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Add Hindi layout

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
40/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
android, kotlin

Research direction

The issue asks for a Devanagari Hindi keyboard layout ordered as varnamala (vowels, then consonants grouped by phonetic class). Read CONTRIBUTING.md first, then the two comments to see whether the exact key order has been agreed. Find where the existing language layouts are defined and follow their pattern. Done when the Hindi layout can be selected in the app and types the characters in the agreed order.

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Description

feature request l10n
Checklist
  • I made sure that there are no existing issues - open or closed - to which I could contribute my information.
  • I made sure that there are no existing discussions - open or closed - to which I could contribute my information.
  • I have read the FAQs inside the app (Menu -> About -> FAQs) and my problem isn't listed.
  • I have taken the time to fill in all the required details. I understand that the request will be dismissed otherwise.
  • This issue contains only one feature request.
  • I have read and understood the contribution guidelines.
Feature description

I'd like a native Hindi (Devanagari) layout to be added in varnamala / "alphabetical" order (vowels followed by consonants, grouped based on phonetic principles).

Why do you want this feature?

Hindi is currently missing from the layouts, which creates a dependence on other keyboards for this language written in Devanagari script.

Additional information

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