Originally Posted by jayhule (Post 361727)

I agree that at least an on-screen keyboard is essential, UI and physical keyboard will come and isn't essential for me but without input with a virtual keyboard...well that would be good at all. If I understood correctly receiving text works and I'm thankful for that leaving only the need for input, so...

...Let us know if we can help make this happen!

Originally Posted by konttori (Post 362280)

I think we could at least make an installable extra keyboard layout for the arabic.
My only ocncern is that we have two fewer keys in the on screen keyboard than there are usually keys in the arabic keyboards. But I'm sure we can handle those somehow.

Basically, we don't have space for the
http://www.abckeyboards.net/language...ard_layout.gif

Rightmost key on the first alphabet row and we don't have space for the rightmost key on the lowest alphabet row. But those keys can be moved behind shift key.

Originally Posted by Rashoodz (Post 362464)

^ some Arabic keyboard phones have 2 letters in one button. My Blackberry Curve have 5 buttons that have 2 Arabic letters each.

EDIT: I found the N97 Keyboard.

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...6062009036.jpg

2 letters on 10 buttons :P

Originally Posted by 0Dark Knight0 (Post 362875)

Dear Maemo & Nokia,

Plz, try to solve the Arabic issues in N900 before launching them to arabin country ( specialy in Gulf-GCC), otherwise, your sales will affect sharply....

(i think you know that)

plz, do your best.....

Originally Posted by abu9al7 (Post 363195)

I've send a mail to Tala Toukan , The Public Relations Manager, Lower Gulf, Nokia

hope that I'll receive the replay :)

Originally Posted by Rashoodz (Post 363604)

I got this from another forum, it says that they called "NOKIA CARE" and they assured that it has full Arabic support, Software and hardware.

EDIT: It may be not true.

Originally Posted by Rashoodz (Post 363604)

I got this from another forum, it says that they called "NOKIA CARE" and they assured that it has full Arabic support, Software and hardware.

EDIT: It may be not true.