packages/lohit-fonts-hindi-2.1.5-3.fc8.noarch.rpm
and install the RPM with the command

rpm -ivh lohit-fonts-hindi-2.1.5-3.fc8.noarch.rpm

Newer builds (Update1 693 for instance) has the font in them.

Thanks,
Sayamindu

On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 4:51 PM, Marc Valentin
<mvalentin at oeuvredespains.org> wrote:
> As written on this page, I did this (for US and Devanagari) :
>  setxkbmap -layout us,in -variant olpc2,olpc
>  But I got an error message : "Error loading new keyboard description".
>  So I did this :
>  setxkbmap -layout in -variant olpc2
>  And that worked. But I don't see any Devanagri character when I type.
>  I see little squares with numbers inside.
>  I am using Firmware 656.
>  To put back to normal I dod this : ctrl-alt-erase
>
>
>
>  On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 9:33 PM, Hemant Goyal <goyal.hemant at gmail.com> wrote:
>  > Hi Marc,
>  >
>  > The process to change the keyboard layout is described here :
>  > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Devanagari_Keyboard
>  >
>  > I guess you'll have to refer to the Devanagari keyboard layout on the same
>  > page to input the correct symbols using the english keyboard layout.
>  >
>  > Your feedback regarding speech synthesis for hindi would be very useful to
>  > me, I'd really appreciate if you could post your analysis/results on the
>  > list.
>  >
>  >  Thanks!
>  > Hemant
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 7:57 PM, Marc Valentin
>  > <mvalentin at oeuvredespains.org> wrote:
>  >
>  > > 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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>  > > > >  India at lists.laptop.org
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>  > > > >
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > > --
>  > > > Walter Bender
>  > > > One Laptop per Child
>  > > > http://laptop.org
>  > > >
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