RE: [Indlinux-group] drawing Indic texts using Gtk widgets

[<ana...@wi...>]

Hi Jyotirmoy,

> I edited the source code of the Hello World program  in Yudit and=20
>  replaced "Hello World" with some Devanagari text.  Now I run the=20

Replacing the "Hello World" with devanagari will not work straightaway.=20

It's a multi-step process for displaying a localized text in you app.

> program; but the Devanagari text doesn't come up.  I've one OpenType=20
> Hindi font (Raghu) installed in my machine. But how do I=20
> inform Pango to=20
> pick up this font for Hindi? Is there some configuration file=20
> for Pango?
> What are the steps that I need to do so that I can  use=20
> Indian language=20
> texts in Gtk widgets like utton, label etc?

You need to -=20
1) Internationalize the "Hello World" application (i.e. mark the string
for translation)
2) Generate a file containing the translatable string/s
3) Translate the string/s
4) Install the binary

and finally run the application in the apt locale.

A simple way is to develop your application using the 'glade' interface
designer. Glade allows creation of apps that are inherently
internationalized apps.

Have a look at this presentation slides:
http://linux-bangalore.org/2003/schedules/talkdetails.php?talkcode=3DD103=


HTH.

Cheers,
Anand