[HOW-TO] How to enable Malayalam Inscript Keyboard to start typing in Malayalam in Ubuntu 12.04 / Ubuntu 12.10

The Inscript Keyboard is one of the 'de facto' standards for Typing in Malayalam on Linux.

You can use the following steps to configure and enable easy and professional Malayalam Typing capability on your Ubuntu 12.04 / 12.10 desktop:

Click on the Ubuntu Dash Icon (the top-most icon in your Unity Dashbar) that is by default found towards the left end of your desktop),

When the Dash shows up, type in the following search string: "Keyboard Layout", and click on the icon that shows up in the search results.

In the Keyboard Layout window that opens up, Click on the '+' button to add a new layout.

From the 'Choose a Layout' box, select 'Malayalam', and click on the 'Add' button.

Now you can close the Keyboard Layout window.

Now, a Keyboard Layout Selector icon will show up on the top-bar, near to the system clock.

The icon will be showing your currently active layout ('en' for US-English; 'ml' for Inscript Malayalam).

You can now choose between your layout by just selecting from the icon's dropdown menu.

Note: This works best if you have an Inscript Malayalam keyboard - you can use Inscript Malayalam Keyboard Stickers if you don't have one. Click here to read how.