[Localization] 8.2 Languages, Keyboards and Layouts

[Sayamindu Dasgupta]

On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 1:59 AM, Greg Smith <gregsmitholpc at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Sayamindu,
>
> I added this URL
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Localization/Changing_Keyboard_Layout
>
> to the localization section of the 8.2 release notes:
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_notes/8.2.0#Languages_and_keyboards
>
> Let me know if that description is correct.
>

The language codes are not used to change the keyboard layout. The
keyboard layout related variables are stored in manufacturing data,
which may or may not be the same as the language code. I added the
link to the page after the keyboard layouts have been listed.

> Also, I noticed that the list of languages and the Locale language table are
> not exactly the same. e.g. Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil) is in table but
> not in the list. Those two sections should list the same languages, right?
> If so, can you correct that?
>

Oops - sorry about that. Portuguese (both variants) had a major jump
in stats at the last moment, so the original list did not have them.
Fixed.


> Maybe we should alphabetize them both to check more easily...
>

Sorted.

> See also the changes to the supported keyboard section.
>

Looks good.

> Any other comments, questions or issues with this section, please speak up
> now. I want to call it done!
>

I don't think we need anything more here. Thanks for the help with the
editing and the bug reporting and the suggestions :-)


Cheers,
Sayamindu


> Thanks,
>
> Greg S
>
> Sayamindu Dasgupta wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 9:53 PM, Sayamindu Dasgupta <sayamindu at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 9:00 PM, Greg Smith <gregsmitholpc at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Sayamindu,
>>>>
>>>> Great edits, I think that nails it!
>>>>
>>> Excellent!
>>>
>>>> I made two changes. I added with "a single translation" to the sentence
>>>> about multiple regions. I'm trying to make it clear that all regions use
>>>> the
>>>> same text. Let me know if that doesn't work for you.
>>>>
>>>> I also adjusted this sentence: "Please note that none of the
>>>> translations
>>>> are officially supported by OLPC". I hope that makes it more clear that
>>>> neither the partially translated languages nor the more fully translated
>>>> ones are "supported" by OLPC/
>>>>
>>> Both the edits sounds logical.
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Keyboard layouts, I'm most interested in how they change it on their
>>>> own.
>>>> I think we have the manufacturing process well understood and hopefully
>>>> documented. The release notes info is mostly for users trying to adjust
>>>> their language in the field.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Ok - I'll put that up in a page and link it from the notes.
>>>
>>
>> I wrote up some stuff on how to change the keyboard configuration at
>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Localization/Changing_Keyboard_Layout
>>
>> Let me know if this looks OK, or if I need to add more to it.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sayamindu
>>
>>
>



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