[Localization] [UKids] Write Activity Updates (Tim Moody)

[Lionel Laské]

Hi Tim,

I've experimented a way to change the keyboard map on boot.
My need was to update XO-4 to a French keyboard.
See my exchanges here:
http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2015-February/049555.html
http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2014-December/049351.html

Hope it could help.

Best regards from France.

        Lionel


2015-07-31 3:31 GMT+02:00 <support-gang-request at lists.laptop.org>:
>
> Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2015 21:31:32 -0400
> From: Tim Moody <tim at timmoody.com>
> To: "'Community Support Volunteers -- who help respond to \"help AT
>         laptop.org\"'" <support-gang at lists.laptop.org>,  "'Gonzalo
> Odiard'"
>         <godiard at sugarlabs.org>
> Cc: 'OLPC Localization list' <localization at lists.laptop.org>, 'Unleash
>         Kids!' <unleashkids at googlegroups.com>, 'Jerry Vonau' <me at jvonau.ca
> >
> Subject: Re: [support-gang] [Localization] [UKids] Write Activity
>         Updates
> Message-ID: <BLU405-EAS9CEC730CEE22046E749AAC58A0 at phx.gbl>
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> I just tested and this solution does not survive reboot.
>
>
>
> Can someone suggest the best way to do the setxkbmap ara command on boot
> or a config file in which to declare the map.
>
>
>
> From: support-gang [mailto:support-gang-bounces at lists.laptop.org] On
> Behalf Of Tim Moody
> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2015 12:43 PM
> To: 'Community Support Volunteers -- who help respond to "help AT
> laptop.org"' <support-gang at lists.laptop.org>; 'Gonzalo Odiard' <
> godiard at sugarlabs.org>
> Cc: 'OLPC Localization list' <localization at lists.laptop.org>; 'Unleash
> Kids!' <unleashkids at googlegroups.com>; 'Jerry Vonau' <me at jvonau.ca>
> Subject: Re: [support-gang] [Localization] [UKids] Write Activity Updates
>
>
>
> I should have mentioned, that we did not test exhaustively, but Khaled
> says that the keys correspond to the standard Arabic keyboard layout.  The
> only thing we noticed is that diacriticals like tanwin and damma followed
> the character rather than being over it.
>
>
>
> From: unleashkids at googlegroups.com <mailto:unleashkids at googlegroups.com>
> [mailto:unleashkids at googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tim Moody
> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2015 12:38 PM
> To: 'Community Support Volunteers -- who help respond to "help AT
> laptop.org"' <support-gang at lists.laptop.org <mailto:
> support-gang at lists.laptop.org> >; 'Gonzalo Odiard' <godiard at sugarlabs.org
> <mailto:godiard at sugarlabs.org> >
> Cc: 'OLPC Localization list' <localization at lists.laptop.org <mailto:
> localization at lists.laptop.org> >; 'Unleash Kids!' <
> unleashkids at googlegroups.com <mailto:unleashkids at googlegroups.com> >;
> 'Jerry Vonau' <me at jvonau.ca <mailto:me at jvonau.ca> >
> Subject: RE: [support-gang] [Localization] [UKids] Write Activity Updates
>
>
>
> So my son-in-law just typed my name in Arabic characters in the write
> activity on an xo-4.
>
>
>
> I as I often do, I used a shot-gun approach to get this to work, so it may
> be that not all of this is necessary or even the best approach, but here is
> what I did:
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> in terminal under Sugar
>
>
>
> yum groupinstall arabic-support
>
> yum groupinstall input-methods
>
>
>
> I went down the road of SCIM, but I think it was a dead end.
>
>
>
> yum install scim-tables-arabic
>
> yum install scim-m17n
>
> at this point the keyboard still did not give anything but Roman
> characters.
>
>
>
> I switched to Gnome and under Applications->Other->Language I took
> Arabic-Egypt
>
> Under Applications->Other->Input Methods I chose IBus
>
>
>
> In terminal I did the command setxkbmap ara
>
>
>
> (I previously ran setxkbmap -print and saw quite a few includes, many with
> olpc in their names, so not sure if I lost control characters.)
>
>
>
> Now I went into the Abiword app under gnome, selected the KacstOffice
> font, and I could type Arabic characters.
>
>
>
> I switched back to Sugar and started Write.  I was able to type Arabic
> characters.
>
>
>
> Probably I should follow Gonzalo's suggestion and install the font
> activity to get better font control for Write.
>
>
>
> I think there is a good chance that this will not survive a boot and that
> it would have to be done again if I switched to English in XO Settings.
>
>
>
> BTW,
>
>
>
> You can avoid having to reflash to get out of Arabic, by clicking on the
> world map icon (Language) and selecting the 4th item in the second column
> from the right which is
>
>
>
> الإنجليزية
>
>
>
> and then click the option which looks like a power button.
>
>
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>
> From: support-gang [mailto:support-gang-bounces at lists.laptop.org] On
> Behalf Of Sarah Naguib
> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2015 10:23 PM
> To: Gonzalo Odiard <godiard at sugarlabs.org <mailto:godiard at sugarlabs.org> >
> Cc: OLPC Localization list <localization at lists.laptop.org <mailto:
> localization at lists.laptop.org> >; Community Support Volunteers -- who
> help respond to help AT laptop.org <support-gang at lists.laptop.org <mailto:
> support-gang at lists.laptop.org> >; Unleash Kids! <
> unleashkids at googlegroups.com <mailto:unleashkids at googlegroups.com> >;
> Jerry Vonau <me at jvonau.ca <mailto:me at jvonau.ca> >
> Subject: Re: [support-gang] [Localization] [UKids] Write Activity Updates
>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> Thank you so much to those who have answered my email! I have tried some
> of your suggestions--I will update you with the information that I have
> now, and will continue to do so as I continue to try.
>
>
>
> Adam: you have correctly identified the SKU on the battery
>
>
>
> Gary/Adam: I tried switching the language into Arabic in the Control Panel
> when my laptop was using the 13.2.2 OS and it didn’t work, even when I
> folded the laptop down into the touch screen mode as one of you suggested.
> I have yet to try it with the 13.2.5 OS, but I will do that soon and keep
> you all posted.
>
>
>
> Gonzalo: Yes, the interface language was translated into Arabic on the
> main screen of the laptop, however when I opened up the Write Activity, the
> letters only appear in English. Funny enough, however, the buttons at the
> top of the screen moved from the left side to the right side, as Arabic is
> a language that is read from left to right. When I went through the list of
> possible fonts, Arabic never came up—only English ones, despite the fact
> that i had Arabic selected as the primary language of the laptop in the
> Control Panel.
>
>
>
> Additionally, I did some more research online and followed
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Customizing_NAND_images#Language which had
> another set of instructions on changing the language in the terminal that I
> had not previously tried, but it didn’t work either. It came up with an
> error message saying that “key=language not an available option.” I’ve
> never seen that error message before, so if any of you have experience with
> that and would like to shed light on the issue, please let me know.
>
>
>
> Thank you all so much for your help! I will continue to keep you all
> posted with my progress!
>
>
>
> Sarah
>
>
>
> On Jul 19, 2015, at 7:11 PM, Gonzalo Odiard <godiard at sugarlabs.org
> <mailto:godiard at sugarlabs.org> > wrote:
>
>
>
> Adding to what Jerry said about the fonts, you need to know that
>
> recent versions of Write activity do not show all the fonts available
>
> in the system (There are many fonts installed by libraries
>
> that are not usable on Sugar)
>
> You can install the activity Fonts (
> http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4669)
>
> to select what fonts will be available on Write (and Paint and FotoToon)
>
> That activity also show a preview of the fonts, but using a English text.
>
>
>
> Gonzalo
>
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