[FSUG-Bangalore] Typing Kannada

[Avinash Sultanpur]

On Wed, Oct 17, 2007 at 03:32:11PM +0530, Avinash Sultanpur wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am using Gnome and I use the Keyboard Preferences applet to change
> the keyboard layout. I am able to type the alphabets along with
> diacritics. But how do I type the conjuct consonants? For example how do
> I type the 'ನ್ನ' in the text 'ಕನ್ನಡ'? What key combinations can I use to
> get it?
> 

Figured it out from my own mail. Mutt (rather gnome-terminal) is
unable to display the conjuct consonants correctly. It unpacks the
symbols which reveal the key strokes invloved.

So I type the sequence 'ನ  ್ ನ' to get 'ನ್ನ'! ಭಲೆ!