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== International Language Support ==
== International Language Support ==
This section includes information on language support under Fedora.
This section includes information on language support under Fedora.


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* Localization (translation) of Fedora is coordinated by the Fedora Localization Project -- http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/L10N
* Localization (translation) of Fedora is coordinated by the Fedora Localization Project -- http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/L10N


=== IBus ===
=== iBus ===
ibus has undergone further development and improvements, such as
iBus has undergone further development and improvements, such as:


* ibus-1.2, which provide the key layout support for input method developers. It also enables Non-US-QWERTY users to use input methods that designed only for US-QWERTY.
* Key layout support for input method developers. It also enables Non-US-QWERTY users to use input methods that were designed only for US-QWERTY.
 
* Qt4 native immodule (ibus-qt).


* Native input method module for Qt4 (ibus-qt).


=== Chinese ===
=== Chinese ===
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=== Indic ===
=== Indic ===
Lohit fonts have been split and now supports Unicode 5.1.
Lohit fonts have been split to subpackages for every supported script. Lohit fonts are now Unicode 5.1 compatible.  


=== Japanese ===
=== Japanese ===
IPA fonts have been added which provide good quality fonts with cover of JIS2004. we encourage you to install all of or either of ipa-gothic-fonts, ipa-pgothic-fonts, ipa-mincho-fonts and ipa-pmincho-fonts packages if you want/need JIS2004 features on Fedora.
IPA fonts have been added to provide good quality fonts with cover of JIS2004. Installation of ipa-gothic-fonts, ipa-pgothic-fonts, ipa-mincho-fonts and ipa-pmincho-fonts packages is recommended to get JIS2004 features on Fedora.

Revision as of 15:46, 6 October 2009

International Language Support

This section includes information on language support under Fedora.

iBus

iBus has undergone further development and improvements, such as:

  • Key layout support for input method developers. It also enables Non-US-QWERTY users to use input methods that were designed only for US-QWERTY.
  • Native input method module for Qt4 (ibus-qt).

Chinese

More Chinese tables have been ported from scim-table to ibus-table.

Indic

Lohit fonts have been split to subpackages for every supported script. Lohit fonts are now Unicode 5.1 compatible.

Japanese

IPA fonts have been added to provide good quality fonts with cover of JIS2004. Installation of ipa-gothic-fonts, ipa-pgothic-fonts, ipa-mincho-fonts and ipa-pmincho-fonts packages is recommended to get JIS2004 features on Fedora.