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meriBhasha

Facebook + Transliteration = meriBhasha
From google documentation :
<pre> Transliteration API
<post> Custom event handlers to post on FB stream


<html>
  <head>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.google.com/jsapi">
    </script>
    <script type="text/javascript">

      // Load the Google Transliterate API
      google.load("elements", "1", {
            packages: "transliteration"
          });

      var transliterationControl;
      function onLoad() {
        var options = {
            sourceLanguage: 'en',
            destinationLanguage: ['ar','hi','kn','ml','ta','te'],
            transliterationEnabled: true,
            shortcutKey: 'ctrl+g'
        };
        // Create an instance on TransliterationControl with the required
        // options.
        transliterationControl =
          new google.elements.transliteration.TransliterationControl(options);

        // Enable transliteration in the textfields with the given ids.
        var ids = [ "transl1", "transl2" ];
        transliterationControl.makeTransliteratable(ids);

        // Add the STATE_CHANGED event handler to correcly maintain the state
        // of the checkbox.
        transliterationControl.addEventListener(
            google.elements.transliteration.TransliterationControl.EventType.STATE_CHANGED,
            transliterateStateChangeHandler);

        // Add the SERVER_UNREACHABLE event handler to display an error message
        // if unable to reach the server.
        transliterationControl.addEventListener(
            google.elements.transliteration.TransliterationControl.EventType.SERVER_UNREACHABLE,
            serverUnreachableHandler);

        // Add the SERVER_REACHABLE event handler to remove the error message
        // once the server becomes reachable.
        transliterationControl.addEventListener(
            google.elements.transliteration.TransliterationControl.EventType.SERVER_REACHABLE,
            serverReachableHandler);

        // Set the checkbox to the correct state.
        document.getElementById('checkboxId').checked =
          transliterationControl.isTransliterationEnabled();

        // Populate the language dropdown
        var destinationLanguage =
          transliterationControl.getLanguagePair().destinationLanguage;
        var languageSelect = document.getElementById('languageDropDown');
        var supportedDestinationLanguages =
          google.elements.transliteration.getDestinationLanguages(
            google.elements.transliteration.LanguageCode.ENGLISH);
        for (var lang in supportedDestinationLanguages) {
          var opt = document.createElement('option');
          opt.text = lang;
          opt.value = supportedDestinationLanguages[lang];
          if (destinationLanguage == opt.value) {
            opt.selected = true;
          }
          try {
            languageSelect.add(opt, null);
          } catch (ex) {
            languageSelect.add(opt);
          }
        }
      }

      // Handler for STATE_CHANGED event which makes sure checkbox status
      // reflects the transliteration enabled or disabled status.
      function transliterateStateChangeHandler(e) {
        document.getElementById('checkboxId').checked = e.transliterationEnabled;
      }

      // Handler for checkbox's click event.  Calls toggleTransliteration to toggle
      // the transliteration state.
      function checkboxClickHandler() {
        transliterationControl.toggleTransliteration();
      }

      // Handler for dropdown option change event.  Calls setLanguagePair to
      // set the new language.
      function languageChangeHandler() {
        var dropdown = document.getElementById('languageDropDown');
        transliterationControl.setLanguagePair(
            google.elements.transliteration.LanguageCode.ENGLISH,
            dropdown.options[dropdown.selectedIndex].value);
      }

      // SERVER_UNREACHABLE event handler which displays the error message.
      function serverUnreachableHandler(e) {
        document.getElementById("errorDiv").innerHTML =
            "Transliteration Server unreachable";
      }

      // SERVER_UNREACHABLE event handler which clears the error message.
      function serverReachableHandler(e) {
        document.getElementById("errorDiv").innerHTML = "";
      }
      google.setOnLoadCallback(onLoad);

    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
  <center>Type in Indian languages (Press Ctrl+g to toggle between English and Hindi)</center>
    <div id='translControl'>
      <input type="checkbox" id="checkboxId" onclick="javascript:checkboxClickHandler()"></input>
      Type in <select id="languageDropDown" onchange="javascript:languageChangeHandler()"></select>
    </div>
    <br>Title : <input type='textbox' id="transl1"/>
    <br>Body<br><textarea id="transl2" style="width:600px;height:200px"></textarea>
    <br><div id="errorDiv"></div>
  </body>
</html>

The working demo is available at : http://code.google.com/apis/language/transliterate/v1/customtransliteration.html

TODO :
1. Make an FB app out of it.
2. The app should allow the "converted text" to be posted on the user's wall thereby allowing MULTILINGUAL UPDATES on FB.
{done above}
3. Allow posting on friends' walls
4. registered app : "meriBhasha"

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