Re: Fwd: Arabic Language code confict (related to: KDE 3 Language codes)

[Andy Rysin <arysin at yahoo dot com>]

Hello Isam,

I've just made some workarounds in kxkb for "ar" arabic to take
default flag from "C" locale and added it to the fixed name list
(temporary - I still don't like this idea).
The files from your site seem ok.
As to the XFree - I don't know, I've sent them updated ukrainian
keyboard and still waiting as well. You can try emailing i18n mailing
list on xfree86.org.

Take care,
Andriy

--- Isam Bayazidi <bayazidi at accessme dot com> wrote:
> Hi Andy, 
> 
> On Thursday 10 January 2002 20:12, Andy Rysin wrote:
> > Well, the names of the Xkb layouts usually were named after
> countries
> > they used in, so that's why 'ar' takes flag from Argentina.
> Second
> > question is which flag it suppose to take if you say it's used in
> 26+
> > contries??
> > If you can work it out I can put a line into kxkb to pick up the
> > right one. We've got one workaround for Greek - using
> > "l10n/gr/flag.png" if layout is "el".
> 
> Well, there is a flag to use for the Arabic Language, that is the
> Arab League 
> flag, we agreed upon it internally in Arabeyes ..  but where this
> flag should 
> be in the "l10n/" we are not sure yet .. The good news here that it
> can be 
> worked out, and we will try hard to follow up with you "KDE" and
> the XFree86 
> people to make the needed changes really soon ..
> 
> 
> >
> > > 	The other issue with the 'ar' keymap is that it needs to be
> > > defined in kxkb rules.cpp file, and a bug report reagrding it
> had
> >
> > been issued.
> > ... and closed actually :)
> > I added the line to specify encoding and default group for 'ar'
> some
> > time ago. I think if you reported it you should have got closing
> > notification. :(
> 
> Yes, and I got a notification of it, Thanks..
> 
> > If you mean about adding a name to 'ar' like 'Arabic' - this
> should
> > be done in /etc/X11/xkb/rules/xfree86.lst - not in kxkb, there's
> only
> > one line in xfree86.lst doing that - for "Bengali" but I am going
> to
> > remove that, as far as X problems should not be solved in kxkb
> (if
> > they easily can be solved in X).
> 
> We are aware of the needed changes in X11/xkb/rules/xfree86.lst ,
> and the 
> X11/xkb/keymap/xfree86 ..
> Please have a look at :
> 
> http://www.arabeyes.org/cvsweb/projects/external/xkb/
> 
> and assure me that this is all what I need .. I addressed the i18n
> at xfree86 
> dot org about it.. but didn't get any response yet, can you please
> help me to 
> know who is the xkb person to contact directly ?
> 
> Thanks
> -- 
> Yours,
> Isam Bayazidi
> Amman - Jordan
> ====================================================
>  Think Linux + Think Arabic = Think www.arabeyes.org
> ====================================================


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