Hi Marc,<br><br>The process to change the keyboard layout is described here : <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Devanagari_Keyboard">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Devanagari_Keyboard</a><br><br>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.<br>
<br>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.<br><br> Thanks!<br>Hemant<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 7:57 PM, Marc Valentin <<a href="mailto:mvalentin@oeuvredespains.org">mvalentin@oeuvredespains.org</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">That is an interesting news. How to type hindi characters with an<br>
english keyboard ?<br>
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On 2/29/08, Walter Bender <<a href="mailto:walter@laptop.org">walter@laptop.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> You can type with Hindi characters (as of recent builds, the Lohit<br>
> fonts are loaded by default). Also the new laptops (as opposed to beta<br>
> units) that are coming to India this week have Devanagri keyboards.<br>
> Anyone interested in helping me design keyboards for the other<br>
> language groups in the sub-continent, please let me know.<br>
><br>
> regards.<br>
><br>
> -walter<br>
><br>
> On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 3:35 AM, Marc Valentin<br>
> <<a href="mailto:mvalentin@oeuvredespains.org">mvalentin@oeuvredespains.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 7:36 AM, Hemant Goyal <<a href="mailto:goyal.hemant@gmail.com">goyal.hemant@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> > > Hi,<br>
> > > > I think the opportunity is to have more language teaching<br>
> > > > software built in. From what I saw kids could easily learn<br>
> > > > to open and use a particular application, and if that app had<br>
> > > > videos, music, and speech and simple fun tests - kids could<br>
> > > > learn to use it pretty quickly.<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > If done right, the XO could become the English teacher in<br>
> > > > non-english public schools.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Absolutely :) Not only English but many many more languages :).<br>
> > ><br>
> > > We are working on integrating speech synthesis in the XO :)<br>
> > > [<a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Screen_Reader" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Screen_Reader</a>,<br>
> > > <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Speech_synthesis" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Speech_synthesis</a>]. There are tasks we need<br>
> > > assistance with(primarily with packaging software), if you are interested in<br>
> > > helping out please contact me.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Hemant<br>
> > ><br>
> ><br>
> > I added the program "Speak-4.xo" (It is speech synthesis, right ?)<br>
> > They like it very much !<br>
> > Among the languages available in "Speak", I saw "Hindi". It would be<br>
> > nice to be able to type with Hindi characters...<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
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> Walter Bender<br>
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