This document discusses Balinese Unicode and input methods for the Balinese language on openSUSE. It provides information on:
1) Unicode encoding and the Balinese Unicode block range.
2) Methods for entering Balinese text including XKB, SCIM, and IBus frameworks.
3) Details on configuring the XKB evdev file and symbol file for Balinese input in openSUSE.
2. Unicode
https://home.unicode.org/
Unicode is the universal
character encoding, maintained
by the Unicode Consortium. This
encoding standard provides the
basis for processing, storage and
interchange of text data in any
language in all modern software
and information technology
protocols.
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3. Balinese Unicode
Balinese is a Unicode block
containing characters of
Balinese script for the
Balinese language.
Balinese language is mainly
spoken on the island of
Bali, Indonesia.
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6. Input Method
XKB X Keyboard Extension
The XKB data files for the various
keyboard models, layouts, and
locales are now maintained by the
X Keyboard Config project on
freedesktop.org
7. Input Method
SCIM Smart Common Input Method
The Smart Common Input Method
(SCIM) is a platform for inputting
more than thirty languages on
computers.
8. Input Method
IBus Intelligent Input Bus
The Intelligent Input Bus (IBus,
pronounced as I-Bus) is an input
method (IM) framework for multilingual
input in Unix-like operating-systems.
The name "Bus" comes from its bus-like
architecture.