Hindi in linux

hindi layout

• Bolnagri : gkbd-keyboard-display -l $'in\tbolnagri'
• Thin kagpa : gkbd-keyboard-display -l $'in\thin-kagapa'
• Get layout info - setxkbmap -query

To change layout, variant, option etc, you need to know what you can select with what. Try

• localectl list-x11-keymaps-models
• localectl list-x11-keymaps-layouts
• localectl list-x11-keymaps-variants us etc. Then use setxkbmap to test until it work as you want. Then you can use localectl set-x11-keymap ...

how to type characters

alt = right alt x -> to half any consonant

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• अ - alt + a
• आ - alt + A
• इ - alt + i
• ई - alt + I
• उ - alt + u
• ऊ - alt + U
• ए - alt + e
• ऐ - alt + E
• ओ - alt + o
• औ - alt + O
• अं - (alt + a) + `
• अ: - (alt + a) + :

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• क - k
• ख - K
• ग - g
• घ - G
• ड॰ - v<
• च - c
• छ - C
• ज - j
• झ - J
• ञ - Y
• ट - f
• ठ - F
• ड - v
• ढ - V
• ण - N
• त - t
• थ - T
• द - d
• ध - D
• न - n
• प - p
• फ - P
• ब - b
• भ - B
• म - m
• य - y
• र - r
• ल - l
• व - w
• श - z
• स - s
• ष - S
• ह - h
• क्ष - kxS
• त्र - txr
• ज्ञ - jxY