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 On 3 May 2012 08:08, "John Vandenberg" <jay...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 <sh...@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 <jay...@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 <dsv...@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.bain...@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 <dsv...@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.bain...@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 <dsv...@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" <sh...@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 > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> >> >> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > >> >> >> >> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > >> >> >> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > >> >> >> > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > >> >> >> > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > >> >> >> > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > >> >> >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> -- > >> >> >> Warm regards, > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Ashwin Baindur > >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------ > >> >> >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> >> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > >> >> >> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > >> >> >> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > >> >> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > _______________________________________________ > >> >> > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > >> >> > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > >> >> > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > >> >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Warm regards, > >> >> > >> >> Ashwin Baindur > >> >> ------------------------------------------------------ > >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > >> >> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > >> >> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > >> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > >> > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > >> > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> John Vandenberg > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > >> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > >> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > > > > > > -- > John Vandenberg > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >
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