Thread:Talk:Universal Language Selector/feature to make content language default/reply (3)

Additional information on input methods usage pattern among Marathi People on internet from online survey. Sample size is very small but still can put some light on some of the finer aspects


 * Above figures highlite the fact that current online usage of inscript wont be beyond 10%.Most of Marathi language websites provide nongoogle-transliteration that roughly translates around 45% users, roughly 25 % users use google transliteration.Roughly 30% people still find it defficult to aquire the input skill.
 * Even after extensive descriptive and practicle support on Marathi Wikipedia 40% people find it difficult one more reason is many of them are coming with Google Marathi search and are used to Google transliteration system which is bit different than rest of transliteration systems.Rest of transliteration systems for example if I type letters bit rest of transliterators will do bब iइ t ट one letter against one letter instead what google transliterator does is it transliterates word by word, eg after typing complete word 'bit' usually I will press shift key for space and google provides transliteration only after pressing of the shift key so the user has a feeling transliteration happens word by word and automatically. When such users aproach on Marathi wikipedia they realise that is not happening they might be hoping that transliteration automatically would happen once they save button.
 * Rest of Marathi language website also Marathi input transliteration is default so new users end up wondering why they are not getting Marathi out put on Marathi wikipedia ?
 * Our rest of experinced users at times swmts usually delete such contributions as spam or vandalism and new user dosent get enough further opportunity to experiment although he is willing thats why he reaches to special sand box. Now what we need is an input system that is default for the given page or may be an input box so the user understands that here on wikipedia transliteration operation happens bit differently that google transliteration.
 * And this is what makes me think that since bult of the users are transliteration users online lay out for this purpose would benefit them or link to a help page