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Walter Bender
walter at laptop.org
Sun Mar 2 07:39:18 EST 2008
Note that the Lohit fonts are installed by default in more recent builds.
regards.
-walter
On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 7:01 AM, Sayamindu Dasgupta <sayamindu at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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> > > > >
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