Difference between revisions of "Nivkh/Keyboard"

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Android Nivkh keyboard [1]
Nivkh keyboard (2001) All rights reserved [2]
Nivkh keyboard layout by Professor Washington. GNU General Public License v3.0. [3]

1) Install IBus and the m17n module sudo apt-get install ibus-m17n .

2) Enable Ibus as your default input method im-config -n ibus .

3) Get languge switcher icon to appear on panel

Restart X11 using xfwm4 --replace & xfce4-panel -r & or
Restart computer or
Right click on the edge of the panel, click "Add new items", and add "notification area".

4) Clone this repo git clone git@github.swarthmore.edu:Ling073-sp19/ling073-niv-keyboard.git.

5) Copy niv.mim and place it in ~/.m17n.d/.

6) Right click on IBus icon (language switcher icon) and click "restart".

7) Go to keyboard settings and enable AltGr.

You can also do this by adding a layout such as "English (international AltGr deadkeys)".

8) Right click the IBus icon and click preferences.

9) Go to Input Method and click Add.

10) Click the "..." and search and select "Other".

11) Select the option that says "niv-kbd" and click add.

12) You can now use the Nivkh keyboard by toggling to it.

GNU General Public License v3.0 [4]

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 ==Repository==
+[https://github.swarthmore.edu/Ling073-sp19/ling073-niv-keyboard Nivkh Keyboard Github Repository]
+==Installation==
+==== Set up and enable IBus ====
+) Install IBus and the m17n module <code> sudo apt-get install ibus-m17n </code>.
+) Enable Ibus as your default input method <code> im-config -n ibus </code>.
+) Get languge switcher icon to appear on panel
+<ol style="list-style-type:lower-roman">
+  <li>Restart X11 using <code>xfwm4 --replace & xfce4-panel -r &</code> or</li>
+  <li>Restart computer or</li>
+  <li>Right click on the edge of the panel, click "Add new items", and add "notification area".</li>
+</ol>
+==== Add niv-keyboard to m17n environment ====
+) Clone this repo <code>git clone git@github.swarthmore.edu:Ling073-sp19/ling073-niv-keyboard.git</code>.
+) Copy <code>niv.mim</code> and place it in <code>~/.m17n.d/</code>.
+) Right click on IBus icon (language switcher icon) and click "restart".
+==== Enabling AltGr and keyboard ====
+) Go to keyboard settings and enable <kbd>AltGr</kbd>.
+* You can also do this by adding a layout such as "English (international AltGr deadkeys)".
+) Right click the IBus icon and click preferences.
+) Go to Input Method and click Add.
+) Click the "..." and search and select "Other".
+) Select the option that says "niv-kbd" and click add.
+) You can now use the Nivkh keyboard by toggling to it.
 ==License==