Unicode IME (Input Method Editor) for various Odia Keyboard layouts
- First download KeyMagic for your platform from here https://code.google.com/p/keymagic/downloads/list
- Now browse to the folder of the Keybord layout you want and download the appropriate km2 file. Please see below for a list.
- Intall KeyMagic and then launch it.
- Click on Add on the right side browse to where you downloaded the km2 file and select it.
- Double click on the new entry and assign a hotkey. Use something easy to remember.
- Press the Hotkey to switch to Odia and press it again to switch back to English. You can also seamlessly switch between multiple layouts.
- Shree Lipi Modular a)Odia Modular with e kar and reph placement - This is the recommended one. Typing is exactly like Shree Lipi's system. b)Odia Modular with e kar placement - Exists only for easier bug fixing. Not useful for general users. c)Odia Modular Plain Unicode - Letters are exactly where they were on Shree Lipi's layout but vowel combining is Unicode style i.e exactly as it is read in Odia. So to type (ଧର୍ମେ) you have to type (R'al) instead of (Rla').