[Indic-computing-devel] Re: Localisation on Personal Access Devices

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>>>> "tw" == "Trevor Warren" wrote:

Dear Trevor,

tw> At the lab i am working with some Handheld personal
tw> access devices of the likes of the Ipaq h3650-h3850 on
tw> which i have gnu-linux up nd running.

AFAIK, only the KDE and GNOME projects today have achieved any
significant localization for indian languages --- and these are X
based.  I'm not sure how well these frameworks work on a handheld (if
they work at all).

E.g:- good user input mechanisms for handhelds are different from
those suitable for "desktops".  Most handhelds have a touch screen
built in, so a localized gesture recognition interface built around a
touch screen makes more sense than mimicing a regular "keyboard" using
the limited screen estate available on these machines.

In the open-source world, I'm aware of one gesture recognition package
WayV [http://www.stressbunny.com/wayv/]. I haven't got around to
studying it myself.

I am not aware of any indian language gesture recognition tools in the
open-source world or in the commercial segment.

Regards,
Koshy
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