i18n_todo

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Comment: As requested, adding a few more details to this TODO list I originally sent to Arne.
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 * No support for multiple codepoints per keypress [Indic languages, Khmer, Thai, Lao]  * No support for multiple codepoints per keypress [Indic scripts, Khmer, Thai, Lao]
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 * scim-bridge does not support surrounding text [Indic languages, Khmer, Thai, Lao]  * scim-bridge does not support surrounding text whereas scim does [Indic scripts, Khmer, Thai, Lao]
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 * Inconsistent semantics  * Inconsistent semantics - where all_ALL is currently just a default fallback [CTL scripts]
 * BTS #513242
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 * Defaults to scim-bridge - which doesn't support surrounding text -> iBus
 * Does not expose the im-switch option of the all_ALL quasi-locale (SCIM specific)		  * Defaults to scim-bridge - which doesn't support surrounding text -> iBus [Indic scripts]
 * Incorporate the new behaviour of im-switch

This is a list of items which need to be improved in Ubuntu in order to get better i18n support. Please state which components are affected and who would benefit from the proposed change.

Input

* XKB

  • No support for multiple codepoints per keypress [Indic scripts, Khmer, Thai, Lao]

* SCIM

  • scim-bridge does not support surrounding text whereas scim does [Indic scripts, Khmer, Thai, Lao]

* IM infrastructure

  • Transitioning from SCIM to new infrastructure -> iBus

  • Need a unified IM chooser that includes XKB layouts

* im-switch

  • Inconsistent semantics - where all_ALL is currently just a default fallback [CTL scripts]
  • BTS #513242

Rendering

* Pango's Indic Layout Engine is unmaintainable

  • Need some convergence between Pango, ICU and Harfbuzz

Fonts

Other Applications

* Ubuntu: gnome-language-selector

  • Defaults to scim-bridge - which doesn't support surrounding text -> iBus [Indic scripts]

  • Incorporate the new behaviour of im-switch

* Open Office: default font selection for a Unicode script needs to be smarter

  • Fontconfig has a minimum coverage requirement before a font is selected, but Open Office does not
  • upstream bug, bug filed.

i18n_todo (last edited 2009-07-20 13:54:43 by p54A13477)