<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 10:59 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:parakara.ghoda@gmail.com">parakara.ghoda@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Arjuna, while I don't really understand what is the ultimate aim, I<br>
sincerely hope that this will result in Indic support across mobile<br>
devices.<br></blockquote><div><br>Indic support from rendering and input method point of view is currently available on some mobile devices. Some virtual keyboards are using phonetic approach which use English keyboard. Some others are following an adhoc modification to INSCRIPT. There are some vendors with patented solutions for 12 key interface. But there is no standard of virtual keyboard for touch interface, which makes it easy even for a class 1 student of indic language to type his name for example. This initiative is aimed at bridging that gap. Once the standard is approved, indic support in a standardized way should be available on most smart phones and tablets. Since it will be packaged as mobile app, it can be deployed on even older version of smart phones with touch interface.<br>
<br>Hope this helps.<br><br>Cheers<br>Arjun<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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On 12/12/2011, Ashwin Baindur <<a href="mailto:ashwin.baindur@gmail.com">ashwin.baindur@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> I'm a bit confused Arjuna, is the study over or yet to begin?<br>
><br>
> Warm regards,<br>
><br>
> Ashwin Baindur<br>
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> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 7:04 PM, Arjuna Rao Chavala<br>
> <<a href="mailto:arjunaraoc@gmail.com">arjunaraoc@gmail.com</a>>wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Hi Friends,<br>
>><br>
>> Indic languages have an opportunity to gain their rightful place in the<br>
>> computing and communications world on par with English or other languages,<br>
>> with the availability of smart phones and tablet computers with touch user<br>
>> interface at lower price points.<br>
>><br>
>> I have been involved in leading a study group on this topic for the last<br>
>> one year to develop the project proposal for virtual keyboard standard.<br>
>> I<br>
>> am glad to report that the project for development of standard has been<br>
>> approved by IEEE-SA on Dec 8, 2011.<br>
>><br>
>> More details on this initiative are available at<br>
>> <a href="https://mentor.ieee.org/stds-india/bp/Indic_Virtual_Keyboards" target="_blank">https://mentor.ieee.org/stds-india/bp/Indic_Virtual_Keyboards</a><br>
>><br>
>> I seek your support and participation in this initiative.<br>
>><br>
>> Cheers<br>
>> Arjuna Rao Chavala<br>
>> WG Chair, P1908.1 Virtual keyboard standard for Indic languages<br>
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