Issued:
2011-05-19
Updated:
2011-05-19

RHBA-2011:0544 - m17n-contrib bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

m17n-contrib bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated m17n-contrib package that includes two corrected keymap files and two improved keymap files, each back ported from upstream, is now available.

Description

This package contains contributed internationalization files for m17n-lib.

This update includes the following fixes to keymap files:

  • Previously, when using the Devanagari script keymap -- hi-remington.mim -- the key combination to produce "आप" (the respectful form of the second person pronoun) on qwerty keyboards was "Shift-h backspace w [ backspace". The widely used sequence for this pronoun, however, is "Shift-h k w [ k" (with "k" used rather than the backspace). With this update the more common key sequence is now used by the hi-remington.mim keymap file. (BZ#653782)

  • The Malayalam script keymap -- ml-inscript.mim -- was missing the 20th letter, ച (ca). This is mapped to the semi-colon (;) on qwerty keyboards. Previously, when the Malayalam input system was active, pressing that key (either physically or using the on-screen keyboard) produced no output. The on-screen keyboard also displayed a blank keycap. This update corrects the typo in the ml-inscript.mim keymap file. When the Malayalam input method is used "ca" displays on the on-screen keyboard and appears in documents when typed, as expected. (BZ#653783)

As well, this update includes the following improvements to keymap files:

  • The Telugu script keymap -- te-inscript.mim -- now maps three further Telugu script characters to English-language keyboard keys. The specific changes are as follows: the vowel character U0c60 ("ౠ") is now mapped to the pipe symbol ("|"); the dependent vowel character U0c44 ('ౄ') is now mapped to the back slash (""); and the dependent vowel character U0c01 ("ఁ") is now mapped to the capital X ("X"). (BZ#642138)

  • The Tamil script keymap -- ta-tamil99.mim -- now maps seventeen further input options for generating both Tamil and English script glyphs on English-language keyboards. With the updated keymap file installed and active, the "f" key now generates a question mark ("?"). The other sixteen added options are Control+[key] inputs. They include new input options to generate several English characters such as the copyright symbol (using Control+c), the bullet character (Control+.) and single and double typographer's quote marks (using Control+7 through Control+9). As well, eight further Tamil script glyphs can now be generated, using Control+q +s +w +d +e +g +t and +r. (BZ#653781)

All users, especially those inputting Devanagari, Malayalam, Telugu or Tamil script characters, should install this update, which addresses these issues and adds these enhancements.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • m17n-contrib-punjabi-1.1.10-4.el6.noarch.rpm
  • m17n-contrib-tamil-1.1.10-4.el6.noarch.rpm
  • m17n-contrib-tai-1.1.10-4.el6.noarch.rpm
  • m17n-contrib-maithili-1.1.10-4.el6.noarch.rpm
  • m17n-contrib-russian-1.1.10-4.el6.noarch.rpm
  • m17n-contrib-1.1.10-4.el6.src.rpm
  • m17n-contrib-urdu-1.1.10-4.el6.noarch.rpm
  • m17n-contrib-sinhala-1.1.10-4.el6.noarch.rpm
  • m17n-contrib-assamese-1.1.10-4.el6.noarch.rpm
  • m17n-contrib-marathi-1.1.10-4.el6.noarch.rpm
  • m17n-contrib-hindi-1.1.10-4.el6.noarch.rpm
  • m17n-contrib-nepali-1.1.10-4.el6.noarch.rpm
  • m17n-contrib-pashto-1.1.10-4.el6.noarch.rpm
  • m17n-contrib-kannada-1.1.10-4.el6.noarch.rpm
  • m17n-contrib-telugu-1.1.10-4.el6.noarch.rpm
  • m17n-contrib-1.1.10-4.el6.noarch.rpm
  • m17n-contrib-chinese-1.1.10-4.el6.noarch.rpm
  • m17n-contrib-kashmiri-1.1.10-4.el6.noarch.rpm
  • m17n-contrib-bengali-1.1.10-4.el6.noarch.rpm
  • m17n-contrib-malayalam-1.1.10-4.el6.noarch.rpm
  • m17n-contrib-czech-1.1.10-4.el6.noarch.rpm
  • m17n-contrib-vietnamese-1.1.10-4.el6.noarch.rpm
  • m17n-contrib-gujarati-1.1.10-4.el6.noarch.rpm
  • m17n-contrib-sindhi-1.1.10-4.el6.noarch.rpm
  • m17n-contrib-oriya-1.1.10-4.el6.noarch.rpm
  • m17n-contrib-esperanto-1.1.10-4.el6.noarch.rpm

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