[PLUG] Indian languages on Ubuntu

[G Karunakar]

On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 7:19 PM, Manish<prolist at gmx.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have recently shifted to exclusive Linux machine, and have installed
> Ubuntu as my workstation. I used to use Barha on Windows to type in
> Indian languages, but Barha is not available for Ubuntu. I'd like to
> know what alliterative software I can use so that I can directly type in
> Indic languages on my local machine. I'd prefer s/w like Barha direct
> that will allow me to type in any active window including chat clients,
> text boxes on the websites etc.
>

Install the Indian langpacks, say Hindi, Marathi, Kannada etc.. that
would install the required locales, fonts, input etc.
Use SCIM/keyboard layout switcher for input, you can enter text
anywhere, without need to worry about setting font or active window.

Karunakar