Henok-Enyew/amharic-keyboard

# Amharic Phonetic **System-wide Amharic (አማርኛ) input for Linux** — type Latin letters, get Fidel, in every app. SERA / GFF phonetic rules · Live underlined preedit · Works with GNOME (and other IBus desktops) · User-level install, no root for the engine ``` selam → ሰላም amarNa → አማርኛ kremt → ክረምት ``` --- ## Install **One-time packages** (pick your distro), then the installer: Fedora / RHEL ```bash sudo dnf install ibus python3-gobject git ``` Ubuntu / Debian ```bash sudo apt install ibus python3-gi gir1.2-ibus-1.0 git ``` Arch ```bash sudo pacman -S ibus python-gobject git ``` **Install the engine** (current user only — no sudo): ```bash git clone github.com cd amharic-keyboard chmod +x install.sh uninstall.sh ./install.sh ``` Already cloned? Re-run `./install.sh` anytime to upgrade in place. Check status later: ```bash ./install.sh --status ``` ### GNOME (Fedora Workstation, etc.) The installer: - Enables “show all input sources” - Adds **Amharic Phonetic** to your input sources - Sets **Super+Space** for switching (and clears conflicting IBus grabs) Then: 1. Click any text field 2. Press **Super+Space** until the top bar shows **Amharic Phonetic** 3. Type `selam` → **ሰላም** > In **Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources → +**, open the **Amharic** language, then choose **Amharic Phonetic** (IBus). > Do **not** pick the plain **Amharic** XKB layout — that is a different keyboard. ### After reboot A small autostart entry re-registers the engine with IBus. If it ever goes missing: ```bash python3 ~/.local/share/ibus/engine/amharic/register_component.py ./install.sh --status ``` ### KDE Plasma / other IBus desktops 1. Run `./install.sh` 2. Set **IBus** as the input method framework in System Settings 3. Add **Amharic Phonetic** and use your desktop’s input-source shortcut --- ## Uninstall ```bash ./uninstall.sh # keep ~/.config/amharic-ibus ./uninstall.sh --purge # remove config …