[Proposal] Embedable Sinhala transliteration widget based on Google Input Tools service

[hliyan]

There is currently no simple way (that I know of) for Sinhala language websites and forums to natively support Google-IME-style Sinhala transliteration. Users have to either:

• use the online service and copy-and-paste
• install the windows version and switch languages
• install the chrome version and switch languages
• or, rely on third party solutions such as Singlish

I propose an embedable server side widget that Sinhala language sites can reuse, which relies on the Google transliterate service under the hood. The API used here is fairly intuitive and there appears to be no ToS violations in using it directly.

si.wikipedia has a "Singlish" input method, but not sure what it's origins are.

[dshgna]

This is a great idea. I was looking into this sometimes ago. Useful question for this discussion: http://stackoverflow.com/q/18329040/2220216

[hliyan]

interesting! maybe we should talk to Ash@stackoverflow and get permission to reuse his code.

i played around with the API some time ago and i know for a fact it can be made to work. we can even cache common suggestions (this is what enables the windows ime to work even offline).

[pasindud]

It is actually a decent Idea

Will these guys give access http://www.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk/ltrl/services/feconverter/t1.html

[hliyan]

That one's a client-side script -- easy enough to replicate even if we can't get access. The problem with the "Singlish" scheme is the lack of autocomplete predictions, which results in a bit of a learning curve. But we can easily use something like that though, yes. Should we talk to them?

[pamuditha]

Check this chrome extension.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sinhala-meaning/hmplmhgmkhfmeklphcoolkigpedemhdh

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That one's a client-side script -- easy enough to replicate even if we can't get access. The problem with the "Singlish" scheme is the lack of autocomplete predictions, which results in a bit of a learning curve. But we can easily use something like that though, yes. Should we talk to them?

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[dshgna]

Take a look at this: https://github.com/bhagyas/sinhala-utils

[pathumego]

The old google api let you do this test here http://la-ulu.com/afewotherkinds/unicode-experiment/

But it's deprecated

@hliyan I would like an api, gives you room to improve

[pasindud]

Guys made a translisteration singlish api download and have a look https://github.com/CodeLanka/singlish-api