[Fedora-i18n-list] Using Dhivehi Fonts

[Skywalker]

Hello everyone,  
  
Its been over a few days I've been using linux. I have been looking for ways 
to use 'dhivehi' font in Fedora Core 3. Dhivehi is a language used in the 
Maldives and can be written from right-to-left, much like arabic with strokes 
below and above the letters. 
 
Since this language was not included in the keyboard layouts during initial 
installations, I was wondering whether there's a way to submit the keyboard 
map for this language. In spite of the fact that I am not a developer, I 
would very much like to see this language added to fedora core products along 
with other languages like Hindu, Tamil and Singhalese.
 
Before I go on I would like to give you a brief overview of how this language 
looks like and how it ought to work in the righ-to-left cursor context.

For instance, the word 'sa', if pronounced and written in dhivehi, the text 
would be typed (supposing the cursor now moves from right-to-left): 
 
                                           "[|]as"

where, the cursor is indicated in square brackets. The 'a' is a stroke that 
will appear on top of the Dhivehi letter equivalent of 's'.

My request here is to see whether if there is a way to develop the keyboard 
layout for this language, and if it needs any participation, I would be more 
eager than spread the message around to Maldivian Linux Users. 

Since this language uses similar contextual properties found in Dhivehi, I was 
wondering how easy or difficult it would be to create this keyboard layout. 

Please find further resources about 'thaana' (script name for dhivehi 
language) here:

http://www.xs4all.nl/~wjsn/dhivehi.htm
http://www.mitf.net/index.php/news/news0300x.html

Kind Regards
Askholia.