Re: [m17n] Amaharic (Ethiopic) in Latex,
Morgan, Yes, I did read page 27-32. I got this documentation (ucs.ps) from the net (it's available as languages.ps.gz every where), I had it before you told me to refer it. Here in my institute I am still using Suse 8.0. I didn't want to upgrade at this crucial time of my last months of my research works, because I learned from those who upgraded already have big problem with the new compiler. Our microelectronics device simulator is not compatible with 9.0's C/C++ compiler. We have all the Suse versions in our server and this particular package is not inside 8.0 at all. I found "latex-ucs-20020510-39.noarch.rpm" package inside 8.1 or I can also get one from 8.2 or 9.0. Do these packages work with 8.0? Will three be any conflict with the "ifntethi-1.2-324.noarch.rpm" i installed last time? Or otherwise is there any where on the net may be distributed later for 8.0? I have already installed all mule-ucs* staff yesterday which are available in 8.0. Cordially, -tesfaye Mike FABIAN wrote:
Tesfaye Ayalew <tesfaye.ayalew@iue.tuwien.ac.at> さんは書きました:
Sorry Mike for bothering you.
I just want to write a single line in amharic (my native language) inside my thesis (desertation).
I don't have this ucs.sty, I searched it before I wrote to you. I checked now once again ~$ rpmlocate ucs.sty Searching for ucs.sty in rpm db... and then nothingggggggggggggggggggggg!
This is very strange because you did read page 27 and 31 from ucs.ps which is also from the latex-ucs package:
mfabian@gregory:~$ rpm -qf /usr/share/doc/packages/latex-ucs/ucs.ps.bz2 latex-ucs-20030605-18 mfabian@gregory:~$
This is exactly the same package, which contains ucs.sty:
mfabian@gregory:~$ rpmlocate ucs.sty Searching for ucs.sty in rpm db...
latex-ucs-20030605-18: /usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/ucs/ucs.sty mfabian@gregory:~$
I.e. if the "rpmlocate ucs.sty" command returns nothing for you, this means that you don't have the "latex-ucs" package installed. I just checked again, the "latex-ucs" package is on CD4 of your SuSE 9.0 CDs. Please install it.
Sorry for my little understnding of all the process. I thought this freetype-tools is helping to insert the fonts.
No. It is necessary while you use LaTeX with truetype fonts like CODE2000 because it creates the .tfm files which are needed when you execute "latex file.tex" and the .pk bitmap fonts which are needed by "xdvi" and "dvips". But it has nothing to do with how you can input text into your Editor.
I don't have an amharic keybord, that was also my question yesterday. I thought you used some sort of unicode equivalent for the fonts or some keybord emulator from linux, if is there. Otherwise then how can I insert some more words, if it works after I find and install this latex-ucs package.
Don't worry about that, I'll explain that if you have processed and displayed my example file successfully with latex. I probably cannot offer you a convenient input method for Amharic, but you say you need only a few words. Therefore it is no big problem if the input is a bit inconvenient. There are several possibilities, but please first get the latex working.
I see on my Linux version only mule-ucs.
Install that as well, it might not be necessary for Amharic, but it can't hurt.
Wouldn't it be better to discuss this on the m17n list?
Tesfaye Ayalew <tesfaye.ayalew@iue.tuwien.ac.at> さんは書きました:
Morgan,
Yes, I did read page 27-32. I got this documentation (ucs.ps) from the net (it's available as languages.ps.gz every where), I had it before you told me to refer it.
Here in my institute I am still using Suse 8.0. I didn't want to upgrade at this crucial time of my last months of my research works, because I learned from those who upgraded already have big problem with the new compiler. Our microelectronics device simulator is not compatible with 9.0's C/C++ compiler.
I see. I didn't know that you are still using SuSE 8.0. It is always useful to include the version number when asking questions. SuSE 8.0 didn't yet have latex-ucs. But latex-ucs is an architecture independent package which doesn't have to be recompiled for different platforms. I think it is almost certain that the latex-ucs package from newer SuSE distributions works on SuSE 8.0 as well. Please try the one from the SuSE 8.2 FTP version, you can download it from here: ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/8.2/suse/noarch/latex-ucs-20021217-11.noarch.rpm SuSE 9.0 contains a slightly newer version of latex-ucs, but the SuSE 9.0 FTP version is not yet published. It will be published during the coming weekend though, i.e. from next Monday on you will be able to get the latest version of latex-ucs from ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/9.0/suse/noarch/
We have all the Suse versions in our server and this particular package is not inside 8.0 at all. I found "latex-ucs-20020510-39.noarch.rpm" package inside 8.1 or I can also get one from 8.2 or 9.0. Do these packages work with 8.0?
Yes. If you can get the one from 9.0, try to install it on your 8.0 system, it will most likely work.
Will three be any conflict with the "ifntethi-1.2-324.noarch.rpm" i installed last time?
No.
Or otherwise is there any where on the net may be distributed later for 8.0?
Not necessary because the newer versions should work.
I have already installed all mule-ucs* staff yesterday which are available in 8.0.
-- Mike FABIAN <mfabian@suse.de> http://www.suse.de/~mfabian 睡眠不足はいい仕事の敵だ。
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