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Configuration for Ethiopic
To use Ethiopic most easily, you may want to create the `~/.emacs'
file in your home directory that contains the following line:
(set-primary-environment 'ethio)
Here are the lines that you might want to include in your `~/.emacs'
file:
(setq ethio-use-tigrigna-style t)
Writes SERA output with `e' in place of `a' for the first form
vowel `'.
(setq ethio-quote-vowel-always t)
When writing SERA output `'' is inserted between two adjacent
vowels.
(setq ethio-W-sixth-always t)
Writes SERA output with 9th form Fidel characters represented with
`W'' and not `Wu'.
(setq ethio-numeric-reduction #)
Sets level of reduction for numeral representation in SERA. `#'
must be replaced by 0, 1 or 2. The Ethiopic number `'
`\5\100' if # is 0, `\5100' if 1, `\500' if 2'.
(add-hook 'rmail-show-message-hook 'sera-to-fidel-mail)
When in rmail-mode will convert Ethiopic email marked by
`<sera>' immediately into Ge'ez text without waiting for the
`C-[F4]' key to be struck.
(add-hook 'mail-send-hook 'fidel-to-sera-mail)
Will convert Ge'ez email into SERA when send it out from mail-mode.
(add-hook 'news-inews-hook 'fidel-to-sera-mail)
Will convert Ge'ez news article into SERA format when posting news
in gnus mode.