In Linux
Installing Malayalam TTF fonts in GNU/Linux
Open the file browser(nautilus or Konqueror). Type fonts:/// in the addressbar. Paste the font you need to install there. Done!
SCIM modules for transliteration based input
Evooraan's Mozhi
This module follows Mozhi scheme.
As root,
wget http://evuraan.googlepages.com/ml-mozhi.png -O /usr/share/scim/icons/ml-mozhi.png
wget http://evuraan.googlepages.com/mozhi.20080114.bin.txt -O /usr/share/scim/tables/mozhi.bin
Add to /etc/environment:
export GTK_IM_MODULE="scim-bridge"
Rrestart your X (by Control+Alt+BackSpace) and you should be all set.
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Swanalekha
This module follows a scheme that is very close to Mozhi transliteration scheme. However couple of letters differ in mapping.
[ [ http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/SMC/Swanalekha More Details...] ]
Installing Mozhi Keyman
Install SCIM 1.2.2 or later
install libscim, scm-gtk-module and scim-devel packages
Install KMFL (keyman runtime) version 0.8 or later
KMFL binaries as RPMs and DEBs
install kmflcomp, libkmfl, libkmflcomp, libkmfl-dev and scim-kmfl-imengine
Download Keymap and extract it. Copy *.kmn to ~/.scim/kmfl and mozhi.bmp to ~/.scim/kmfl/icons (create these directories if it does not exist)
Restart SCIM (best option would be restarting X by pressing CTRL + ALT + BACKSPACE)
Use CTRL + SPACE to active SCIM, select Mozhi Keymap from other keyboards section.
Pango
Suruma has an excellent Pango patch that is known to fix the common chillu rendering issue.
Building Varamozhi Editor in GNU/Linux
Say, you are using Kerala font & unicode. Follow these steps:
You should have the packages: build-essential, m4, bison, flex, and perl/Tk
You should have installed ML-TTKarthika font and AnjaliOldLipi Malayalam Unicode font.
Download and explode Varamozhi Source
cd varamozhi
make FONT=karthika
make FONT=unicode
Start varamozhi as: perl gui/editor.pl
You can browse varamozhi source tree in online cvs. If you need to modify build parameters, for example, like changing the build scheme from Mozhi to ITrans, change the SCHEME variable to itrans in Makefile.in file.
Remove -fforce-mem from the Makefile.in, in case of related compilation error.
Your own online Varamozhi Editor
Required packages:
php5
bison
flex
Say, in Ubuntu, 'bison' is not available. Then install 'bison' by the command sudo apt-get install bison.
Assuming /var/www is the root HTTP directory of your site http://www.mysite.com; follow these steps:
Click on Varamozhi Source
Wait 15 seconds to start the download
Save the file in /tmp
Change directory to /var/www
Open the package by the command gunzip < /tmp/varamozhi_editor_src_1.07.01.tgz | tar -xvf -
Change directory to /var/www/varamozhi
Compile it for Unicode by the command make FONT=unicode
Download following files to /var/www/varamozhi
Copy following file to a new directory /var/www/varamozhi/images
Access the online editor as http://www.mysite.com/varamozhi/convert.php
More help
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