On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 05:30:13PM +0000, ahmad khalifa wrote: > > >Dear all > > > > I have a written a new c++ program to join the Arabic programs > >arsenal helping Linux users. The program is called "Arabize", it helps u > >type Arabic quickly by using English keys (Transliteration for those > >familiar with the term), and converts them to true Arabic typing. The > >attached picture should be clearer. > > > >I wish to host Arabize development at www.arabeyes.org. I was advised to > >discuss it here with you. The project aims to be a standalone > >transliteration library and should also provide frontends (QT & CLI only > >for now, but probably GTK as well) to the library. > > > >In the future, I will probably work on more integration, with desktop > >environments. I am thinking about integrating with klipper, so u copy n > >paste the text again, to find it transliterated. That way, it is almost > >transparent to the user. > > > >Currently, ver-0.1 is ready. The basic library is ready and the QT > >version works. Please be noted though, that I cannot guarantee future > >development as I dont have as much free time as I'd like. But I > >definetly want to work on it. > > > >One last thing, some people think transliteration is dead, and nearly > >everyone can type Arabic as fast as English! At least this really > >doesn't work for me, whenever I want to write more than one line of > >Arabic, I fire Arabize (the Win ver I wrote 4 years ago). Let me know > >what u think of transliteration. > > > >Best regards > > > > im sorry, i dont want to sound rude, but i think that such an application > does no good for the arabic language, but only strengthens people's > dependance and attachment to foreign languages, while drawing them > away from the proper arabic language... kinda reminds me of that joke > about the queen of england changing the english alphabet to resemble > the german alphabet... > > my apologies if anyone is offended by this, but its how i see this app... > > ak. Talking about my poor situation, I don't like typing in arabic, I skip replying to many emails just because the sender requires that I reply him in arabic, not english this small application is usefull to me. -- ---------------- -- Katoob Main Developer Linux registered user #224950, ICQ #58475622 -- Don't send me any attachment in Micro$oft (.DOC, .PPT) format please Read http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Preferable attachments: .PDF, .HTML, .TXT Thanx for adding this text to Your signature -- -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCM/IT d-(++)@ s+(++):->+++ a-- C+++$>++++ UL+++$>++++ P+++$>+++++ L+++(++++)$>+++++ E>+++ W++?>$ N+>+++ o? K-? !w++ !O !M !V !PS@ !PE@ Y+ PGP=+++ t? 5? !X R? tv-- b+@ DI D+ G-- e++>+++ h-->++ !r y? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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