Asian Language Support (Korean, Japanese, Chinese)

[oafbot]

Is there any word from Nokia on whether they will include asian language support in the upcoming OS updates?

I've read much conflicting info on the net ranging from the Nokia 770 hardware is not capable of handling the complex encoding involved (which I find slightly hard to believe) to, they will include asian language support with future releases.

I wonder if anyone is working on a hack/patch (for Japanese) like I used to have for my crappy handspring visor many years ago.

personally, I'm a little tired of not being able to read the mail that I receive in Japanese and browse Japanese web pages. :(

[pawa]

I have heard from maemo mail list that Asia Language will be supported include locale, fonts, input method and even hardwriting recognization in next version of hardware ...

I use 770 with extra chineses fonts, most of buildin app display correctly except Opera Web Browser ... But, you can use manaos instead

please visit http://openspirits.com , I have some screenshoots for 770 with chinese ...

[oafbot]

wow, thanks for the info!

I can survive without input but the ability to read is a big plus.
I was under the impression that there was no stable release of manaos. Let me try installing it again.

also, the inclusion of asian language support in the next hardware release is a welcome development (though that would mean I'd have to buy another device).

I've looked at your web page, and it looks like the 770 is doing a pretty decent job of displaying chinese. This gives me added incentive to experiment a little more.

Thanks again. :)

[wolfg]

I have heard from maemo mail list that Asia Language will be supported include locale, fonts, input method and even hardwriting recognization in next version of hardware ...

I use 770 with extra chineses fonts, most of buildin app display correctly except Opera Web Browser ... But, you can use manaos instead

please visit http://openspirits.com , I have some screenshoots for 770 with chinese ...

I can't visit your website. It says "500 Internal Server Error".

I tried to use localedef to make a new locale on the device, but it failed.

[wolfg]

I can't visit your website. It says "500 Internal Server Error".

I tried to use localedef to make a new locale on the device, but it failed.

I have added zh_CN locale to the device successfully and now I can view chinese character in browser, rss feed reader, notes, file manager, and maemopad.

Here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfg/sets/72157594217084518/) you can find some screenshots.

[oafbot]

Well I'm just updating this thread.

I was able to install Japanese fonts by following the method for installing chinese fonts posted by Hower on this thread (http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?p=21172#post21172)

I can only assume Korean can be made to work in the same manner for those who wanna give it a shot!

happy browsing!

[oafbot]

I don't mean to keep on bumping this thread, but I just wanted to report that I've written up Japanese instructions on how to install japanese fonts to view japanese websites on the 770:

ノキア７７０のブラウザーで日本語表示を可能にする方法：

http://oafbot.com/news/?p=57


If you are a Japanese 770 user, you might also find these sites informative:

http://www.akiran.net/blog/

http://blog.so-net.ne.jp/rey/


If you are looking to install chinese look to this thread (http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?p=21172#post21172) ;)

[Drewvt]

Very cool. I'm going to try to apply this as soon as I install Xterm.

I see that you use a font called sazanami-gothic.ttf. Is this the best font available for linux? For my purposes (studying Japanese in college) the more legible the font is, the better..(legible as opposed to a pretty or highly stylized font...)

[oafbot]

Very cool. I'm going to try to apply this as soon as I install Xterm.

I see that you use a font called sazanami-gothic.ttf. Is this the best font available for linux? For my purposes (studying Japanese in college) the more legible the font is, the better..(legible as opposed to a pretty or highly stylized font...)

Yeah, you can use any true type font, but perhaps if you wanna stick with san serifs (usually refered to as gothic fonts in Japan), it might help you read with more legibility as you stated. I just picked sazanami, because it was the only san-serif font available on my linux box (I have a very bare bones linux set-up), and all my japanese fonts on my mac were non true type fonts.

good luck with your Japanese studies! ;)

[Drewvt]

Thanks. Well, it's working great now. Even the linux-impaired can pull this off.

The other font I found was sazanami-mincho, but I figured that gothic was better as it seems to be much more commonly used.

[fondoo]

does this support chinese encoding for the Opera browser?

[wolfg]

does this support chinese encoding for the Opera browser?

yes.

fyi, you may be interested in maemocjk (http://maemocjk.garage.maemo.org/) project.

[Texrat]

Also, note that the tableteer site provides a means of giving Nokia direct feedback on language issues if you encounter any.

[cuticuteo]

how's about Vietnamese, guys? is there anyone knows? thanks in advance!!!

[fleet]

Hi

This is for Korean fonts. It failed after following the instruction in this thread. I've copied Korean fonts in Windows XP (Gulim..)

What I did:
1. mkdir /home/users/.fonts/
2. cp -i /media/mmc2/fonts/*.ttf /home/user/.fonts/
3. Reboot the device
4. open the browser: www.google.co.kr --> no success..

Any help?

[kenroy]

Hi

This is for Korean fonts. It failed after following the instruction in this thread. I've copied Korean fonts in Windows XP (Gulim..)

What I did:
1. mkdir /home/users/.fonts/
2. cp -i /media/mmc2/fonts/*.ttf /home/user/.fonts/
3. Reboot the device
4. open the browser: www.google.co.kr --> no success..

Any help?

Try copying the fonts to /usr/share/fonts/korean

You can then run (as root) fc-cache /usr/share/fonts/korean

Re-launch the browser and everything should be OK.

[kamakari]

My 6288 supports chinese and can display japanesecharacters but I alsowant toinclude japanese when texting, any way of being able todothis? Y_Y

[Drewvt]

My 6288 supports chinese and can display japanesecharacters but I alsowant toinclude japanese when texting, any way of being able todothis? Y_Y

You mean write Japanese on the 770 (or N800)? I seriously doubt that; you would have to carry the Japanese input program that exists on Linux proper to Maemo somehow, which would be a serious undertaking.

I don't believe we'll get that until Nokia finally decides to release the N800 (or successor) in the Asian markets...

[fleet]

Hello;

I've tried to copy TTF file to /usr/share/fonts/ or /usr/share/fonts/nokia but failed with 'Permission denied'.

What I did as below:

/ $ sudo gainroot
/ $ cp -i /media/mmc1/*.ttf /usr/share/fonts
--> CP: unable to open ' /usr/share/fonts/tahoma.ttf' : Persmission Denied

Any further help???

[gratus]

Hello;

I've tried to copy TTF file to /usr/share/fonts/ or /usr/share/fonts/nokia but failed with 'Permission denied'.

What I did as below:

/ $ sudo gainroot
/ $ cp -i /media/mmc1/*.ttf /usr/share/fonts
--> CP: unable to open ' /usr/share/fonts/tahoma.ttf' : Persmission Denied

Any further help???

gainroot does not work for me either, so I tried this and it worked:
/ $ dbclient root@127.1

A warning message will be displayed, confirm and it will prompt you to enter root password, type "rootme" and you are root!

[nhanquy]

I was able to install Vietnamese fonts to my 770 with OS2007HE.

0. Get Xterm packet for your Nokia.
1. gain root access. (see http://maemo.org/community/wiki/HowDoiBecomeRoot2 )
2. copy font file (truetype font ,arial for example, from Windows) to the MMC.
3. copy file from MMC to /usr/share/font/truetype
( "sudo su -" to get the root prompt )
4. run "fc-cache -f -v" to create new font cache.
5. Start the browser !

Good luck!

[chunjaenim]

how come this doesn't work for korean??
Is there anybody out there able to read Korean on Opera successfully???

[fluxam]

Darn, this looks so complex.
I would like more info about which fonts are clearest for Japanese.
Why couldn't somebody create a script/batch file (as one often finds for Ubuntu) that asks for the language and then scurries to download and install everything needed ... please?
Honestly, though, this is something Nokia itself should create.

[acegolfer]

how come this doesn't work for korean??
Is there anybody out there able to read Korean on Opera successfully???

Same problem here. I tried it but can't get Korean display. What am I doing wrong?

[acegolfer]

I have a partial solution with Korean fonts.

The ttf files in the package didn't work. I copied 4 baekmuk ttf files (dotum, batang, gulim, etc) from Ubuntu machine to /usr/share/fonts. Then fc-cache -f did the trick.

But it's not 100% working. For example, if I open www.chosun.com, some fonts still show as squares. But the main texts are in gulim font. I first thought it was the text size issue. So I changed the minimum text font to 30 but still the same squares now appear as large squares.

[fleet]

For Korean web browsing, check this web site, quite useful:

http://wooooo.tistory.com/category/Nokia%20N800