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:::Comparing with the xkb file for Nepali, there a many differences. Is there a reason for these discrepancies? --[[User:Walter|Walter]] 05:41, 27 October 2007 (EDT) |
:::Comparing with the xkb file for Nepali, there a many differences. Is there a reason for these discrepancies? --[[User:Walter|Walter]] 05:41, 27 October 2007 (EDT) |
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== Nepali Unicode traditional layout == |
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It has been suggested that we use the Unicode layout instead of a variant of the standard X Windows layout. Comments? |
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<font color="red"> work in progress </font> |
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<pre> |
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partial alphanumeric_keys |
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xkb_symbols "olpc-unicode" { |
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// Contact: Walter Bender <walter@laptop.org> |
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include "np" |
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key <TLDE> { [ 0x100091E, 0x1000965 ] }; // NYA; double danda |
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key <AE01> { [ 0x1000967 ] }; // Nepali digit one |
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key <AE02> { [ 0x1000968 ] }; // Nepali digit two |
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key <AE03> { [ 0x1000969 ] }; // Nepali digit three |
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key <AE04> { [ 0x100096A ] }; // Nepali digit four |
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key <AE05> { [ 0x100096B ] }; // Nepali digit five |
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key <AE06> { [ 0x100096C, ] }; // Nepali digit six |
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key <AE07> { [ 0x100096D, ] }; // Nepali digit seven |
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key <AE08> { [ 0x100096e ] }; // Nepali digit eight |
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key <AE09> { [ 0x100096F ] }; // Nepali digit nine |
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key <AE10> { [ 0x1000966 ] }; // Nepali digit zero |
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key <AE11> { [ 0x1000913, 0x1000914 ] }; // O, AU |
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key <AE12> { [ 0x100200C, 0x1000902 ] }; // ZERO-WIDTH-NON-JOINER (ZWNJ); SIGN ANUSVARA |
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key <AC12> { [ 0x100094D, 0x100200D ] }; // SIGN VIRAMA; ZERO-WIDTH-JOINER (ZWJ) |
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key <AD01> { [ 0x100091C, 0x100091D ] }; // JA, JHA |
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key <AD02> { [ 0x1000917, 0x1000918 ] }; // GA, GHA |
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key <AD03> { [ 0x100092F, 0x100091E ] }; // YA, YNA |
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key <AD04> { [ 0x1000938, 0x1000936 ] }; // SA, SHA |
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key <AD05> { [ 0x100090F, 0x1000910 ] }; // E, AI |
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key <AD06> { [ 0x100091B, 0x100091A ] }; // CHHA, CHA |
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key <AD07> { [ 0x100092A, 0x100092B ] }; // PA, PHA |
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key <AD08> { [ 0x1000947, 0x1000948 ] }; // VOWEL SIGN E, VOWEL SIGN AI |
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key <AD09> { [ 0x100094B, 0x100093E ] }; // VOWEL SIGN O, VOWEL SIGN AA |
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key <AD10> { [ 0x1000924, 0x1000925 ] }; // TA, THA |
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key <AD11> { [ 0x1000909, 0x100090A ] }; // HRSHWA U, DIRGHA UU |
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key <AD12> { [ 0x100093F, 0x1000940 ] }; // VOWEL SIGN HRSHWA I, VOWEL SIGN DIRGHA II |
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key <AC01> { [ 0x100092E, 0x1000902 ] }; // MA, SIGN ANUSVARA |
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key <AC02> { [ 0x1000907, 0x1000908 ] }; // HRSHWA I, DIRGHA II |
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key <AC03> { [ 0x1000928, 0x1000923 ] }; // NA, NNA |
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key <AC04> { [ 0x100094D, 0x1000921 ] }; // VIRAMA (HALANTA?), DDA |
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key <AC05> { [ 0x100091F, 0x1000920 ] }; // TTA, TTHA |
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key <AC06> { [ 0x1000926, 0x1000927 ] }; // DA, DHA |
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key <AC07> { [ 0x100093E, 0x1000901 ] }; // SIGN AA, SIGN CANDRABINDU |
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key <AC08> { [ 0x1000930, 0x1000943 ] }; // RA, VOWEL SIGN VOCALIC R |
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key <AC09> { [ 0x1000915, 0x1000916 ] }; // KA, KHA |
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key <AB01> { [ 0x1000937, 0x100090B ] }; // SSA, VOCALIC R (RRI) |
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key <AB02> { [ 0x100092C, 0x100092D ] }; // BA, BHA |
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key <AB03> { [ 0x1000941, 0x1000942 ] }; // VOWEL SIGN HRSHWA U, VOWEL SIGN DIRGHA U (UU) |
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key <AB04> { [ 0x1000939, 0x1000922 ] }; // HA, DDHA |
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key <AB05> { [ 0x1000913, 0x1000914 ] }; // O, AU |
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key <AB06> { [ 0x1000905, 0x1000906 ] }; // A, AA |
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key <AB07> { [ 0x1000932, 0x1000919 ] }; // LA, NGA |
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key <AB08> { [ comma, 0x1000935 ] }; // VA |
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key <AB09> { [ 0x1000964, 0x1000965 ] }; // PURNA VIRAM, DIRGHA VIRAM |
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key <I219> { [ ISO_Next_Group, ISO_Prev_Group ] }; //language key |
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}; |
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</pre> |
Revision as of 23:05, 9 December 2007
character sample
What is the equivalent of AB (the first two letters of the alphabet) in Nepalese? --Walter 23:18, 26 September 2007 (EDT)
- It's कख Shankar 02:46, 27 September 2007 (EDT)
- Thanks Shankar. I've used them on the "language key". I've finished my first pass--any feedback would be appreciated. --Walter 13:15, 27 September 2007 (EDT)
- Purpose? If this is for something like a font sample, then you should instead use the characters which are most likely to vary in interesting ways. (for English, probably "ag") AlbertCahalan 13:11, 27 September 2007 (EDT)
Thanks Walter. In the png file that you have prepared, the fifth row (zxcvbnm -row) has some errors, could you check it once. We have some extra characters too, which we type in traditional systems using Caps Lock key. Any ideas, how can we incorporate those extra characters in this layout? -- Suyesh 08:32, 28 September 2007 (EDT)
- I'll work on the z-? row. Regarding extra characters, how many are there? We could add them as shifts to the numbers row, for example. The way the keyboard input will be set up, you can switch back and forth between Nepalese and Latin characters en mass by using the "language" key (the AB/कख) or individually by using the Alt-Gr key (for example, when in Nepalese "mode", Alt-Gr ज would give you q; Alt-Gr १ would give you 1; Shift-Alt-Gr ज would give you Q). --Walter 09:49, 28 September 2007 (EDT)
- I just posted a new version of the keyboard. Please let me know if I caught all of the changes. --Walter 10:00, 28 September 2007 (EDT)
- As per above, I'd suggest we consider any of the keycap positions marked in red for adding characters (See ). --Walter 11:35, 28 September 2007 (EDT)
- Thank you again Walter. There are about 30 extra characters but we think that some of them are obsolete. We will talk to linguist here in Nepal to decide which of them are really required, and inform you soon.--Suyesh 12:38, 28 September 2007 (EDT)
- Shankar, thanks for labeling the characters. Do you have any further word on whether or not the "extra" characters are desired or needed? -Walter 04:35, 27 October 2007 (EDT)
- Comparing with the xkb file for Nepali, there a many differences. Is there a reason for these discrepancies? --Walter 05:41, 27 October 2007 (EDT)
Nepali Unicode traditional layout
It has been suggested that we use the Unicode layout instead of a variant of the standard X Windows layout. Comments?
work in progress
partial alphanumeric_keys xkb_symbols "olpc-unicode" { // Contact: Walter Bender <walter@laptop.org> include "np" key <TLDE> { [ 0x100091E, 0x1000965 ] }; // NYA; double danda key <AE01> { [ 0x1000967 ] }; // Nepali digit one key <AE02> { [ 0x1000968 ] }; // Nepali digit two key <AE03> { [ 0x1000969 ] }; // Nepali digit three key <AE04> { [ 0x100096A ] }; // Nepali digit four key <AE05> { [ 0x100096B ] }; // Nepali digit five key <AE06> { [ 0x100096C, ] }; // Nepali digit six key <AE07> { [ 0x100096D, ] }; // Nepali digit seven key <AE08> { [ 0x100096e ] }; // Nepali digit eight key <AE09> { [ 0x100096F ] }; // Nepali digit nine key <AE10> { [ 0x1000966 ] }; // Nepali digit zero key <AE11> { [ 0x1000913, 0x1000914 ] }; // O, AU key <AE12> { [ 0x100200C, 0x1000902 ] }; // ZERO-WIDTH-NON-JOINER (ZWNJ); SIGN ANUSVARA key <AC12> { [ 0x100094D, 0x100200D ] }; // SIGN VIRAMA; ZERO-WIDTH-JOINER (ZWJ) key <AD01> { [ 0x100091C, 0x100091D ] }; // JA, JHA key <AD02> { [ 0x1000917, 0x1000918 ] }; // GA, GHA key <AD03> { [ 0x100092F, 0x100091E ] }; // YA, YNA key <AD04> { [ 0x1000938, 0x1000936 ] }; // SA, SHA key <AD05> { [ 0x100090F, 0x1000910 ] }; // E, AI key <AD06> { [ 0x100091B, 0x100091A ] }; // CHHA, CHA key <AD07> { [ 0x100092A, 0x100092B ] }; // PA, PHA key <AD08> { [ 0x1000947, 0x1000948 ] }; // VOWEL SIGN E, VOWEL SIGN AI key <AD09> { [ 0x100094B, 0x100093E ] }; // VOWEL SIGN O, VOWEL SIGN AA key <AD10> { [ 0x1000924, 0x1000925 ] }; // TA, THA key <AD11> { [ 0x1000909, 0x100090A ] }; // HRSHWA U, DIRGHA UU key <AD12> { [ 0x100093F, 0x1000940 ] }; // VOWEL SIGN HRSHWA I, VOWEL SIGN DIRGHA II key <AC01> { [ 0x100092E, 0x1000902 ] }; // MA, SIGN ANUSVARA key <AC02> { [ 0x1000907, 0x1000908 ] }; // HRSHWA I, DIRGHA II key <AC03> { [ 0x1000928, 0x1000923 ] }; // NA, NNA key <AC04> { [ 0x100094D, 0x1000921 ] }; // VIRAMA (HALANTA?), DDA key <AC05> { [ 0x100091F, 0x1000920 ] }; // TTA, TTHA key <AC06> { [ 0x1000926, 0x1000927 ] }; // DA, DHA key <AC07> { [ 0x100093E, 0x1000901 ] }; // SIGN AA, SIGN CANDRABINDU key <AC08> { [ 0x1000930, 0x1000943 ] }; // RA, VOWEL SIGN VOCALIC R key <AC09> { [ 0x1000915, 0x1000916 ] }; // KA, KHA key <AB01> { [ 0x1000937, 0x100090B ] }; // SSA, VOCALIC R (RRI) key <AB02> { [ 0x100092C, 0x100092D ] }; // BA, BHA key <AB03> { [ 0x1000941, 0x1000942 ] }; // VOWEL SIGN HRSHWA U, VOWEL SIGN DIRGHA U (UU) key <AB04> { [ 0x1000939, 0x1000922 ] }; // HA, DDHA key <AB05> { [ 0x1000913, 0x1000914 ] }; // O, AU key <AB06> { [ 0x1000905, 0x1000906 ] }; // A, AA key <AB07> { [ 0x1000932, 0x1000919 ] }; // LA, NGA key <AB08> { [ comma, 0x1000935 ] }; // VA key <AB09> { [ 0x1000964, 0x1000965 ] }; // PURNA VIRAM, DIRGHA VIRAM key <I219> { [ ISO_Next_Group, ISO_Prev_Group ] }; //language key };