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How to type Sinhala, Tamil or other Asian languages in Ubuntu? [duplicate]

If you used Google input tools to type in Asian languages when using Microsoft Windows, you might wonder how to do it in Ubuntu...
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Problem Regarding display of Devanagari in ubuntu [duplicate]

I am able to see Hindi pretty much.But, Issue is related to display of some particular characters, Which are not displayed by Ubuntu. Not displaying doesn't mean that they are displaying by box, It ...
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hindi fonts problem [duplicate]

I want to practise hindi typing, I have installed hindi fonts how ever when selecting fonts and trying to type in Hindi I get only English words following are snapshots You can see I have selected ...
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Indian languages not suppoted in Ubuntu 16.04?

I noticed that some Indian languages (eg : Kannada) are not supported in Ubuntu 16.04. See this screenshot: Even with file names : This was not happening in earlier Ubuntu editions. How can I ...
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How to type half Hindi character with Hindi (Bolnagri) layout?

I'm using Hindi (Bolnagri) layout to type in Hindi. I'm typing in Hindi for first time. My problem is, I want to type स्वाद. How do I type that half स? EDIT 1: How to type औ with this layout? EDIT ...
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Need Google Input Tools to type Telugu in Celtx

I need Google Input Tools for writing scripts in Telugu language in Celtx in Ubuntu 13.10. I tried various methods, but none is as simple as Google Input Tools. Is there a way?
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Incorrect rendering/display of Devanagari fonts in browsers: Chrome, Firefox etc

When I typed the title I was directed to another question "Hindi display of words such as "pra" "gra"". My experience is somewhat different than discussed there. The display is correct in LibreOffice ...
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How to type in Kannada language in LibreOffice?

In previous releases, the following packages were supported: scim scim-bridge-agent scim-bridge-client-gtk scim-bridge-client-qt4 scim-m17n scim-modules-table However, they are not available in ...
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Does Ubuntu have any input tools for typing in Indian languages?

In Windows we have Microsoft Indic Tool and Google Input Tool for typing. In Ubuntu we can use Google input tool in browsers only. Does Ubuntu have any Ubuntu Indic or Input Tool for typing? If yes, ...
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How do you interpret a keyboard layout?

I have activated the keyboard for Indian scripts as shown here. Upon checking the keyboard layout, I find 4 symbols mapped to one key: I am able to input the characters denoted in the bottom left of ...
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How to type the Devanagari tra letter?

Please advice me some layout for Xubuntu 14.04 so that I could type Devanagari (Sanskrit) and particularly letter "tra". I have tried everything, as it seems to me, and can't find it. Also, if you ...
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Hindi keyboard not working properly in Ubuntu

I saw and followed the instructions in this post, but the Hindi didn't work properly, both in case of keyboard app (layout settings) and ibus. Here's the problem (people who know Hindi will be in ...
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Hindi traditional or inscript keyboard layout not available

I do not want to use Hindi(bolnagri) or Hindi(Wx) phonatic layouts. Is Hindi inscript or traditional layout available for ubuntu?
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Issues with Remington Hindi Keyboard Layout (m17n), Small diacritical sign in hindi using remington keyboard layout is shifting to previous character

Remington Hindi Keyboard Layout not working properly in Ubuntu 16.04 - Hindi-Remington (m17n) while typing on Remington layout in Ubuntu some of the text is not being rendered correctly, for example: ...
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How to type in Hindi using Libre Office Writer [duplicate]

I'm currently using Libre Office 5. I was hoping someone here can help me out.
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