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posted by timspalding at 11:41 pm (EST) on Dec 17, 2007

> Yes, really just one edit in Hindi, but you are correct: Devanagari is not working.

I think that's on your end. Others have been adding it. I'm not sure about fonts and such, but it's saving their work as UTF8 correctly.

> I don't really foresee myself making a lot of Hindi/Urdu edits; I will of course continue with Afrikaans and when you move to Telugu among the Indian languages, I expect we will make a fair contribution :-)

I'll add any language that has someone who thinks they'll do it. Telugu is big, isn't it>

> A couple of thoughts:
> 1) Afrikaans: since the Dutch is mostly complete, it would have been nice if the Dutch versions of the phrases were displayed along with the English on the Afrikaans translation working pages; it would be nice to have the input of how some of these were tackled in Dutch without having to search for it.

It would require some annoying development to do exactly that, but it would be easy to simple START from the Dutch version. Is that better than the current situation?

> 2)Hindi and Urdu are essentially the same language with two different scripts; only the very formal or the very florid words that differ in that the first will use a word with a Sanskrit root, while the second will draw on Persian roots. Here it would be very useful to see both languages on the same working page, with some allowance to copy the other's entry box wholesale. You would find that both sites would progress at a much faster pace. (Disclaimer: the above is a generalization made for a specific purpose, and not meant to engender debate on the identities of Hindi and Urdu.)

Oh, I know. I dated across the Hindi/Urdu divide and took a lot of language-linguistics-type course.

I think you raise a good point about it. Maybe seeing another language—Dutch for Afrikaans, Hindi and Urdu together and simplified and traditional Chinese make sense. Let me look at the code...

Tim

posted by timspalding at 11:00 pm (EST) on Dec 17, 2007

Hey, I saw you made a few Hindi edits; did you find the Devanagari script not working?

posted by timspalding at 11:23 pm (EST) on Dec 16, 2007

Thanks for the Monica Truong "Book of Salt" recommendation - have already read it, but I'm always on the lookout for interesting new GBLT fiction, especially with a historical angle. I'm very much looking forward to reading the new David Leavitt.

posted by yooperprof at 6:07 pm (EST) on Sep 26, 2007

thanks for stopping by and for your comments. appreciate it.

//Are you finding it difficult to get hold of English books?// my english book source is amazon and couple of local bookshop but english collection are limited.. actually, i prefer to buy books online (many books at time for less shopping cost) instead of buying in india, since I blocks my checking luggage..;~)

thanks again.. feel free to reach here...
and book review - http://toogood2read.blogspot.com/ whenever time permits.

posted by iamyuva at 9:19 am (EST) on Jun 1, 2007

I enjoy dystopian novels, novels by Indian or other immigrant authors. Any suggestion?

posted by patir at 12:22 pm (EST) on May 21, 2007

Oh, you're from Portland, too! And you're so right about mysteries and chocoloate. Welcome to Books Compared. Hope you'll join the discussion and feel inspired to share a comparison review.

posted by margad at 11:30 pm (EST) on Apr 24, 2007

I enjoy sifting through your catalog. We have much in common, and I'd love to hear from you again to discuss them. I never tired of our conversation or your ideas on books, reading, and look forward to more.

posted by ThePerpetualOrgy at 9:13 am (EST) on Mar 20, 2007

may be not all but - been there,done that...

so books in your hands - is the reason for your long-list of changes? or reason of accepting changes when it happen(ed)s?

posted by iamyuva at 10:00 am (EST) on Feb 14, 2007

Sorry for the late response; I hadn't signed in for quite some time, and it was nice to hear from another LT member. But yes, to echo your comment, among the few titles we share, many of them are favourites of mine as well. And not unlike you, my library's traversed continents too. I expect to be peripatetic for a while yet and I don't mind it in the slightest, but I fantasize about having all my books in one single place on bookshelves. Bookshelves would be a huge step. >)

posted by Shryh at 9:18 am (EST) on Oct 9, 2006

Thanks for the offer about recommending reading groups. At this point, this is more in the "something I'd like to do sometime" list, because I'm not even finding enough time to read the books I want to read on my own. Partly, of course, my new Library Thing obsession is to blame; I'm spending way too much time entering my books, rearranging and retagging them, and participating in groups! If I ever find time for a reading group, I'd probably be interested, broadly speaking, in classic and to a lesser extent contemporary fiction. Again, thanks.

posted by rebeccanyc at 10:48 am (EST) on Sep 15, 2006

i understand....yes, prioritizing is perhaps the key word in our lives today...with me just starting out, realizing it more and more everyday....

in any case, yr comment is well appreciated:)....it was just that i have recieved simlar comments about certain peices i have written on my blog, so i assumed as such:)....

its good to have your aquaintance sivani....

take care...

protik

posted by protikche at 9:31 am (EST) on Sep 14, 2006

hey

thanks for the appreciation:)...looking at yr comment, i get the feeling that u went through my blog...i write mainly to try and break through and make sense of the clutter around and try and find some meaning and purpose in it all...for myself and others....

anyway, it always feels good to get such a great complement, though wd love to know which peice u liked, (if you remember i.e:))

btw, went thru yr collection...you got some pretty interesting reads there...and i do agree with u...life wd be so much more fun if i could get some more time to read:)...but ah well, its never a perfect world...one of its charms i guess:)
tc
protik

posted by protikche at 4:16 am (EST) on Sep 12, 2006

You are speaking my language!

posted by lilituc at 5:52 am (EST) on Sep 7, 2006

Well, to be fair, I also own considerably more than 138 books! As I enter them, I expect the numbers will increase.

posted by esinclai at 6:37 pm (EST) on Sep 3, 2006

When my BBS computer died last year, I decided not to repair it, but cancel the line and get DSL on the other line -- not enough callers to justify it, and the monthly phone bill is about the same. I retired from Unisa, but do some odd jobs for them.

I think we probably have more books in common than appears at first sight, because there are lot I haven't entered. I'm interested in literature, society and culture, read no-brain-strain whodunits for relaxation.

posted by hayesstw at 12:50 pm (EST) on Aug 26, 2006

Thanks for the comments on my LibraryThing pages. Yes, of course I remember you -- Val is still interested in cricket, but I don't expect you see a great deal of it where you are now.

posted by hayesstw at 8:45 pm (EST) on Aug 25, 2006