libkmfl0 0.9.4-1 (i386 binary) in ubuntu karmic

 KMFL stands for 'Keyboard Mapping For Linux'. It is effectively a 'soft' input
 method for X11 systems. KMFL is based on an intuitive keyboard description
 language that works well for the great majority of non-ideographic scripts.
 KMFL allows complex keyboard 'mappings' or 'layouts' to be defined in a
 natural, declarative way using a high-level language. It does not require a
 programming background in order to implement new layouts. It enforces
 well-formedness, and provides helpful visual feedback to the user as they type.
 .
 Although complex script rendering takes care of many of the complexities of a
 non-roman script, it is important to be able to generate and edit well-formed
 Unicode sequences of base and diacritic characters using the keyboard. It is
 also important to enforce well-formedness at the keyboard level. KMFL is able
 to do this by examining the surrounding characters (known as the context) when
 text is inserted or changed. Through this context-sensitivity, KMFL is also
 able to provide progressive visual feedback to the user when multi-key
 sequences are being entered, which is much more reassuring than when
 'invisible' dead-key sequences are used. KMFL is also able to do in place
 editing to handle character reordering based on the surrounding context.
 .
 KMFL is based on a commercial product for Windows called Keyman from
 Tavultesoft. Keyman is a mature and successful product, and the definition
 language has been refined and strengthened over a long period of time in
 response to field needs. Tavultesoft was instrumental in the development of
 KMFL. Tavultesoft developed the platform-independent library, and SIL
 implemented the SCIM module. The result was KMFL, which is 100% compatible
 with Keyman at the keyboard definition source level.
 .
 A good explanation of the benefits and use of Keyman is available at
 http://www.tavultesoft.com/keyman/intro.php.
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 KMFL is implemented as a platform-independent library together with an
 IM-framework specific module. KMFL currently includes a SCIM (Smart Common
 Input Method) module that passes the mapping work on to KMFL.
 .
 There are currently a large number of keyboards available for Keyman for
 languages such as Tamil, Burmese, Lao, and Tlingit. KMFL allows these
 keyboards to be used under Linux.
 .
 This package contains the runtime part of libkmfl.

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Package version:
0.9.4-1
Source:
libkmfl 0.9.4-1 source package in Ubuntu
Status:
Superseded
Component:
universe
Priority:
Optional

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