Javascript IME (was Re: [Kannada] Kannada Dictionary)

[Pavanaja U.B.]

A keyboard driver or IME (Input Method Editor) is the software driver which interprets your 
keystorkes as appropriate characters. For ex., in English (default) keyboards, if you press 
the key k, it is interpreted as k (I know you are asking now "what's so great abt it?"). In case 
of Kannada, if you press k it has to be interpreted as "ka", its Unicode vaue is 0C95. 
Likewise every key has to have a codepoint associated. Currently, the IMEs work on the OS 
or the applications. For ex., if you are using Windows XP, the Kannada IME works on all 
Windows applications. In case of Linux, the things are slightly different. Pramod can add 
here.

Consider the case of web-site which needs you to enter the text in Kannada in some form 
(textbox). To do that, the Kannada IME should be installed in the client PC. Imagine you are 
sitting in a cybercafe. You can not install the Kannada IME there. Some people are giving 
the downloadable IMEs in the form of ActiveX or Java applet. Again, these have their own 
limitations. ActiveX works only on IE. Java applet can not be executed if the security settings 
are set to high and also needs the JVM to be present. Javascript based IME should work on 
all systems. I am not very sure whether it is possible to make a Javascript based IME. 
Javascirpt based IME was not made by any company which has put up an interactive Indian 
language web-site so far. The reason for this is very simple -the code is open. Anybody can 
copy it!

Rgds,
Pavanaja
 
> What will this do ?
> 
> --Soma
> 
> "Pavanaja U.B." wrote:
> 
> > Can you think of writing a Javascript keyboard driver (client side)?
> >
> > No one has done it so far.
> >
> > Rgds,
> > Pavanaja
> >
> > > Hi Pavanaja,
> > >
> > > Thanks for the info.
> > >
> > > Where can I look for list of Kannada Projects. Any website links?
> > >
> > > regards,
> > > Bheemesh.C
> > >
> > >
> > > "Pavanaja U.B." <pavanaja at vishvakannada.com> wrote:
> > >     Check out http://www.kannadakasturi.com/
> > >
> > >     Regards,
> > >     Pavanaja
> > >
> > >     > Hi,
> > >     >
> > >     > I have developing a Web basedKannada Dictionary (very
> > primative),
> > >     is anyone working on this or
> > >     > any projects running already?
> > >     >
> > >     > thanks and regards,
> > >     > Bheemesh.C
> > >     >
> > >     >
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