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to add or modify the translation from wylie into Unicode Tibetan. | to add or modify the translation from wylie into Unicode Tibetan. | ||
This file serves as documentation of the input method and is also a good way to understand how the input method translates Wylie into Tibetan Unicode. | This file serves as documentation of the input method and is also a good way to understand how the input method translates Wylie into Tibetan Unicode. | ||
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| + | ==More information== | ||
| + | * [[Preparing a Computer running Linux / Gnome for Tibetan Editing]] | ||
| + | * [[Tibetan Input Method]] (general, all operating systems) | ||
| + | * [[How to edit Tibetan texts]] | ||
| + | * [[Installing Monlam BodYig]] | ||
| + | * [[Preparing Computers for Tibetan Editing]] | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | * EWTS Extended Wylie system (PDF file) [http://www.thlib.org/reference/transliteration/teachingewts.pdf http://www.thlib.org/reference/transliteration/teachingewts.pdf] | ||
| + | * Input Methods, at Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Input_method http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Input_method] | ||
| + | * Monlam BodYig, fonts with input program [http://lobsangmonlam.org/Product.html http://lobsangmonlam.org/Product.html] | ||
| + | * Unicode, at Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode] | ||
| + | * Wylie transliteration, at Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wylie_transliteration http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wylie_transliteration] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Tools]][[Category:How-to]][[Category:Software]] | ||
Revision as of 11:04, 13 August 2010
Contents
Installing a Tibetan input method for gnome
For gnome you need the packages uim, uim-m17nlib, uim-applet-gnome.
This installs a Wylie input method (as part of uim-m17nlib) and a keyboard switcher that can be added to the gnome panel:
- Right-click the gnome-panel, select "Add to Panel..." and add the "Input Method Indicator (uim)".
- Within the configuration of UIM, enable the input method
"m17n-bo-wylie"or the newerm17n-bo-ewts, . - Now open gnome text editor (gedit), select a Tibetan font, e.g. Tibetan Machine Uni and activate the input method
"m17n-bo-wylie". - You should now be able to type Tibetan.
Advanced customization
It is possible to exchange or change the way the input method "m17n-bo-wylie" works: Simply edit (as root, make a backup first!)
/usr/share/m17n/bo-wylie.mim
to add or modify the translation from wylie into Unicode Tibetan. This file serves as documentation of the input method and is also a good way to understand how the input method translates Wylie into Tibetan Unicode.
More information
- Preparing a Computer running Linux / Gnome for Tibetan Editing
- Tibetan Input Method (general, all operating systems)
- How to edit Tibetan texts
- Installing Monlam BodYig
- Preparing Computers for Tibetan Editing
External Links
- EWTS Extended Wylie system (PDF file) http://www.thlib.org/reference/transliteration/teachingewts.pdf
- Input Methods, at Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Input_method
- Monlam BodYig, fonts with input program http://lobsangmonlam.org/Product.html
- Unicode, at Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode
- Wylie transliteration, at Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wylie_transliteration
