Linux Arabisation project - any Urdu users?

[Bhyrava Prasad <prasadb@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Useful link for anyone trying to use Urdu in Linux....

Linux Arabization Project
   Aug 6, 1999, 22:15 UTC (0 Talkbacks) 

   Thanks to SAMER for this announcement. 


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   Linux Arabization Project 
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   http://arabiclinux.org  is a new project
   aimed at Creating complete Arabic support and
   Free Arabic Linux distribution

   The goals are
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   * to create an arabic linux solution
   * use FriBidito allow for BiDi text
   * to create an Arabic linux distribution 

   Anybody who wants to join please email 
   Osama ALASSIRY  
     ait@xxxxxxxxxx

   Skills needed
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   * Fluency in both Arabic and English
   * Programmers 
   * Type Designers for high quality fonts
   * Writers for Documentation
   * Testers
   all the work of this project will be open-source
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   For more info
   http://www.arabiclinux.com


   Arabic in Linux console
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   Acon: Arabic in Linux console ,operates with the
   virtual consols in the background. The arabic 
   characters are written in the direction from
   right to left, and their shape changes
   with the position in the word

   http://members.tripod.com/ahmedahamid/arabic/arabic.html
   http://www.linux4arab.com/arabic/arabic.htm


   How to browse the Net with Lynx + Arabic support
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   http://members.tripod.com/ahmedahamid/arabic/arabic.html
   http://www.linux4arab.com/arabic/arabic.htm


   Arabic text editor
   ====================
   the first public version of GRE (Gtk Reflected Editor)which is
   Bi-Di simple text editor for languages like Arabic and Hebrew
   GRE is based on GTK+ and the patch to gtktext widget
   made by Dov Grobgeld

   The source code , and static binary are available at
   http://publish.uwo.ca/~ualadl/grehtml/gre.html
   http://www.linux4arab.com/arabic/arabic.htm
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