Pāḷi and Sanskrit keyboard for Linux

A linux keyboard for typing Pāḷi and Sanskrit diacritics

ē ṛ ṭ ñ ū ī ō ā ś ḍ ṝ ḥ ḷ ḹ ṣ √ ṅ ṇ ṃ ŋ ṁ

English (US) keyboard layout

1. Copy the file us into /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols overwriting the existing file
2. Reboot
3. Open system settings > keyboard > layouts
4. Click '+' to add a language
5. Search for English (US) and add it
6. Now you can use a normal US keyboard layout and access Pāḷi and Sanskrit diacritics with the right-alt and shift right-alt keys

normal          e r t y u i o a s d f h l ; z v b n m ,  
shift           E R T Y U I O A S D F H L : Z V B N M <  
right-alt       ā ṛ ṭ ñ ū ī o ā ś ḍ f ḥ ḷ ḹ ṣ √ ṅ ṇ ṃ ŋ  
shift right-alt Ā Ṛ Ṭ Ñ Ū Ī O Ā § Ḍ F Ḥ Ḷ Ḹ Ṣ √ Ṅ Ṇ Ṃ Ŋ  

Pali keyboard layout

1. Copy the file pi into /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols
2. Navigate to /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules
3. Add the following lines of code above </layoutList> in evdev.xml and base.xml

<layout>
      <configItem>
        <name>pi</name>
        <shortDescription>pli</shortDescription>
        <description>Pali</description>
        <languageList>
          <iso639Id>pi</iso639Id>
        </languageList>
      </configItem>
      <variantList/>
</layout>

4. Reboot
5. Open system settings > keyboard > layouts
6. Click '+' to add a language
7. Search for Pali and add it
8. Now you can type Pāḷi and Sanskrit diacritics using the shift and shift right-alt keys.

normal          e r t y u i o a s d f h l ; z v b n m , .  
shift           ē ṛ ṭ ñ ū ī ō ā ś ḍ ṝ ḥ ḷ ḹ ṣ √ ṅ ṇ ṃ ŋ ṁ  
right-alt       E R T Y U I O P § D F H L : Z V B N M < >  
shift right-alt Ē Ṛ Ṭ Ñ û î ô â Ś Ḍ ê Ḥ Ḷ Ḹ Ṣ √ Ṅ Ṇ Ŋ      

Make your own

You can also customize the files to create your own ideal keyboard layout.