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Mr Asukal Can U Help In Localization !!!

Hello Sir,
I AM NOW VERY Disappointed That We Can Not Read Asian Languages ON Our Universal DEVICE. I Have Spent Many Hours To Find A Solution But Failed. Urdu Language Is Read From Right To Left. When We Change Font To Urdu True Type We Can See All Characters But Left To Right. Is There Any Registry Settings To Do This I Mean Right To Left Reading Of Asian Languages. If Yes Kindly Let Us Know And If No Then How Can We Do That?
Waiting Your Kind Reply

I hope you accept my answer, even though I am not Asukal (haven't seen him on the forum for a long time).
Unfortunately, to read and write right to left on windows mobile devices you need a special program which is specific to the language you are using.
Windows mobile does not have functions that support right to left.
Hebrew and Arabic speakers encounter the same problem and for each of those languages there is a special localization application that converts all text right to left.
Unfortunately those apps are not free and they only recognize the specific language they were written for.
You need to look for such a program for your language.

Arabizer provides, partial solution to Urdu, however additional Urdu characters are not included, by installing this program enables you to view the Urdu text properly (in Right to Left mode)
Hope this will help!

Android rtl support and compare between HD2 and Desire

Hi;
I wanna to buy my first smartphone.
and after some researches I aim at HTC Desire and HTC HD2.
another notice is that my language is Persian (Farsi) and It's a right to left language. Does HTC Desire support my language plus English?
As you Know in a web cruise. We face to a lot of languages so it's better that they seem correctly in phone screen
Is there anyway to solve this problem with Desire OS (Android 2.1)
And should I Buy HD2 instead of Desire? Why?
Also PLEASE CONTRIBUTE IN THE POLL
Regards ...

A google search says it doesn't, not without installing it anyway (you need to be able to use ADB to do that).
Having said that, I'm pretty sure I have arabic in my settings menu (which google search also says isn't avaliable) =/

brummiesteven said:
A google search says it doesn't, not without installing it anyway (you need to be able to use ADB to do that).
Having said that, I'm pretty sure I have arabic in my settings menu (which google search also says isn't avaliable) =/
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But I heard that I can do it by connect desire to my computer and go to it's root and something else
Thus shouldn't I buy Desire ?
and could you please explain this : forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=646595
What is it about? Do add rtl languages support similar, too?
Thanks

Can anyone help me please specially about this urls : forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=646595
developer.android.com/reference/java/text/Bidi.html
developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Character.UnicodeBlock.html
(copy these urls and paste in your browser address bar)
And that finally can I add Persian language after buying HTC Desire
Also PLEASE CONTRIBUTE IN THE POLL

Hi,
regarding your poll, I think the HD2 is too big for a mobile device.
regarding the Arabic/Farasi support (and all other right-to-left languages), ... Google android does support this (right-to-left rendering), but it does NOT show those languages by default (natively) meaning you cannot read Arabic characters (by default) in Web/SMS/emails, .. etc
however there are some Arabic developers that made that happen in android 1.6 and I believe they will work on it for the android 2.1 also.
check this post
https://sites.google.com/a/ut.utm.edu/arabic-android/
http://blog.amr-gawish.com/39/arabic-language-in-android/
If you are not very familiar with rooting (and do not want to be ), and you HAVE to HAVE Farsi in your phone, than go for the HD2, buy it from your country so it would come with Farsi by default.
BTW, in Google android issues, the number two ranked issue on the Android list is "arabic (and other right-to-left) language support for android". many people are asking for it.
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=5597&colspec=ID Type Status Owner Summary Stars

Very Thanks Dear Irkan
I want to know more about rooting and Its manner If you can please ...
And that Is rooting possible for android 2.1 now? If it isn't ; so what's the duty ?
Thanks a lot

well, .. it is possible (the Nexus one has been rooted) but i think (and many other think the same) that the Desire rooting (even though that it has Android 2.1 as Nexus 1) the procedure of rooting might be a little different, but it will happen when the device reaches the developers. and we are going to find out.
My best answer to you is to wait for the device to reach the devs here (probably 2 weeks from now) and see when the device is rooted, after that you can safely order the Desire, and follow the procedure of rooting the desire and then apply the Arabization (and Farsi-zation if I may add)
check this thread
Arabic/Farsi Language on nexus one.2 March 2010
the procedure of Arabizing the desire will be almost the same as the Nexus One (more or less), but the rooting process might be different, thats why you should wait and see how exactly the Desire is going to be rooted ...

Thanks Thanks Thanks Dear irkan
شکراً

excuse me, Another question:
Is This process a legal implementation for android whereas it's open source?
What about windows mobile?
Thanks

ghandil said:
excuse me, Another question:
Is This process a legal implementation for android whereas it's open source?
What about windows mobile?
Thanks
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Any answer is appreciated

I do believe it's legal, but rooting your device will void your warranty.

AudunXetrov said:
I do believe it's legal, but rooting your device will void your warranty.
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Thank you very much,
But why will it void the warranty as it legal?
and Do you know that I should ask who (specific developer) to add 4 letters to Arabic languages to become Persian?
Thanks a lot

It will void the warranty because they need a scapegoat They need something to point to if your phone breaks, so they don't have to fix it for free Plus there's the off chance that you actually do break it by doing something root-related

Hi,
Has HTC Desire been root after this period ?

ghandil said:
Hi,
Has HTC Desire been root after this period ?
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What's happened after about 1 month from HTC Desire release date?
has it been rooted yet or not?
I want to use Farsi language in my Cell Phone
Kind Regards...

Unlike this forum, There is a seeker topic in modaco forum to root HTC Desire :
http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-desire-desire-modaco-com/305926/htc-desire-root-update/

Hi,
As HTC Desire was rooted ; How can we add Farsi/Arabic language to it?
Is It completely similar to add Arabic/Farsi Language on nexus one ?
Kind Regards...

Check http://WWW.handheldusers.com/forum ,I have added some updates regarding desire and Persian support
It supports part of the whole thing,
There is preview custom Rom supporting Arabic/persian which can be found at modaco
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has anyone tried the app mirsal from the market?
I don't read arabic (i can barely read and write English, i grew up in south London....!) so i wouldn't know if it's working right or not, but i've heard it's supposed to be quite good.
EDIT: turns out it is for SMS only. Sorry.

[Q] Arabic Support fro Desire HD 'ACE'

Greeting, I am expecting my ACE coming weekend, with full eagerness. Anybody managed to replace font files for this release to support Arabic language.

Hi. Its support Arabic but don't have rtl support yet. We need root for that...
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

You can use a program called 'Mirsal' in the meantime. It can read and write arabic text messages and it supports RTL. You do not even need root to install it!
For some reason it is no longer on the Android market, so you will have to google it.

prank1 said:
You can use a program called 'Mirsal' in the meantime. It can read and write arabic text messages and it supports RTL. You do not even need root to install it!
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its dont support on RTL, if you get/sand message with number, you will get them up side down, for exsample, 1234 will be 4321 and so...

liorra3 said:
its dont support on RTL, if you get/sand message with number, you will get them up side down, for exsample, 1234 will be 4321 and so...
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I don't know about numbers, but on my friends HTC Wildfire it can read and write arabic from right to left fine.

Appreciate your reply, however, the app [Mirsal] is just a workaround to the issue. We would like to incorporate the Arabic fonts natively on the device, like what was done on the Nexus One scenario. Actually latest news on N1, they added the Arabic support part of Cyanogen ROMs

Even if someone builds CM6 for the DHD, you won't be able to flash it, since we don't have full root
Sent from my HDfied HTC Desire

Thread moved to General.

Why don't you wait for it to hit the middle east? HTC said this so that costumers will get Arabic support unlike people who will buy the phone outside which won't be supported.This was a response from HTC MEA to someone who was planning to import the phone from UK

Hakimy said:
Why don't you wait for it to hit the middle east? HTC said this so that costumers will get Arabic support unlike people who will buy the phone outside which won't be supported.This was a response from HTC MEA to someone who was planning to import the phone from UK
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all the issue with the language was misunderstanding.
the froyo and the DHD is sopport hebrew and arabic fonts,
so we can write/read or see websites, sms and users in our language.
i issue is RTL support that missing, for exeple - if we writing numbers
we will see it up side down - 1234 will show as 4321 and so...

mind me for asking, cant we implement RTL VIA RUU like mentioned here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=826465

This is a copy-paste from the Q&A tab from HandTec moderator
Details: dose the phone support arabic
by mmm78 @ 30/10/2010
1 Answers
A: Yes. This question has also been answered below.
by FRGMaker @ 01/11/2010
5 of 16 people (31%) found this answer helpful
Would you please verify if there is an Arabic language listed on the languages section?

xxbadrxx said:
This is a copy-paste from the Q&A tab from HandTec moderator
Details: dose the phone support arabic
by mmm78 @ 30/10/2010
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A: Yes. This question has also been answered below.
by FRGMaker @ 01/11/2010
5 of 16 people (31%) found this answer helpful
Would you please verify if there is an Arabic language listed on the languages section?
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again and again and again - same answer.
yes it support Arabic front but he don't have LTR.

I'm not sure if this is relevant or not - especially as I'm not using a DHD - but on my Xperia X10 (UK generic 1.6) I use Handcent SMS. My girlfiend is from the UAE and I sometimes send her texts in Arabic and Handcent seems to support both Arabic font and RTL.
So maybe try Handcent SMS (available free on Market).
I appreciate I could be way off the mark here though so apologies if I've caused any confusion.
Sent from my X10i using XDA App

hey guys,today i saw an htc desire hd is sold..anyways it says that it do support Arabic
http://www.elmazad.com/item/htc-desire-hd-brand-new-with-arabi/64013

liorra3 said:
again and again and again - same answer.
yes it support Arabic front but he don't have LTR.
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Froyo supports displaying the Arabic characters but not reshaping them.. so in case you are viewing Arabic text all the letters will be disconnected and not RTL.. hard to read.. in Hebrew as the letters don't need to be reshaped/connected it displays it fine but will get the reversing problem if a number is inserted.....
so the answer for the Arabic is no..
check this thread for a temp solution
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834683

PapaDocta said:
Froyo supports displaying the Arabic characters but not reshaping them.. so in case you are viewing Arabic text all the letters will be disconnected and not RTL.. hard to read.. in Hebrew as the letters don't need to be reshaped/connected it displays it fine but will get the reversing problem if a number is inserted.....
so the answer for the Arabic is no..
check this thread for a temp solution
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834683
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Arabic now is supported by @alsanad

My DHD, bought in Canada, reads Arabic RTL the only problem is that the letters are disconnected. Supposedly Gingerbread will sort this out, whenever it hits the DHD that is.

if you have root you can flash CynogenMod 7 gingerbread and it has full arabic support with connected letters
that's the only one i found so far.

Google gray me

[Q] WildFire S ::: Arabic Keyboard

Hi All,
I've got a brand new hTC WildFire S, I'm feeling like I moved from a country to a country, I'd a Tytn II first ages ago (WM) then a blackberry and along with now, I'm having this WildFone , the fone is nice, battery is ok, moving apps to sd improves the memory situation...
I just don't want to take risks, does anybody have an idea about how to make the Arabic Keyboard visible like the English one (like the IPad or something, there is a button like "Earth Planet" beside the Space Buttong ?
Especially, I bought it from Egypt and it's Arabic Enabled...

Simply you can long press the text field on phone ans select INPUT METHOD and then selected desired keyboard.

That was very useful...I've been trying for 3 days to work it out

Same issue, didn't work
Hi, I've just got a brand new wildfire S as well, but from the UK. It has 2.3.3 installed. I've searched the settings for international keyboards and arabic is not there, and when I tried the solution above (long press the text field) it didnt work.
Is it because my phone is not arabic enabled? When I receive text from family the arabic is shown as separated letters (arabic letters are supposed to join always). Are Egypt phones different from UK phones? How is your phone "arabic enabled" and is mine arabic enabled too?
Thanks in advance.

actually as your phone is from UK you will not be able to get the Arabic ROM for it which will make the Arabic letters connect any how if you can S-Off it you will be able to put an Arabic ROM on it otherwise no solution for this.

[Q] language support?

i want language support in my wildfire s.as example if in browser or application there is another language except english or any smileys my wildfire s not support in.even in facebook its only supports english.anyone know how to get multiple language support?

crossfire77 said:
i want language support in my wildfire s.as example if in browser or application there is another language except english or any smileys my wildfire s not support in.even in facebook its only supports english.anyone know how to get multiple language support?
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In order to get languages other than english in 3rd party applications, you would have to get the proper application versions (which are made to run in you desired language). So, there is no universal solution for this, as it's dependant on the application's developer (and if he/she is planing on supporting multiple languages).
So, not really a solution, but I hope this answer helped you understand that the applications aren't "translatable" by any system setting.