[Emacs-bug-tracker] bug#5341: marked as done (Windows version of emacs does not support Indian Languages)

[Emacs bug Tracking System]

Your message dated Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:45:33 +0800
with message-id <address@hidden>
and subject line Re: bug#5341: Windows version of emacs does not support Indian 
Languages
has caused the Emacs bug report #5341,
regarding Windows version of emacs does not support Indian Languages
to be marked as done.

This means that you claim that the problem has been dealt with.
If this is not the case it is now your responsibility to reopen the
bug report if necessary, and/or fix the problem forthwith.

(NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what this
message is talking about, this may indicate a serious mail system
misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact address@hidden
immediately.)


-- 
5341: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=5341
Emacs Bug Tracking System
Contact address@hidden with problems
> --- Begin Message ---
>
>
>
> Subject: 
>
> Windows version of emacs does not support Indian Languages
>
>
>
>
> Date: 
>
> Fri, 8 Jan 2010 20:27:37 +0530
>
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> One of my friends is looking for a way of using Indic comments in his
> code. I suggested emacs as I have been using it successfully in many
> Indian languages. But Indic text is not displayed in windows version
> of emacs.
>
> I downloaded windows version of emacs from
> http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/windows/ and ran it on GNU/Linux
> using wine. It is showing question marks when entering Indic text,
> selecting default font does not make any difference. I tested notepad
> with wine and it displays Indic text correctly.
>
> It would be good to have Indic support on windows as well.
>
> Thanks
> Praveen
>
> -- 
> പ്രവീണ്‍ അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില്‍
> <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call!
> <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak?
> (as seen on /.)
> Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now!
> http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign
>
>
>
>
> --- End Message ---
> --- Begin Message ---
>
>
>
> Subject: 
>
> Re: bug#5341: Windows version of emacs does not support Indian	Languages
>
>
>
>
> Date: 
>
> Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:45:33 +0800
>
>
>
>
> User-agent: 
>
> Mozilla-Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 (X11/20090706)
>
>
>
>
> Praveen A wrote:
> > It would be good to have Indic support on windows as well.
> >   
>
> Emacs has this support already.
>
> My guess is that wine does the right thing with simple text output from 
> applications like Notepad, but does not fully emulate calls to the 
> underlying uniscribe library, which multilingual programs like Emacs use 
> directly.
>
>
>
>
> --- End Message ---