John,
We didn't upload original scans to commons. We worked on offline scans.
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35668 is the bug for pdf export issued faced on Gujarati.
Dhaval
Oh.
What about the PDF of the Autobiography of Mahatma Gandhiji? The
original scans?
On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Shiju Alex <shiju@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>> What is the bug number?
>> Has the PDF been uploaded to Commons?
>
>
>
> John, this is related to the PDF export option in Wiki. The current solution
> won't support Indic scripts. There are several bugs related to this. One
> is this. https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28206
>
>
> An alternate solution (not a good solution) is using LibreOffice by copying
> text and format the text outside wiki. But I hope a solution will come as we
> move forward. I know Santhosh was working on this earlier. Do not know its
> status now.
>
>
>
> Shiju
>
>
> On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 7:01 AM, John Vandenberg <jayvdb@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Dhaval,
>>
>> What is the bug number?
>>
>> Has the PDF been uploaded to Commons?
>>
>> On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 4:02 AM, Dhaval S. Vyas <dsvyas@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Thanks once again Ashwin,
>> >
>> > I have been considering to release the books officially, but
>> > unfortunately,
>> > PDF conversion is not working with Gujarati. The bug is filed a while
>> > ago,
>> > and I have been told that it may get quite a long time to fix the issue.
>> > Without having capability of exporting the page as PDF or preparing a
>> > book,
>> > I won't really feel to rush for the book release.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Dhaval
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 6:54 PM, Ashwin Baindur
>> > <ashwin.baindur@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi Dhaval,
>> >>
>> >> That is really very good to hear. We must maintain the highest
>> >> standards in all things WikiSource. Unlike Wikipedia, errors cannot be
>> >> allowed to co-exist. Well done to all Gujarati Wiki-Source-ians. Keep
>> >> yup your great work.
>> >>
>> >> I request that this book may be please be got "officially" released to
>> >> gain publicity and attention to Gujarati WikiSource & the community.
>> >>
>> >> Ashwin
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 9:56 PM, Dhaval S. Vyas <dsvyas@gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > Thanks Ashwin,
>> >> >
>> >> > Not only this book, but the other one that is completed and the one
>> >> > underway, are all proof read against original. These are all manually
>> >> > typed
>> >> > and not OCR'd. Thanks to the lack of available OCR Tool/software for
>> >> > indic
>> >> > scripts.
>> >> >
>> >> > If you or anybody else here is aware of good and reliable tool for
>> >> > Indic,
>> >> > especially Gujarati, script please share. That will help us upload
>> >> > book
>> >> > in
>> >> > remarkably less time than it has taken.
>> >> >
>> >> > Best,
>> >> > Dhaval
>> >> >
>> >> > On 2 May 2012 17:01, "Ashwin Baindur" <ashwin.baindur@gmail.com>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Hi Dhaval,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> No doubt a great achievement and my very sincere congratulations. I
>> >> >> just wanted a clarification. This is very important! Have you
>> >> >> checked
>> >> >> each word for correctness against the original text? Or is it OCR'd
>> >> >> text?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Sincerely
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Ashwin
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 9:04 PM, Dhaval S. Vyas <dsvyas@gmail.com>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> > Dear Shiju,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks a million for sharing this with the wider community.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > An update:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > The next collaborative work is already started and in just a
>> >> >> > week's
>> >> >> > time, it
>> >> >> > is almost 25% completed as well.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Kind Regards,
>> >> >> > Dhaval
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On 2 May 2012 16:11, "Shiju Alex" <shiju@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Dear All,
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> On behalf the Gujarati community, I wanted to share a nice
>> >> >> >> update.
>> >> >> >> On
>> >> >> >> 22nd April, Gujarati Wikisource reached a major milestone with
>> >> >> >> the
>> >> >> >> completion of " સત્યના પ્રયોગો અથવા આત્મકથા" (Saty Naa Prayogo
>> >> >> >> Athavaa
>> >> >> >> Aatmakathaa) It is the Autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi (The
>> >> >> >> story
>> >> >> >> of
>> >> >> >> my
>> >> >> >> experiments with truth). This book has 454 pages in 169 chapters
>> >> >> >> in
>> >> >> >> 5
>> >> >> >> sections.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> The work to digitize this book was started less than 1 month
>> >> >> >> before.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> The following Gujarati wiki librarians contributed to this
>> >> >> >> project.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> સુશાંત સાવલા (Sushant Savla)
>> >> >> >> ધવલ વ્યાસ (Dhaval Vyas)
>> >> >> >> vyom25 (Vyom)
>> >> >> >> સતિષ પટેલ (Satish Chandra)
>> >> >> >> જેઠાભાઇ ઓડેદરા (Jethabhai Odedara)
>> >> >> >> અશોક મોઢવાડીયા (Ashok Modhavadia - Captain)
>> >> >> >> jaishree
>> >> >> >> Roopal Mehta
>> >> >> >> સંજય બાલોતિયા (Sanjay Balotia)
>> >> >> >> જીતેન્દ્રસિંહ (Jinedrasinh)
>> >> >> >> નિલેશ બંધીયા (Nilesha Bandhia)
>> >> >> >> Findjigar
>> >> >> >> દેવેન્દ્રસિંહ ગોહિલ (Devendrasinh Gohil)
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> To me, this is actually the biggest part of this story! 13
>> >> >> >> wikilibrarians
>> >> >> >> from all over the world collaborated on this! That is amazing for
>> >> >> >> a relatively new community.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> I would like to acknowledge the contributions of Ashok Modhavadia
>> >> >> >> from
>> >> >> >> Junagadh for managing the project, and for Sushant Savla and
>> >> >> >> Dhaval
>> >> >> >> Vyas for
>> >> >> >> being inspirations behind it. Incidentally, Ashok managed the
>> >> >> >> scanning
>> >> >> >> of
>> >> >> >> all the pages, the allotment of chapters, and all other aspects
>> >> >> >> of
>> >> >> >> project
>> >> >> >> management.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> For anyone interested in how to manage a Wikisource initiative,
>> >> >> >> do
>> >> >> >> look
>> >> >> >> at
>> >> >> >> the discussions on this page
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> [http://gu.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%AA%9A%E0%AA%B0%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%9A%E0%AA%BE:%E0%AA%B8%E0%AA%A4%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%AF%E0%AA%A8%E0%AA%BE_%E0%AA%AA%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%AF%E0%AB%8B%E0%AA%97%E0%AB%8B_%E0%AA%85%E0%AA%A5%E0%AA%B5%E0%AA%BE_%E0%AA%86%E0%AA%A4%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%AE%E0%AA%95%E0%AA%A5%E0%AA%BE]
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Digitization of the next book will be managed by Vyom.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> There is an lovely quote I will close this mail with: આજ આનંદ
>> >> >> >> મારા
>> >> >> >> આંગણે
>> >> >> >> રે લોલ! (Aaj aanand maara aangane re lol!) which means "Today is
>> >> >> >> a
>> >> >> >> joyous
>> >> >> >> day for us!"
>> >> >> >> Congratulations to the Gujarati community.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Wishing Gujarati wiki community all the best.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Warmest Regards,
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Shiju Alex
>> >> >> >>
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>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
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>> >> >>
>> >> >> Ashwin Baindur
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