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IndLinux.org announces launch of Hindi interface for computers

IndLinux.org's Milan software enables Hindi users to use computers in their own language, a major leap forward in bringing the benefits of information technology to Indian masses

IndLinux.org announced the launch of IndLinux Milan v0.37, a Hindi interface to Gnome, the graphical user interface (GUI) of the GNU/Linux operating system. The software is available as a free download from the Web site www.indlinux.org. With IndLinux Milan v0.37 installed, those who can read and write Hindi can now use computers in their own language.... read more

IndLinux Hindi v0.37 released

IndLinux Hindi Gnome release contains all what is needed to work on
Gnome 2 in Hindi. It contains required fonts ( in fonts/ ) , keymaps
( keymaps/ ) and hindi translations for Gnome 2 ( trans/ ).

What you can do now:
- View and type Hindi in Gnome 2 applications - eg gedit, gnumeric, glade etc.
- Use some Gnome 2 applications with Hindi interface -eg gedit, gconf-editor,
balsa, anjuta2, nautilus... read more

Gnome hindi page now has gallery of screenshots .
Gnome 2.0 on Redhat 8.0
http://www.indlinux.org/hindi/gnome/gnome20.html
Gnome 2.2 on Redhat 7.3
http://www.indlinux.org/hindi/gnome/gnome22.html

Gnome 2.2 for Redhat 8.0 and Mandrake 9.0 will also be up soon.

Hindi translators : Ambuj Varshney, Anurag Seetha & team, Karunakar,
Satish Harode

Current stats
T F U %
Gnome core 4563 657 6812 37.92
Gnome extras 457 58 11568 3.78
Gnome fifth-toe 784 184 13661 5.36
T - translate , F - fuzzy , U - untranslated
In overall tally we are ranked at #38.
80% or more of Gnome core make a language into supported category in
Gnome ( http://www.gnome.org/i18n/ )... read more

Gnome 2 Hindi translation is in full swing, already set of pots from Gnome core have been translated and included in Gnome CVS. Target is to have atleast Gnome Core translated before Gnome Final release.
See more at www.indlinux.org/hindi/gnome
To volunteer join in at
http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/indlinux-hindi-gnome