I have installed GNU/Linux Ubuntu on the PC of one of the senior science writers. He was using Windows earlier. Now he is facing some problems using a feature of Windows Character Map, wherein he could assign a key to type particular alphabet in Shusha Font.
He uses OpenOffice to type his article in Hindi.
If I failed to help him out he might go back to Windows which I don't want and which will discourage others to take Linux. Could someone please help?
Swapnil
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On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 9:18 PM, Swapnil Bhartiya arnieswap@yahoo.com wrote:
I have installed GNU/Linux Ubuntu on the PC of one of the senior science writers. He was using Windows earlier. Now he is facing some problems using a feature of Windows Character Map, wherein he could assign a key to type particular alphabet in Shusha Font.
He uses OpenOffice to type his article in Hindi.
If I failed to help him out he might go back to Windows which I don't want and which will discourage others to take Linux. Could someone please help?
System>>Administration>>Language Support.Enable Hindi.The phonetic type of input should allow him to learn how to type in Hindi easily.
--- On Tue, 17/6/08, Easwar Hariharan meindian523@gmail.com wrote: From: Easwar Hariharan meindian523@gmail.com Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Help Needed for Hindi Typiing in Ubuntu To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" linuxers@mm.glug-bom.org Date: Tuesday, 17 June, 2008, 9:42 PM
On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 9:18 PM, Swapnil Bhartiya arnieswap@yahoo.com wrote:
I have installed GNU/Linux Ubuntu on the PC of one of the senior science writers. He was using Windows earlier. Now he is facing some problems
using
a feature of Windows Character Map, wherein he could assign a key to type particular alphabet in Shusha Font.
He uses OpenOffice to type his article in Hindi.
If I failed to help him out he might go back to Windows which I don't
want
and which will discourage others to take Linux. Could someone please help?
System>>Administration>>Language Support.Enable Hindi.The phonetic type of input should allow him to learn how to type in Hindi easily.
Thanks Eshwar,
Easwar.
but he says that in Windows he could use Alt+ number keys to generate some character, could that be done in Ubuntu?
Thanks in advance.
I honestly don't know,because I've typed in Hindi only for a lark and only on Ubuntu and not on Windows.
On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 10:09 PM, Swapnil Bhartiya arnieswap@yahoo.com wrote:
--- On Tue, 17/6/08, Easwar Hariharan meindian523@gmail.com wrote: From: Easwar Hariharan meindian523@gmail.com Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Help Needed for Hindi Typiing in Ubuntu To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" linuxers@mm.glug-bom.org Date: Tuesday, 17 June, 2008, 9:42 PM
On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 9:18 PM, Swapnil Bhartiya arnieswap@yahoo.com wrote:
I have installed GNU/Linux Ubuntu on the PC of one of the senior science writers. He was using Windows earlier. Now he is facing some problems
using
a feature of Windows Character Map, wherein he could assign a key to type particular alphabet in Shusha Font.
He uses OpenOffice to type his article in Hindi.
If I failed to help him out he might go back to Windows which I don't
want
and which will discourage others to take Linux. Could someone please
help?
System>>Administration>>Language Support.Enable Hindi.The phonetic type of input should allow him to learn how to type in Hindi easily. -- Regards, Easwar
Thanks Eshwar, but he says that in Windows he could use Alt+ number keys to generate some character, could that be done in Ubuntu?
Well all this font stuff is not much needed in Ubuntu (or any Linux desktop).. Hindi input needs to be enabled if it was not already setup or installed. these could tell better. http://113street.wordpress.com/2008/01/25/hindi-in-ubuntu-linux/
there is another quicker way (albeit will need some learning to get used to keyboard). http://www.indlinux.org/wiki/index.php/KeyboardGnomeKde
or best is this.. (just select India - Hindi Bolnagri in keyboard layout - see above link ). http://www.indlinux.org/wiki/index.php/BolNagri
What ever is typed will be saved in Unicode and not in font encoding like Shusha.. benefits of which will be immediately evident.
Regards, Karunakar
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--- On Wed, 18/6/08, G Karunakar indlinux@gmail.com wrote:
From: G Karunakar indlinux@gmail.com Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Help Needed for Hindi Typiing in Ubuntu To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" linuxers@mm.glug-bom.org Date: Wednesday, 18 June, 2008, 12:00 AM On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 10:09 PM, Swapnil Bhartiya arnieswap@yahoo.com wrote:
--- On Tue, 17/6/08, Easwar Hariharan
meindian523@gmail.com wrote:
From: Easwar Hariharan meindian523@gmail.com Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Help Needed for Hindi Typiing
in Ubuntu
To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India"
Date: Tuesday, 17 June, 2008, 9:42 PM
On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 9:18 PM, Swapnil Bhartiya
wrote:
I have installed GNU/Linux Ubuntu on the PC of
one of the senior science
writers. He was using Windows earlier. Now he is
facing some problems
using
a feature of Windows Character Map, wherein he
could assign a key to type
particular alphabet in Shusha Font.
He uses OpenOffice to type his article in Hindi.
If I failed to help him out he might go back to
Windows which I don't
want
and which will discourage others to take Linux.
Could someone please
help?
System>>Administration>>Language
Support.Enable Hindi.The phonetic
type of input should allow him to learn how to type in Hindi
easily.
-- Regards, Easwar
Thanks Eshwar, but he says that in Windows he could
use Alt+ number keys to
generate some character, could that be done in Ubuntu?
Well all this font stuff is not much needed in Ubuntu (or any Linux desktop).. Hindi input needs to be enabled if it was not already setup or installed. these could tell better.
http://113street.wordpress.com/2008/01/25/hindi-in-ubuntu-linux/
there is another quicker way (albeit will need some learning to get used to keyboard). http://www.indlinux.org/wiki/index.php/KeyboardGnomeKde
or best is this.. (just select India - Hindi Bolnagri in keyboard layout - see above link ). http://www.indlinux.org/wiki/index.php/BolNagri
What ever is typed will be saved in Unicode and not in font encoding like Shusha.. benefits of which will be immediately evident.
Regards, Karunakar -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
Thanks to all those who offered support and advice. Now, I have enough information (courtesy you all) that I can make GNU/Linux work for him.
Regards
Swapnil
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On Thursday 19 Jun 2008, Swapnil Bhartiya wrote:
Thanks to all those who offered support and advice. Now, I have enough information (courtesy you all) that I can make GNU/Linux work for him.
It would be great if you could summarize the steps (recipe style) to "make it work" for others' reference.
On Tue Jun 17, 2008 at 09:18:01PM +0530, Swapnil Bhartiya wrote:
I have installed GNU/Linux Ubuntu on the PC of one of the senior science writers. He was using Windows earlier. Now he is facing some problems using a feature of Windows Character Map, wherein he could assign a key to type particular alphabet in Shusha Font.
He uses OpenOffice to type his article in Hindi.
If I failed to help him out he might go back to Windows which I don't want and which will discourage others to take Linux. Could someone please help?
Swapnil
Check this thread too - http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/msg20992.html
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