Bolnagri
Encyclopedia
BolNagri is a phonetic input method
for unicode
fonts in Devanagari
in Linux
and other platform
s using xkb, the input library for the X Window System
.
It is developed in collaboration with IndLinux
at The Sarai Programme at CSDS
.
Input method
An input method is an operating system component or program that allows any data, such as keyboard strokes or mouse movements, to be received as input. In this way users can enter characters and symbols not found on their input devices...
for unicode
Unicode
Unicode is a computing industry standard for the consistent encoding, representation and handling of text expressed in most of the world's writing systems...
fonts in Devanagari
Devanagari
Devanagari |deva]]" and "nāgarī" ), also called Nagari , is an abugida alphabet of India and Nepal...
in Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
and other platform
Platform (computing)
A computing platform includes some sort of hardware architecture and a software framework , where the combination allows software, particularly application software, to run...
s using xkb, the input library for the X Window System
X Window System
The X window system is a computer software system and network protocol that provides a basis for graphical user interfaces and rich input device capability for networked computers...
.
It is developed in collaboration with IndLinux
IndLinux
Indlinux is a project that attempts to localise tools used under Linux and other free software environments into all Indian languages. Indlinux is a combination of the words India and Linux.- Languages :...
at The Sarai Programme at CSDS
The Sarai Programme at CSDS
Sarai is a programme of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies , Delhi. CSDS is an independent social science and humanities research centre, with traditions of dissent and a commitment to public intellectual commitment going back four decades....
.