Grants:IdeaLab/Ethiopic Character Entry

Ethiopic Character Entry
Wikipedia has questionable and undocumented materials in Amharic while a scientifically sound method is availble as U.S. Patent No. 9000957 and at http://freetping.geezedit.com.
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created on02:41, 1 March 2017 (UTC)

Project idea

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What is the problem you're trying to solve?

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What problem are you trying to solve by doing this project? This problem should be small enough that you expect it to be completely or mostly resolved by the end of this project. Remember to review the tutorial for tips on how to answer this question.
Scientifically sound Ethiopic documentation by Wikipedia.

What is your solution?

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For the problem you identified in the previous section, briefly describe your how you would like to address this problem. We recognize that there are many ways to solve a problem. We’d like to understand why you chose this particular solution, and why you think it is worth pursuing. Remember to review the tutorial for tips on how to answer this question.

Allow you to use my Ethiopic Character Entry method.  

Project goals

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There are about 13 Ethiopic-user languages and I do not want you to waste peoples' times typing undocumented materials with multiple keystrokes. Please see https://www.scribd.com/document/40402268/Localization-in-Amharic-Challenges-and-Opportunities-of-Amharic-Keyboard-Layouts-%E1%8B%A8%E1%8A%A0%E1%88%9B%E1%88%AD%E1%8A%9B-%E1%8A%A0%E1%8A%AB%E1%89%A3%E1%89%A2%E1%8A%90%E1%89%B5-%E1%8B%A8%E1%8A%AE%E1%88%9D%E1%8D%92%E1%8B%A9%E1%89%B0%E1%88%AD-%E1%89%81%E1%88%8D%E1%8D%8D-%E1%88%B0%E1%88%8C%E1%8B%B3-%E1%8A%A0%E1%89%80%E1%88%9B%E1%88%98%E1%8C%A5-%E1%88%A8%E1%8C%88%E1%8B%B5

Who will you be doing outreach with?

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I also contribute in other ways.

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About the idea creator

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Please see https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%8A%A3%E1%89%A0%E1%88%AB_%E1%88%9E%E1%88%8B

Participants

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Endorsements

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No funding needed?

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Does your idea not require funding, but you're not sure about what to do next? Not sure how to start a proposal on your local project that needs consensus? Contact Chris Schilling on-wiki at I JethroBT (WMF) (talk · contribs) or via e-mail at cschilling wikimedia.org for help!