> On Sun, Sep 23, 2001 at 10:16:02PM +0300, Shaul Karl wrote: > > > For a large set of programs, the solution is using QT 3.0 or libgtk 2.4 > > > (or is it 3.0?). > > > > I still do not find it satisfactory, mostly because it is not part of the > > native Unix environment and as such not suited for console apps. > > The Linux console may never get proper RTL support; decent Arabic > support on the console would be hard to impossible given console font > limitations. Complex scripts are going to need X support; at the very > least, you're going to need to run in an Xterm or the like, since Linux > console is probably always going to be LTR, single width, and > non-combining. >
There has to be a standard way to at least have basic unix utils like grep, ed, diff and friends to work on files with multi lingual contents and still have a reasonable user interface and means to display their output. > -- > David Starner - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Pointless website: http://dvdeug.dhis.org > When the aliens come, when the deathrays hum, when the bombers bomb, > we'll still be freakin' friends. - "Freakin' Friends" -- Shaul Karl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
