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X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-guix@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" X-Scanner: ns3122888.ip-94-23-21.eu Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=fail (headers rsa verify failed) header.d=systemreboot.net header.s=default header.b=a4JBMxow; dmarc=fail reason="SPF not aligned (relaxed)" header.from=systemreboot.net (policy=none); spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of help-guix-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=help-guix-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -2.01 X-TUID: Xp472i7c+ReJ --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > I am planning to start translating Guix manuals. I will first start with > the cookbook, as its a smaller version, and can be translated faster I > think, but If you suggest me to translate guix manual first, I will do > so. Translating the guix domain[1] (the command line UI messages) would be a lot smaller and more manageable, while still being a challenging and significant achievement. The guix manual is quite enormous. Also, the benefits of translating the guix domain are more immediately relevant to users and their daily activities. > I don't have much experience in writing Devnagari or Indian languages on > GNU/Linux. I used to work with Google Input tools, which has some phonetic > writing. If I type "Aniket" It would be "=E0=A4=85=E0=A4=A8=E0=A4=BF=E0= =A4=95=E0=A5=87=E0=A4=A4 in my language". So it was > phonetic, is there anything like this on GNU/Linux? I have heard of iBUS > but haven't used it yet. So that I won't have to learn a new keymap. Do you use emacs? If so, emacs has its own input methods (such as devanagari-itrans and devanagari-inscript) for Devanagari. You can switch input methods using M-x set-input-method and M-x toggle-input-method. For other non-emacs applications, you'll have to use ibus or uim[2]. When last I checked a few years ago, I couldn't get ibus to work correctly on Guix. Things might have improved now. For non-emacs applications, I use uim instead of ibus. I recommend the non-phonetic input methods such as devanagari-inscript. Phonetic input methods slow you down in the long run. But, phonetic methods do have an easier learing curve. Then, there are predictive input methods such as varnam[3]. This is the closest free software equivalent to Google Input Tools. 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