Type In Sinhala
Write Sinhala letters online without installing Sinhala keyboard. This online keyboard allows you to type Sinhala letters using any computer keyboard, mouse,.
I need to type my documents in Sinhala language using LibreOffice writer. Are there any software that will enable typing and reading in Sinhala language?
2 Answers
Open the terminal and type the below command
Give root password when prompted.
Open dash and search for Text Entry and open it. You will get a window like the one below.
Click on the + button on the lower left side and start typing sinh... till you get the entries in the window below.
Select Sinhala;Sinhalese(Wijesekara(m17n))(IBus) and click the Add button on the bottom. Now you can see the selected one was added to the Input sources list. You can toggle those input methods from the menu bar icon or by pressing Super+space bar
Now you can type Sinhala anywhere.
If you want to type in Sinhala ,download LibreOffice 5.4 version,install and open it.Select writer.select 'ISKOLA POTHA' font.You can type all you want in Sinhala.If you don't have the fonts installed,you should first do so.Mine is an old xp machine but those who have later windows may download latest versions of LibreOffice.