pythonbrad

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   by pythonbrad 9mo ago

   Happy New year from Cameroon
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   Ask HN: Any active African open source organization in Africa?

   1 points by pythonbrad 11mo ago|0 comments
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   Show HN: afrim – A framework for input method engine(github.com)

   1 points by pythonbrad 11mo ago|0 comments
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   by pythonbrad 2y ago

   Working on Afrim a library to facilitate the development of an input method engine. https://github.com/fodydev/afrim
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   by pythonbrad 2y ago

   The current Excalidraw looks advanced compared to your own. And the whiteboard is saved at the level of the web browser. I tested ExcaliHub and i don't have seen the possibility to have many whiteboards.
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   by pythonbrad 2y ago

   I added a FAQ[1] to answer some common questions. For more reading, there is an article[2] who have similarities with what we want to achieve. Disclaimer: We discovered the article 01 year after the development. [1] https://github
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   by pythonbrad 2y ago

   `afrim` is not just an IME. It can be used as a library to develop another IME. It's an important point that I neglected in the README.
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   by pythonbrad 2y ago

   It’s true that we currently have few languages in our dataset, but by supporting Nufi, we are supporting all Cameroonian languages since their alphabets have been standardized under the General Alphabet of Cameroonian Languages (GACL). Addi
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   by pythonbrad 2y ago

   Thanks, currently I am using Debian (Wayland) and it will be great to test this enigo feature.
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    by pythonbrad 2y ago

    It looks a little bit similar to the working of the clafrica code to type in General Alphabet of Cameroonian languages. Clafrica: Pookai2t peu2nze2e2 n*kut ! Shʉ̄pāpə̀m (Bamoun): Pookɛ́t pә́nzéé ŋkut !
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    by pythonbrad 2y ago

    The initial work was a prototype, we are currently working on the usage of text service for windows, and IBUS for Linux (mainly Wayland environment). But the next release, will take a time, since we are not familiar with these technologies.
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    by pythonbrad 2y ago

    Windows is supported through https://github.com/pythonbrad/afrim-wish
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    by pythonbrad 2y ago

    Using the phonetic representation (IPA), you can obtain a writing system similar to the pinyin. Hanyu Pinyin Hànyǔ Pīnyīn Fāng'àn Bopomofo ㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ ㄆㄧㄣ ㄧㄣ ㄈㄤ ㄢˋ IPA [xân.ỳ pʰín.ín fáŋ.ân] Cameroonian dialect are written using the G
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    by pythonbrad 2y ago

    I understand your point, we should do a big work at the level of the documentation.
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    by pythonbrad 2y ago

    Thanks for your feedback, i will take it in account.
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    Show HN: A modern way to type in African languages(github.com)

    189 points by pythonbrad 2y ago|85 comments
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    by pythonbrad 3y ago

    Location: Buea, Cameroon Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Possible Technologies: Rust, Python, Linux, CI/CD, Docker Résumé/CV: https://1drv.ms/b/s!Ao6erEi_YuOzgaQER44qAn3LrGKsiw Email: fomegnemeu