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This is how it is done

Check m17n and libotf versions:(don't use versions older than the returned one)

m17n-config --version

1.5.2

libotf-config --version

0.9.8

OK. Now get the CVS:

cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.savannah.gnu.org:/sources/emacs co emacs

Now configure with options:

cd emacs

./configure --without-carbon --with-x --with-toolkit-scroll-bars --with-jpeg --with-png --with-rsvg --with-tiff --with-xpm --enable-font-backend --with-freetype --with-xft --with-x-toolkit=gtk --without-hesiod --with-dbus --with-libotf --with-m17n-flt --no-create --no-recursion

Now make:

make bootstrap; make all

Test if the emacs built is OK:

./src/emacs -q

Then install emacs:

make install

Now define a function for setting up the font and code table for Malayalam by adding these lines in your .emacs file, the init file:

(defun setup-malayalam-rendering()

  "Setup Malayalam rendering"

  (interactive)

  (set-fontset-font "fontset-default"

            (cons (decode-char 'ucs ?\x0d02)

              (decode-char 'ucs ?\x0d6f))

            "Rachana")

 (set-char-table-range

   composition-function-table '(#x0d00 . #x0d7f)

   (list (vector "[\x0d00-\x0d7f\x200c\x200d]+" 0

      'font-shape-gstring))))

Start emacs and use the function:

M-x setup-malayalam-rendering

And enjoy reading and writing neat Malayalam text in the Emacs buffer!

GNU, Emacs, Malayalam, Unicode

yumi kim online @ 16.04.2010 09:24 IST
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