Open synaptic Package Manager (System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager) and check mark the following items, if already checked leave it as it is, and then say apply.
- scim
- sicm-m17
- scim-gtk2-immodule
- m17-db
Once they are all installed, Now SCIM input method is available on your ubuntu, you can use this to configure kannada input.
Open SCIM Input Method Setup.
Front end -> Global Setup -> Trigger
Add the keyboard short-cut ctrl + alt + space
If you want to make SCIM the default Input Method, create 75scim file under /etc/X11/Xsession.d/ with following lines (if you have 90im-switch, better to remove it for this setup)
Now you are set to type kannada, to switch between english and kannada use the short cut setup above (ctrl + alt + space)
Open SCIM Input Method Setup.
Front end -> Global Setup -> Trigger
Add the keyboard short-cut ctrl + alt + space
If you want to make SCIM the default Input Method, create 75scim file under /etc/X11/Xsession.d/ with following lines (if you have 90im-switch, better to remove it for this setup)
export XMODIFIERS="@im=SCIM"Now logout and login again so that SCIM configurations are reloaded. When you login, you can see a keyboard icon in the tray, which is for SCIM. Open any editor such as gedit, and then click on this keyboard icon in the tray and select kannada-itrans.
export XIM_PROGRAM="/usr/bin/scim -d"
export GTK_IM_MODULE=scim
export QT_IM_MODULE=scim
Now you are set to type kannada, to switch between english and kannada use the short cut setup above (ctrl + alt + space)
