Re: [smc-discuss] Fwd: [fsug-tvm] Re: മലയാളം ടൈപ്പ് പ്രശ്നങ്ങള്

[Anivar Aravind]

It seems the  the buggy ttf-freefont is creating problems

Remove it

sudo apt-get remove ttf-freefont

Anivar

2009/2/18 Manilal K M <libregeek at gmail.com>

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Manilal K M <libregeek at gmail.com>
> Date: 2009/2/18
> Subject: Re: [fsug-tvm] Re: മലയാളം ടൈപ്പ് പ്രശ്നങ്ങള്
> To: ilug-tvm at googlegroups.com
>
>
> Shibu,
>  Most of the issues you mentioned where already fixed, but unless
> you provide the version information(for ubuntu and pango) it's
> difficult to determine the root cause.
>
> I am also forwarding this mail to smc-discuss at googlegroups.com.
>
> regards
> Manilal
>
> 2009/2/18 Shibu Nair <shibuknair at gmail.com>:
> > Dear Manilal,
> >
> > I am using Ubuntu. from the taskbar i selected the keyboard and chose
> > malayalam.  In malayalam there were 4 options (all belongs to SCIM),
> > Inscript, Swanalekha, Ml-Inscript and Ml-Itrans.  Swanalekha and
> ML-Itrans
> > are phonetic (type in english and get translated into malayalam) other
> two
> > inscript options have its own key lay-out which is universal.  I tried
> all
> > four options , in open office word processor
> >
> > The results
> > 1. When tried to read Malayalam blogs, emails, the malayalam letters
> found
> > disjointed.
> > 2. Interestingly, when I composed my previous email in malayalam things
> > worked and when I opened your reply mail, I found them disjointed. But
> again
> > in compose mode the same text reappeared perfect.
> > 3.In Inscript keyboard lay out a chillaksharam is produced with 3 key
> > depressions. the first key is for corresponding letter, the second key
> for
> > chandrakkala and the third key is Nakthram key which converts the letter
> > into chillaksharam  For example,
> > n  +  d  +  ] should produce ല + ്  + ] = ല്
> > j  +  d  +  ] should produce ല + ് + ] = ര്
> >
> > When I tried it in open office, it didnt work.  and it didnt produced ക്ക
> > when i typed k + d + k. it gave ക ക ്    only.
> >
> > So I think there is some problem with my font files. how can it be
> > corrected?
> >
> > peace
> > shibu
> >
> > 2009/2/18 Manilal K M <libregeek at gmail.com>
> >>
> >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >> From: Shibu Nair <shibuknair at gmail.com>
> >> Date: 2009/2/18
> >> Subject: [fsug-tvm] മലയാളം ടൈപ്പ് പ്രശ്നങ്ങള്
> >> To: ilug-tvm at googlegroups.com
> >>
> >>
> >> Dear friends,
> >> Can somebody help me in solving the problem of typing malayalam?
> >> Except in Gmail compose window, I got strange results while typing
> >> malayalam. the result was same with inscript and swnalekha.
> >> ചില്ലക്ഷരങ്ങളും കൂട്ടക്ഷരങ്ങളും ടൈപ്പ് ചെയ്യാനാവുന്നില്ല. ന്, ല്, ള്,
> >> ര്, വ്വ, റ്റ, ക്ക, ച്ച .... തുടങ്ങിയവയൊക്കെയും ചിതറിനില്‍ക്കുന്നതായി
> >> കാണുന്നു.  ഓപ്പണ്‍ ഓഫീസിലും, ജിംപിലും ഇതു തന്നെ അവസ്ഥ. ജി-മെയിലിലെ
> >> ഫോണ്ട് വലിയ കുഴപ്പമില്ല. നല്ല ഭംഗിയുണ്ട് എന്നാലും ചില അക്ഷരങ്ങള്
> >> ചേരുന്നില്ല. ഇതില് നിന്ന് കോപ്പി ചെയ്ത് വേഡ് പ്രോസസ്സറിലോ ജിംപിലോ
> >> കൊണ്ടു പോകാനും കഴിയുന്നില്ല. ആരെങ്കിലും സഹായിക്കുമോ?
> >>
> >>
> >> Please provide more information so that we may be able to help you.
> >> 1. Which distro(name & version) are you using ?
> >> 2. How did you tried to type Malayalam - SCIM, Xkeyboard, ibus ,...?
> >>
> >> regards
> >> --
> >> Manilal K M : മണിലാല്‍ കെ എം.
> >> http://libregeek.blogspot.com
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Shibu K. Nair
> > Thanal
> > Keralam, India - 695 003
> > Tel - +91-9895182067 / +91-471-2727150 (o) / +91-471-2345962(R)
> > "If you have come to help me, you can go home again.  But if you see my
> > struggle as part of your own survival, then perhaps we can work
> together."
> >  - Australian Aborgine Woman
> >
> >
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Manilal K M : മണിലാല്‍ കെ എം.
> http://libregeek.blogspot.com
>
> >
>


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