Indian Languages Input in Emacs
August 11 2018126 words, ~1 min. read
emacs, input, tools
So far, I have tried and used various text input methods for composing text content in Indian Languages. Depending on the approach, I had to depend on various tools - like ibus, Google Input Method Editor (IME), etc.
Recently, I learnt that Emacs has built-in support. After spending time to understand, found it was very simple and easy. For example, in order to type in Tamil, I did the following,
- Toggle input method (Hint: use
C-x C-m C-\) - Emacs will now prompt for the input method (Hint: press
TABto explore the available input methods) - Enter the desired input method and press
Enter(for example,tamil-itrans) - Emacs will now setup the keyboard layout
- Enter the text
Note: In order to toggle the input methods, use C-\