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punlinux Punjabi Gnome release 0.01 ------------------------------------------------------ Date: 11 Jan 2004 punlinux Gnome release contains all what is needed to work on Gnome 2.x in Punjabi. It contains required fonts ( in fonts/ ) , keymaps ( keymaps/ ) and Punjabi translations for Gnome 2.x ( trans/ ). What you can do now: - View and type Punjabi in Gnome 2.x applications - eg gedit, nautilus etc. - Use some Gnome 2 applications with Punjabi interface -eg gedit, gconf-editor, balsa, gaim Whats new? - Translation for Gnome 2.2 Work in progress: - Completion of Gnome 2.4 essentials & Gnome 2.6 - Translation of Evolution, Gnumeric - Spell checker for Punjabi Requirements ------------ This release has only been tested on Fedora Core 1 , will also work well on Redhat 8 , Redhat 9. Will also work on Mandrake 9.x, Morphix Gnome build or Debian unstable/testing with Gnome 2.x . Installing it ------------- You need to be logged in as root to install it. If you are logged in as normal user the do a su $ su - Copy the release tarball into some temporary location ( say /tmp ) # cp puninux-0.01.tar.gz /tmp # cd /tmp # tar zxvf punlinux-0.01.tar.gz # cd punlinux-0.01 # ./install.sh That will install all the needed stuff. Using it -------- Now start Gnome or X session. If your default desktop is not Gnome then you can switch to it by issuing following command. $ switchdesk gnome or with following line in ~/.xinitrc in your home directory exec gnome-session If you are already running Gnome , then you can start an application in Punjabi from terminal by commands $ export LANG=pa_IN $ gedit & or $ LANG=pa_IN gedit How to type ----------- At present Inscript keyboard layout as defined by Govt is being used. This layout is common for all languages & is easy to learn if you know the basic character set of Punjabi. To type in Punjabi, you could either use CLI approach and run following command. $ setkmap gur Then to switch to Punjabi mode, press both Shift keys simultaenously, the scroll lock led will light up as visual indicator that keyboard is now in Punjabi mode. This should get things started. Gursharn Singh KBST PUNJAB
