[arch-general] Writing my mother tongue in LibreOffice.

[Jesse Jaara]

2011/8/12 Madhurya Kakati <mkakati2805 at gmail.com>:
> On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 6:52 PM, Ray Rashif <schiv at archlinux.org> wrote:
>> On 10 August 2011 19:44, Madhurya Kakati <mkakati2805 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I was quite surprised to see a language pack for LibreOffice for my
>>> mother tongue in the extra repo(libreoffice-as). I was wondering as to
>>> how to write it? Do I need to buy a special keyboard or will this
>>> qwerty keyboard work?
>>> Thanks
>>
>> I'm not quite sure about the differences but you can:
>>
>> 1. Change your keyboard layout to your language (in KDE/GNOME settings
>> or other tools)
>> 2. Use ibus-m17n (ibus is a new input system)
>> 3. Use scim-m17n (scim is sort of an older input system)
>>
>> I've personally set up ibus for Hindi, Bengali and Mandarin for
>> friends and family on Ubuntu. This was a two-step process, first
>> adding languages to the system, and then adding layouts to ibus using
>> the gtk tool. CTRL+SPACE changed between layouts or ON/OFF. There was
>> an option to change the entire OS to your language, so even your
>> folders are renamed.
>>
>> However, ibus/scim offers the flexibility to use an English keyboard
>> and a primary English computing environment, but toggling the input
>> system for say when you have an editor running would allow you to
>> switch between multiple languages and keyboard types of those
>> languages. There is also phonetic support in some of those, where you
>> type in English the way your word is pronounced and it will
>> auto-transliterate. On the other hand, I think, (1) is a bilingual
>> approach only.
>>
>>
>> --
>> GPG/PGP ID: 8AADBB10
>>
>
> So basically I can use my english qwerty keyboard to enter assamese
> characters? That's great. So I just have to install ibus and then I
> can write in Assamese in libreoffice writer?
>


Install ibus and ibus-m17n and it should work
I don't know if the input method is phonetic
or some else, but that should give you assamese
input.
-- 
(\_ /) copy the bunny to your profile
(0.o ) to help him achieve world domination.
(> <) come join the dark side.
/_|_\ (we have cookies.)