++As of version 0.9.17, Tux Paint's "Text" tool can provide + alternative input methods for some languages. For example, when + Tux Paint is running with a Japanese locale, the + right [Alt] can be pressed to change between Latin, + Romanized Hiragana and Katakana modes. This allows native characters to + be entered into the "Text" tool by typing one or more keys on a keyboard + with Latin characters (e.g., a US QWERTY keyboard).
+ +To create an input method for a new locale, create a text file + with a name based on the locale (e.g., "
+ +ja" for Japanese), + with ".im" as the extension (e.g., "ja.im").The "
+ +.im" file can have multiple character mapping sections + for different character mapping modes. For example, on a Japanese typing + system, typing [K] [A] in Hiragana mode generates a + different Unicode character than typing + [K] [A] in Katakana mode.Start each character mapping section with the word "
+ +section", + the follow it with the mappings, one per line. Each line should + contain (separated by whitespace):+
+ +- the Unicode value of the character, in hexadecimal +
- the keycode sequence (the ASCII characters that must be entered to + generate the Unicode character) +
- a flag (or "
-") +Example:
+ +++ ++
# Hiragana
+ section
+ 304B ka -
+ 304C ga -
+ 304D ki -
+ 304E gi -
+
+ # Katakana
+ section
+ 30AB ka -
+ 30AC ga -
+ 30AD ki -
+ 30AE gi - +Note: Blank lines will be ignored, as will any text following + a "
+ +#" (pound/hash) character — they can be used to + denote comments, as seen in the example above.Note: Flags need to be explained here.
+ +