Input Methods

Windows

Keyboard prepared with Microsoft's Keyboard Layout Creator (http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/msklc.mspx). See attachment for download and installation instructions.

Ubuntu Linux

Ubuntu Linux as of version 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) comes with the Akan keyboard.

Instructions

• Go to System -> Preferences -> Keyboard
• Choose Layouts
• Press Add... to add the secondary keyboard layout. Select Ghana from the Available layouts. Select Akan.
  

Windows

Keyboard prepared with Microsoft's Keyboard Layout Creator (http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/msklc.mspx). See attached for downloadable installer.

Ubuntu Linux

There is no support for Nigerian language input methods in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper Drake) or older versions. These instructions are a workaround. Try it if you are confident of your ability to recover your system if you accidentally wreck it.

How to Install Keyboard

1. BACKUP /etc/X11/xkb/rules/base.xml AND /etc/X11/xkb/rules/base.lst
2. Download the keyboard layout map file from below if you haven't done so already.
3. Acquire root priviledges. # su
4. Copy the layout file to where it's expected to be. # cp ng /etc/X11/xkb/symbols
5. Edit /etc/X11/xkb/rules/base.lst with your favourite text editor and insert the following line to the layout section
   

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