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2009-10-23
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I guess N900 won't have Turkish (at least UI) out of the box — it seems we are simply left out with no apparent reason.
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2009-10-23
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Originally Posted by gecebekcisi
Yes, as 150 other countries/languages are "left out with no apparent reason".
I guess N900 won't have Turkish (at least UI) out of the box it seems we are simply left out with no apparent reason.
Oh wait, maybe localization and translation costs money.... ;-))
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2009-10-23
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It can be added later by the community.
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2009-10-23
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Originally Posted by Andre Klapper
Well, I know loads of people (including myself) who wouldn't require even a single cent; if asked to
Oh wait, maybe localization and translation costs money.... ;-))
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2009-10-23
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How easy would it be to do a community translation of the Nokia UI in whatever language and make it available through Extras? I remember reading a blog entry by Quim about this long ago, but I'm not sure if it's technically possible and legal for Maemo 5.
A Turkish UI would make the device more attraktive to the ~4 million Turkish people living in western Europe, mainly in Germany (where the N900 is sold with a German UI).
Of course you can't simply change the keyboard layout (=the characters printed on the keys), but you could at try to add ı, İ, ş, Ş, ğ, Ğ, ç and Ç to a German layout (that already has ö and ü). You'd still not have the standard Turkish F or Q layouts that way, but in the end you might have a fully localized user interface and the ability to input all national characters... if maybe with odd Fn-combinations.
A Turkish UI would make the device more attraktive to the ~4 million Turkish people living in western Europe, mainly in Germany (where the N900 is sold with a German UI).
Of course you can't simply change the keyboard layout (=the characters printed on the keys), but you could at try to add ı, İ, ş, Ş, ğ, Ğ, ç and Ç to a German layout (that already has ö and ü). You'd still not have the standard Turkish F or Q layouts that way, but in the end you might have a fully localized user interface and the ability to input all national characters... if maybe with odd Fn-combinations.
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2009-10-23
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Originally Posted by gecebekcisi
I totally agree. Please also see http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=27997
Well, I know loads of people (including myself) who wouldn't require even a single cent; if asked to
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2009-10-23
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Hm. I guess no N900 for me then 
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2009-10-23
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Turkish onscreen keyboard layout is supported by the latest ukeyboard. I'm working on a port of ukeyboard for Fremantle. It's almost finished and I hope in one week it will be available in extras-devel repository.
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2009-10-23
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So:
Doesn't sound too bad for me, does it? Now add 70 million potential contributors to the mix...
- Turkish language UI: Not included, but possible as a community effort.
- Turkish hardware keyboard layout: won't happen
- Turkish characters via hardware keyboard: should be possible
- Turkish onscreen keyboard layout: available soon
Doesn't sound too bad for me, does it? Now add 70 million potential contributors to the mix...
I'm very interested in buying the N900, but I have one thing that holds me back from pre-ordering one.
Does the N900 have Turkish as UI and virtual keyboard language? If not, will/can it be added later?
Thanks for the answers