From athul at disroot.org  Sat May 23 10:25:21 2026
From: athul at disroot.org (Athul R T)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2026 14:55:21 +0530
Subject: Translation Updates for Debian in Malayalam Language
Message-ID: <c16485b0-8b77-4180-b8b6-ac1537ebaac0@disroot.org>

Hello Joost,

I am trying to followup the translation effort by Abhijith P A 
(https://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/debian-flyers-devel/2026-January/000490.html) 
to translate the Debian Flyer to Malayalam and had a look at the tex 
files. There are the limitations I found while translation.

1. Indic languages like Malayalam needs lualatex as compiler (Xelatex 
may work too).

2. Additional parameters like fonts should be included in the preamble.

3. Also the language Malayalam should be set using 
"\selectlanguage{malayalam}".

4. Change the font encoding from latin to T1 or any suitable one.

Also we may need to add some optional parameters for setting the 
alignment of the text and it may vary according to languages. If we can 
include such parameters and use lualatex compiler, it may support more 
Indic languages. I think it is possible by modifying Makefile and the 
layout template.

Also I have modified the header image and translated it to Malayalam. 
Please find the attached header and let me know your insights on this.

I also attach a sample Malayalam latex file that looks similar to the 
template. Make sure that "fonts-smc" or " fonts-smc-manjari" package and 
lualatex compiler is installed before compiling the tex file. "Manjari" 
is the Malayalam font available in the package? "fonts-smc-manjari".


Thanks and regards,

Athul R T

Debian Contributor

Free Software Users Group Thiruvananthapuram




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From joostvb-debian at mdcc.cx  Sat May 23 12:08:59 2026
From: joostvb-debian at mdcc.cx (Joost van =?utf-8?Q?Baal-Ili=C4=87?=)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2026 13:08:59 +0200
Subject: Translation Updates for Debian in Malayalam Language
In-Reply-To: <c16485b0-8b77-4180-b8b6-ac1537ebaac0@disroot.org>
References: <c16485b0-8b77-4180-b8b6-ac1537ebaac0@disroot.org>
Message-ID: <ahGKy4NsN3BxAhYt@lepton.mdcc.cx>

Hi Athul,

This looks very interesting!  Which exact command did you use to generate
test.pdf from test.txt?

I could add it to our Makefile, as a not-executed-by-default target, so that we
won't forget about it.

Thanks, Bye,

Joost


Le Sat, May 23, 2026 at 02:55:21PM +0530, Athul R T a ?crit :
> Hello Joost,
> 
> I am trying to followup the translation effort by Abhijith P A (https://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/debian-flyers-devel/2026-January/000490.html)
> to translate the Debian Flyer to Malayalam and had a look at the tex files.
> There are the limitations I found while translation.
> 
> 1. Indic languages like Malayalam needs lualatex as compiler (Xelatex may
> work too).
> 
> 2. Additional parameters like fonts should be included in the preamble.
> 
> 3. Also the language Malayalam should be set using
> "\selectlanguage{malayalam}".
> 
> 4. Change the font encoding from latin to T1 or any suitable one.
> 
> Also we may need to add some optional parameters for setting the alignment
> of the text and it may vary according to languages. If we can include such
> parameters and use lualatex compiler, it may support more Indic languages. I
> think it is possible by modifying Makefile and the layout template.
> 
> Also I have modified the header image and translated it to Malayalam. Please
> find the attached header and let me know your insights on this.
> 
> I also attach a sample Malayalam latex file that looks similar to the
> template. Make sure that "fonts-smc" or " fonts-smc-manjari" package and
> lualatex compiler is installed before compiling the tex file. "Manjari" is
> the Malayalam font available in the package? "fonts-smc-manjari".
> 
> 
> Thanks and regards,
> 
> Athul R T
> 
> Debian Contributor
> 
> Free Software Users Group Thiruvananthapuram
> 
> 
> 
> 



> \documentclass{article}
> 
> \usepackage[english, provide=*]{babel}
> 
> \babelfont{rm}[Script=Malayalam]{Manjari}
> 
> \tolerance=1500
> \emergencystretch=1em
> 
> \begin{document}
> 	\selectlanguage{malayalam}
> 	
> 	\section*{??????}
> 	?????????? 28 ????????????? ??? ???????????, ?????. ????? ????????????? ??????????????? ??????????? ??? ????? ???????????. ?????? ???????? 8? 17' 30" ??? 12? 47'40" ???????????? ??????? ??????? 74? 27'47" ??? 77? 37'12" ??????????????? ? ???????? ????????????????. ??????? ???????? ??????????, ?????? ??????? ????? ????????????? ????????? ??????????????. ????????????? 121 ????????????? ??????? 580 ?????????? ?????????? ???????????? ?????????? (This is a sample English text.). ???????? ????????????? ?????? ???????????? ?(???????? ????????????? ??????????? ????????, ???????? ????????? ?????????????????????? ??????????????????) ????????????, ???????? ??????, ??? ??????? ????????????? ???????? ????????, ????? ????????, ????? ??????, ?????????????? ?????????? ???????????????? (?????? ??????? ?????, ??????????? ????????? ???????) ?????????? ????? ?????,[4] ??? ????????????? ?????? ????? ????????? ???????? ??????????? ???????? ???????? (?????? ???????? ?????) ????? ?????????? ???????, 1956-????? ???????????????? ???????????? ??????????????.
> \end{document}
> _______________________________________________
> debian-flyers-devel mailing list
> debian-flyers-devel at alioth-lists.debian.net
> https://alioth-lists.debian.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/debian-flyers-devel



From athul at disroot.org  Sat May 23 12:43:21 2026
From: athul at disroot.org (Athul R T)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2026 17:13:21 +0530
Subject: Translation Updates for Debian in Malayalam Language
In-Reply-To: <ahGKy4NsN3BxAhYt@lepton.mdcc.cx>
References: <c16485b0-8b77-4180-b8b6-ac1537ebaac0@disroot.org>
 <ahGKy4NsN3BxAhYt@lepton.mdcc.cx>
Message-ID: <9f55c56d-b5a6-4eba-b76f-053f5b2cf138@disroot.org>

Hi Joost,

I forgot to add the command.

lualatex test.tex

This command directly generated the pdf.

Thanks and regards,

Athul R T

On 23/05/26 16:38, Joost van Baal-Ili? wrote:
> Hi Athul,
>
> This looks very interesting!  Which exact command did you use to generate
> test.pdf from test.txt?
>
> I could add it to our Makefile, as a not-executed-by-default target, so that we
> won't forget about it.
>
> Thanks, Bye,
>
> Joost
>
>
> Le Sat, May 23, 2026 at 02:55:21PM +0530, Athul R T a ?crit :
>> Hello Joost,
>>
>> I am trying to followup the translation effort by Abhijith P A (https://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/debian-flyers-devel/2026-January/000490.html)
>> to translate the Debian Flyer to Malayalam and had a look at the tex files.
>> There are the limitations I found while translation.
>>
>> 1. Indic languages like Malayalam needs lualatex as compiler (Xelatex may
>> work too).
>>
>> 2. Additional parameters like fonts should be included in the preamble.
>>
>> 3. Also the language Malayalam should be set using
>> "\selectlanguage{malayalam}".
>>
>> 4. Change the font encoding from latin to T1 or any suitable one.
>>
>> Also we may need to add some optional parameters for setting the alignment
>> of the text and it may vary according to languages. If we can include such
>> parameters and use lualatex compiler, it may support more Indic languages. I
>> think it is possible by modifying Makefile and the layout template.
>>
>> Also I have modified the header image and translated it to Malayalam. Please
>> find the attached header and let me know your insights on this.
>>
>> I also attach a sample Malayalam latex file that looks similar to the
>> template. Make sure that "fonts-smc" or " fonts-smc-manjari" package and
>> lualatex compiler is installed before compiling the tex file. "Manjari" is
>> the Malayalam font available in the package? "fonts-smc-manjari".
>>
>>
>> Thanks and regards,
>>
>> Athul R T
>>
>> Debian Contributor
>>
>> Free Software Users Group Thiruvananthapuram
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>> \documentclass{article}
>>
>> \usepackage[english, provide=*]{babel}
>>
>> \babelfont{rm}[Script=Malayalam]{Manjari}
>>
>> \tolerance=1500
>> \emergencystretch=1em
>>
>> \begin{document}
>> 	\selectlanguage{malayalam}
>> 	
>> 	\section*{??????}
>> 	?????????? 28 ????????????? ??? ???????????, ?????. ????? ????????????? ??????????????? ??????????? ??? ????? ???????????. ?????? ???????? 8? 17' 30" ??? 12? 47'40" ???????????? ??????? ??????? 74? 27'47" ??? 77? 37'12" ??????????????? ? ???????? ????????????????. ??????? ???????? ??????????, ?????? ??????? ????? ????????????? ????????? ??????????????. ????????????? 121 ????????????? ??????? 580 ?????????? ?????????? ???????????? ?????????? (This is a sample English text.). ???????? ????????????? ?????? ???????????? ?(???????? ????????????? ??????????? ????????, ???????? ????????? ?????????????????????? ??????????????????) ????????????, ???????? ??????, ??? ??????? ????????????? ???????? ????????, ????? ????????, ????? ??????, ?????????????? ?????????? ???????????????? (?????? ??????? ?????, ??????????? ????????? ???????) ?????????? ????? ?????,[4] ??? ????????????? ?????? ????? ????????? ???????? ??????????? ???????? ???????? (?????? ???????? ?????) ????? ?????????? ???????, 1956-????? ???????????????? ???????????? ??????????????.
>> \end{document}
>> _______________________________________________
>> debian-flyers-devel mailing list
>> debian-flyers-devel at alioth-lists.debian.net
>> https://alioth-lists.debian.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/debian-flyers-devel

