<div>Dear Prasad, Thanks for the valuable guidance Reproduced the extract of help received from Sri OMshivaprakash earlier than yours for your information. "Please install ibus-m17n package</div> <div style="color:rgb(0,0,102)">Once that is done, in Language Support - select ibus as the input method</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,102)">Run ibus-setup command and add required keyboard layouts in second tab (kn-itrans, inscript etc)"</div> <div> Anyway Solved the problem. I am using kn-itrans -which is phonetic keyboard just like barahaIME. Thanks to all. With choicest blessings, -sriranga(79yrs) </div> <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 8:01 PM, Vellala Hari Hara Prasad <<a href="mailto:vhpmak@gmail.com" target="_blank">vhpmak@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">hello sriranga Namaste! I am prasad, 57, from A.P. I too wanted to type in Telugu. I found out that 1. on the left hand icons bar, click the top most ubuntu icon. you will fine a blank line willing to take your input. 2. type settings on it and press enter 3. there will be an icon with toothed wheel and a spanner, named system settings. just click it to obtain more icons inside it 4. find the "keyboard" icon. just click it 5. on the lefthand bottom corner, you will find "layout settings" click it. you will find + - and up down arrow symbols. press the plus symbol. it asks for add language. select Kannada from the list add it, and follow what all it tells. after some time, close the system and re-stat it. you will find the keyboard icon on the top menu bar. (I too do not know what these people call it, as i too am new to this os. click the top nbar's keyboard. you will find english and kannada. just press kannada, The kannada letters will appear. see the layout of it from the same keyboard icon. it shows what each key represents. d key represents adding of HALLUs. use the shift key to get the ovels from the left hand side of key board with a day or two experience, you can type in kannada. that is how I learned telugu. మీకు తెతుగు తెలుసా? Use the same keyboard key to switch between languages. నాకు తెలిసినదీ యింతే సారూ నమస్కారం. ప్రసాద్ 09247200775/ 08564-254930 <div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On 17 July 2012 18:55, Sriranga(78yrsold) <<a href="mailto:withblessings@gmail.com" target="_blank">withblessings@gmail.com</a>> wrote: </div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5">hello I am newbie to ubuntu 12.04. please guide me how to configure to type in Kannada script in addition to English at present ? Will you kindly guide me step by step - for which i shall be thankful to you. With regards, -sriranga(79yrs) </div></div>-- ubuntu-in mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in</a> </blockquote></div> -- V. Hari Hara Prasad (prasad.v) -- ubuntu-in mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in</a> </blockquote></div>