Re: [Indic-computing-users] Re: [PRC] GNU/Linux in Hindi: KDE and IIT-Madras (fwd)

[Viveka N. K <vi...@la...>]

On Yesterday ind...@li... wrote to Vivek :

FN:}This input is from Naba Kumar, a Gnome developer in India. He is
FN:}contactable at <kh...@ya...>
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FN:}On Mon, 2002-12-09 at 13:24, Shridhar Daithankar wrote:
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FN:}> Another thing I would like to see from users POV is to switch keyboard map on 
FN:}> the fly. In windows I can select keyboard map per application. So that I can 
FN:}> type in devnaagari in one app. and english in another. I don't know how this 
FN:}> can be done with X. But sure there must be a way out. Otherwise how can I write 
FN:}> marathi comment in a C++ file..;-)

Here, In IITM, we have modified the X-library to support the languages other
than English. We are having the toggle Key as Left_CTRL+Left_SHIFT and you
can switch between the English and other language. 
 
FN:}GNOME2 has an applet (docked in the panel) which does the keyboard map
FN:}switching. It shows the current input method in the applet along with
FN:}the country's flag. The switch is done with shift+shift (left and right)
FN:}to switch back and forth between two locales.
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