First set of language packs out for testing

[Shlomi Loubaton]

On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 14:34:30 +0100, Martin Pitt <martin.pitt at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> Hi Shlomi!
> 
> Shlomi Loubaton [2005-01-18 13:35 +0200]:
> > i think it would be great if one of the packages built for each
> > language could add the keyboard layout for that language to the X
> > keyboard configuration so that if this packages were installed by d-i
> > , it would save some trouble for the user.
> 
> Doesn't d-i already pass the language and keyboard information
> correctly to the X configuration for you?

umm .. I don't recall it ever worked for me but now i'm not sure ..
i'll check it next time i install.

> > also , i reviewed the language-support-he  - i think you should add
> > these packages to the Depends:
> > mozilla-firefox-locale-he-il,
> 
> I already added all mozilla-*-locale-* packages I could find. However,
> this package does not exist.

it exists in Debian .. : 
http://packages.debian.org/unstable/web/mozilla-firefox-locale-he-il
could this be made available in Ubuntu as well ?

> 
> > hspell (Hebrew speller) ,
> 
> I will add this, thanks.

Great! thanks.

> 
> > culmus (free hebrew fonts),
> 
> This package is currently in universe, so the language pack cannot
> depend on it.
> 
> However, if there is a consensus to add it to main, I'd be happy to
> add it to the language-support package.

It really is a must for Hebrew speaking users, the only other
alternative is msttcorefonts and we don't want that in Ubuntu.


Regards,
     shlomil .