LibreOffice-Suite-Writer-6.3/C4/Typing-in-local-languages/English
Title: Typing in Local Languages
Author: Nancy Varkey, Pratik Kamble
Novice Reviewer:
Domain Reviewer: Praveen and Nancy
Keywords: Language Support, Hindi, Hindi KaGaPa Phonetic, Show Keyboard Layout
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Slide - Title | Welcome to the spoken tutorial on Typing in Local Languages in LibreOffice Writer |
Slide - Learning Objectives | In this tutorial, we will learn to:
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Slide: System Requirements | This tutorial is recorded using
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Slide: Code files |
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Only Narration | Now, I will explain how to configure Local language typing in Writer.
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Only Narration | To type in Hindi, we need Lohit Deva packages. |
Only Narration | In the latest version of Ubuntu Linux, the Lohit Deva packages are installed by default. |
Only Narration | Now let’s install or check packages for Devnagri font through the terminal. |
Open Terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt +T | Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T keys together. |
Type
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Type the following command in the terminal
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Enter password and Press Enter | Type the admin password if prompted and press Enter. |
Point to message | You could get a message “fonts-lohit-deva is already the newest version”.
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Click on X icon | Once the installation is over, close the terminal. |
Click on Show Application icon | Now click on the Show Applications or Dash home icon at the bottom left of the screen. |
Type language support >> press Enter | In the search bar, type language support and then click on the Language Support icon. |
Point to pop up box
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If the language support is not installed completely, you may get a pop-up message box.
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Language Support dialog box
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Now we are in the Language Support dialog box.
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Installed Languages dialog box | Installed Languages dialog box opens up.
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Point to English
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We can see that English is already selected by default.
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Put check mark
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Put a check mark in the checkbox for Hindi.
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Authentication Required pop-up
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A pop-up appears saying Authentication Required.
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Applying Changes dialog box
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Applying Changes pop-up box opens and it shows a progress bar.
It may take some time to install the newly selected language package. |
Slide - Package Installation error | If you get error like Failed to download packages”
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Only Narration | Once done, the installation dialog box closes by itself. |
Point to Hindi language | Now, go to the Language for menus and windows section and scroll down.
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Point to Keyboard input method system
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Make sure that the Keyboard input method system is set to IBus.
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Click on Close button | Now click on the Close button at the bottom right. |
Click on Show Application | Click on the Show Applications or Dash home icon at the bottom left of the screen again. |
Type Settings and Click on Settings | In the search bar, type Settings and click on the Settings icon. |
Click on Settings - > Region & Language | On the left, we can see list of Settings option
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Click on Input sources -> Plus symbol | To add the newly installed language Hindi, click on the plus symbol below the Input Sources section. |
Point to Add and Input Source
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Add an input source window opens.
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Only Narration | In case if Hindi language option is not available, click on the 3 dots icon. |
Point to various options | It has various options for Hindi input. |
Select Hindi (KaGaPa phonetic) | Select Hindi (KaGaPa phonetic) |
Click on Add button | Then click on the Add button located at the top right corner of the window. |
Point to Input Sources -> Hindi | Now we can see the selected language Hindi as one of the Input Sources item. |
Click on X icon | Close the Settings window by clicking on X icon. |
Point to en | Go to the Taskbar located at the top right corner of the Desktop screen.
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Click on Down arrow | Click on the down arrow. |
Point to Hindi KaGaPa | We see the newly added Hindi (KaGaPa phonetic) language along with English US. |
Only Narration | To type in the newly added language, we need to restart the computer. |
Press Ctrl+Alt+T | Now open the terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T keys together |
[Terminal] type: sudo reboot
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In the terminal, type sudo reboot and press Enter.
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Only Narration | Our system has now rebooted. |
Open Terminal Ctrl + Alt + T | Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt+ T keys together. |
Type locale -a
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In the terminal type the following command:
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Point to hi_IN or hi_IN.utf8 | We can see a list of languages along with newly added language that hi_IN or hi_IN.utf8 |
Only Narration | That means that we have successfully installed the new input language, that is Hindi. |
Open new Writer document | Now open a new Writer document. |
Type Welcome to Spoken Tutorial | Now type Welcome to Spoken Tutorial and press Enter. |
Point to status bar (English) | As we have set English as the default language, we can see the same in the status bar. |
Only Narration
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Let us change the language from English to Hindi.
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Only Narration | Let’s see how the Hindi keyboard layout looks like. |
Click on Show Keyboard Layout
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So, first click on the Input Language down arrow.
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Point to the Hindi keyboard | The keyboard layout indicates the output we will get by typing on our keyboard.
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Only Narration
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Click on Close | Click on the Close button to close the keyboard layout. |
Switch to the Writer document | Switch to the Writer document. |
Type स्पॊकन ट्युटॊरियल मेें आपका स्वागत है
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In a new line type the Hindi text as shown.
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Press Enter
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Now press Enter.
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Type some random text in Hindi | But if you start typing again, it will type in Hindi not in English. |
Ctrl + Z | Let me undo this change. |
Press Super key (Windows key) and Spacebar | We can change our Input language by pressing the Super key or Windows key along with the Spacebar. |
Only Narration | Likewise you can install any language of your choice and practice on your own. |
Press Ctrl + S, Click on the X icon | Save and close the file. |
Only Narration | This brings us to the end of this spoken tutorial.
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Slide: Summary | In this tutorial, we learnt to:
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Slide: Assignment | As an assignment
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Slide: About spoken tutorial project | The video at the following link summarises the spoken tutorial project
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Slide: Spoken Tutorial workshops | We conduct workshops using spoken tutorials and give certificates.
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Slide: Forums Specific Questions | Please post your timed queries in this forum. |
Slide: Acknowledgment | The Spoken Tutorial project is funded by MHRD Govt of India |
Slide: Thank you | This tutorial was originally contributed by IT for Change in 2012.
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