A practical primer for using Oriya under Linux

G. Mohanty

Revision 0.3: 9 July, 2004

Abstract:

This document describes how to get started on using Oriya under Linux. It covers the software and documentation required to be able to enter, view and edit Oriya text, including fonts, locales, input methods, terminal emulators, editors, and an introduction to Native Language Support (NLS).

The intent is to serve as an introduction for people involved in the Rebati project. At this point of time the project is in its infancy, but the aim is to eventually have a Linux distribution that is entirely in Oriya at all levels, including GUI menus and messages. Hopefully, this will make technology available to the majority of people in Orissa who are not conversant with English. There have been several efforts to support Indian languages, including Oriya, and after a consideration of these, this project will be tied to the IndLinux project [1]. It might also be possible to port a lot of this work to Microsoft Windows under CyGNOME [2].