RHBA-2011:0544 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated m17n-contrib package that includes two corrected keymap files
and two improved keymap files, each back ported from upstream, is now
available.

Description

This package contains contributed internationalization files for m17n-lib.

This update includes the following fixes to keymap files:

• Previously, when using the Devanagari script keymap -- hi-remington.mim
• - the key combination to produce "आप" (the respectful form of the second

person pronoun) on qwerty keyboards was "Shift-h backspace w [ backspace".
The widely used sequence for this pronoun, however, is "Shift-h k w [ k"
(with "k" used rather than the backspace). With this update the more common
key sequence is now used by the hi-remington.mim keymap file. (BZ#653782)

• The Malayalam script keymap -- ml-inscript.mim -- was missing the 20th

letter, ച (ca). This is mapped to the semi-colon (;) on qwerty keyboards.
Previously, when the Malayalam input system was active, pressing that key
(either physically or using the on-screen keyboard) produced no output. The
on-screen keyboard also displayed a blank keycap. This update corrects the
typo in the ml-inscript.mim keymap file. When the Malayalam input method is
used "ca" displays on the on-screen keyboard and appears in documents when
typed, as expected. (BZ#653783)

As well, this update includes the following improvements to keymap files:

• The Telugu script keymap -- te-inscript.mim -- now maps three further

Telugu script characters to English-language keyboard keys. The specific
changes are as follows: the vowel character U0c60 ("ౠ") is now mapped to
the pipe symbol ("|"); the dependent vowel character U0c44 ('ౄ') is now
mapped to the back slash ("\"); and the dependent vowel character U0c01
("ఁ") is now mapped to the capital X ("X"). (BZ#642138)

• The Tamil script keymap -- ta-tamil99.mim -- now maps seventeen further

input options for generating both Tamil and English script glyphs on
English-language keyboards. With the updated keymap file installed and
active, the "f" key now generates a question mark ("?"). The other sixteen
added options are Control+[key] inputs. They include new input options to
generate several English characters such as the copyright symbol (using
Control+c), the bullet character (Control+.) and single and double
typographer's quote marks (using Control+7 through Control+9). As well,
eight further Tamil script glyphs can now be generated, using Control+q +s
+w +d +e +g +t and +r. (BZ#653781)

All users, especially those inputting Devanagari, Malayalam, Telugu or
Tamil script characters, should install this update, which addresses these
issues and adds these enhancements.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

• BZ - 642138 - [te_IN] [inscript] U0C60, U0C44 and U0C01 need key mapping in inscript keymap.
• BZ - 653781 - [ta_IN] [tamil99] some enhancements needed for more input combinations
• BZ - 653782 - [hi_IN] problems with hi-remington layout
• BZ - 653783 - [ml_IN] The character 0D1A ("ച") missing on IOK for Malayalam Inscript

CVEs

(none)

References

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