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scim-tables package

SCIM should have a separate key for Bengali khanda-ta (U+09CE)

Bug #35093 reported by Baishampayan Ghose
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scim-tables (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

The Unicode standard v 4.1.0 has assigned a unique code point to the Bengali khanda-ta (U+09CE). SCIM should take advantage of that since composing the khanda-ta using ta (U+09A4)+virama (U+09CD)+ZWJ / ZWNJ is sub-optimal and is prone to rendering flaws.
So scim-tables-additional should include a separate key for the khanda-ta (U+09CE) to solve this and other existing issues.

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Soumyadip Modak (soumyadip) wrote :

Dialogue needed with the Bengali L10N team Ankur Bangla (http://www.bengalinux.org) to ask them which key to bind the letter to.

Changed in scim-tables:
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
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Ming Hua (minghua) wrote : Re: [Bug 35093] SCIM should have a separate key for Bengali khanda-ta (U+09CE)

On Wed, Mar 15, 2006 at 07:18:33PM -0000, Soumyadip Modak wrote:
> Comment:
> Dialogue needed with the Bengali L10N team Ankur Bangla
> (http://www.bengalinux.org) to ask them which key to bind the letter to.

Definitely. And it would be also nice to contact scim-table upstream
asking for their opinions.

Ming
2006.03.15

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Baishampayan Ghose (b.ghose) wrote :

Okay, so we have decided about the Bengali Probhat keymap. U+09CE should be assigned to the Shift+8 key. A patch is not ready yet. If it's required I can provide one, or we can talk to upstream and get it done by them itself :).

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Soumyadip Modak (soumyadip) wrote :

Testing with the latest scim-tables-additional (0.5.6-1build1) for the phonetic Probhat keymap, indicates that the issue is resolved and that Shift+8 is indeed mapped to Khanda-ta (U+09CE).
Modification of the Inscript layout is considerably more difficult, as the Inscript layout is controlled by an arm of the Indian Government and subject to bureaucratic red-tape.
IMHO the bug can be marked as closed. The Inscript layout will be worked upon once the modifications are made upstream.

Baishampayan Ghose (b.ghose)
Changed in scim-tables:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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