I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 and I need to type Pali (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pali). Has anyone some suggestions how I can do it?
Enable iBus
Create a new input method file for transliteration
gksudo gedit /usr/share/m17n/sa-translit.mim
The following is the complete content of the file which can be easily copied and pasted and changed according to your taste. Save it, before closing the file:
;;; sa-translit.mim
;;;
;;; Input method for Sanskrit transliteration using the ITRANS scheme.
(input-method t sa-translit)
(title "sa-translit")
(map
(trans
("aa" "ā")
("AA" "Ā")
("ii" "ī")
("II" "Ī")
("uu" "ū")
("UU" "Ū")
(".r" "ṛ")
(".R" "Ṛ")
(".rr" "ṝ")
(".RR" "Ṝ")
(".l" "ḷ")
(".L" "Ḷ")
(".ll" "ḹ")
(".LL" "Ḹ")
(".M" "ṁ")
(".m" "ṃ")
(".h" "ḥ")
(".H" "Ḥ")
(";n" "ṅ")
(";N" "Ṅ")
("~n" "ñ")
("~N" "Ñ")
(".t" "ṭ")
(".T" "Ṭ")
(".d" "ḍ")
(".D" "Ḍ")
(".n" "ṇ")
(".N" "Ṇ")
(";s" "ś")
(";S" "Ś")
(".s" "ṣ")
(".S" "Ṣ")
))
(state
(init
(trans)))
Add Sa-translit to IBus
From menu, System -> Preferences -> IBus Preferences -> add input method: under the "Other" category, choose "sa-translit".
Typing Pali
If you want to type in Pali switch to "sa-translit" (keyboard sign) and use the following key combinations:
ITRANS Method
aa = ā
AA = Ā
ii = ī
II = Ī
uu = ū
UU = Ū
.r = ṛ
.R = Ṛ
.rr = ṝ
.RR = Ṝ
.l = ḷ
.L = Ḷ
.ll = ḹ
.LL = Ḹ
.M = ṁ
.m = ṃ
.h = ḥ
.H = Ḥ
;n = ṅ
;N = Ṅ
~n = ñ
~N = Ñ
.t = ṭ
.T = Ṭ
.d = ḍ
.D = Ḍ
.n = ṇ
.N = Ṇ
;s = ś
;S = Ś
.s = ṣ
.S = Ṣ
