techmagus/techmagus2025-04-02T22:30:08ZHugo 0.135.0Philippines Unicode Keyboard Layout for Linux is now available!https://im.youronly.one/techmagus/projects/keyboards/ph-ukl/philippines-keyboard-unicode-baybayin-linux/2022-11-16T09:17:00ZToday, 23rd of October 2010, Filipino Linux users around the world can now download and use the first release of the Philippines Unicode Keyboard Layout, officially launched during the Philippines Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat Release Party.

What is this all about? Simple: being able to type the characters that Filipinos use, especially the ₱eso sign and ᜊᜌ᜔ᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin) glyphs that has been available for use since Unicode 3.2 (March 2002). Other characters are: Ññ, ©, ®, ™, ¢, ¥, ¶, Pahilís (acute diacritic), Paiwà (grave diacritic), Pakupyâ (circumflex diacritic), Ng̃ (the shortened form of nan͠g), and many more.

How about Windows users? You will have to wait more or less 2 weeks, it will be usable for Windows 7, Vista, and XP; both 64-bit and 32-bit installations. It is now available for download.

Without further ado, here are the steps to get you started with using our very own Unicode Keyboard Layout.

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Today, 23rd of October 2010, Filipino Linux users around the world can now download and use the first release of the Philippines Unicode Keyboard Layout, officially launched during the Philippines Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat Release Party.

What is this all about? Simple: being able to type the characters that Filipinos use, especially the ₱eso sign and ᜊᜌ᜔ᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔ (Baybayin) glyphs that has been available for use since Unicode 3.2 (March 2002). Other characters are: Ññ, ©, ®, ™, ¢, ¥, ¶, Pahilís (acute diacritic), Paiwà (grave diacritic), Pakupyâ (circumflex diacritic), Ng̃ (the shortened form of nan͠g), and many more.

How about Windows users? You will have to wait more or less 2 weeks, it will be usable for Windows 7, Vista, and XP; both 64-bit and 32-bit installations. It is now available for download.

Without further ado, here are the steps to get you started with using our very own Unicode Keyboard Layout.

  • Download the PH-UKL-Linux file (available in 7-zip and zip format) here

  • Extract the content of the archive file you just downloaded

  • Install the font included so your system can display Baybayin (Alibata) glyphs

  • Then copy the file “ph” to the correct folder by typing in the terminal (be sure to adjust ~/Downloads/ to where the file is on your end)

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    sudo cp ~/Downloads/ph /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols

  • Open these two files by typing:

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    gksu gedit /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.lst

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    gksu gedit /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/base.lst

  • Search for:

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    ! layout

  • After it add:

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    ph              Philippines

  • Search for:

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    ! variant

  • After it add:

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    qwerty-bay            ph: QWERTY (Baybayin)
capewell-dvorak       ph: Capewell-Dvorak (Latin)
capewell-dvorak-bay   ph: Capewell-Dvorak (Baybayin)
capewell-qwerf2k6     ph: Capewell-QWERF 2006 (Latin)
capewell-qwerf2k6-bay ph: Capewell-QWERF 2006 (Baybayin)
colemak               ph: Colemak (Latin)
colemak-bay           ph: Colemak (Baybayin)
dvorak                ph: Dvorak (Latin)
dvorak-bay            ph: Dvorak (Baybayin)

  • Open these two files by typing:

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    gksu gedit /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.xml

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    gksu gedit /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/base.xml

  • Search for:

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    ph
    Phi
    Philippines
    eng
                  bik
                  ceb
                  fil
                  hil
                  ilo
                  pam
                  pag
                  phi
                  tgl
                  war
  
  
    
      
        qwerty-bay
        QWERTY (Baybayin)
        bik
                      ceb
                      fil
                      hil
                      ilo
                      pam
                      pag
                      phi
                      tgl
                      war
      
    
    
      
        capewell-dvorak
        Capewell-Dvorak (Latin)
      
    
    
      
        capewell-dvorak-bay
        Capewell-Dvorak (Baybayin)
        bik
                      ceb
                      fil
                      hil
                      ilo
                      pam
                      pag
                      phi
                      tgl
                      war
      
    
    
      
        capewell-qwerf2k6
        Capewell-QWERF 2006 (Latin)
      
    
    
      
        capewell-qwerf2k6-bay
        Capewell-QWERF 2006 (Baybayin)
        bik
                      ceb
                      fil
                      hil
                      ilo
                      pam
                      pag
                      phi
                      tgl
                      war
      
    
    
      
        colemak
        Colemak (Latin)
      
    
    
      
        colemak-bay
        Colemak (Baybayin)
        bik
                      ceb
                      fil
                      hil
                      ilo
                      pam
                      pag
                      phi
                      tgl
                      war
      
    
    
      
        dvorak
        Dvorak (Latin)
      
    
    
      
        dvorak-bay
        Dvorak (Baybayin)
        bik
                      ceb
                      fil
                      hil
                      ilo
                      pam
                      pag
                      phi
                      tgl
                      war

You’re done! Sort of. You need to activate it to actually use it, follow the next few steps to do so.

  • Go to: Preferences > Keyboard > Layouts
  • Click the “Add…” button
  • Search for the new keyboard you installed either “By country” (Philippines) or “By language” (English; Filipino; Cebuano; Philippine Languages; etc.)
  • There are different variants that you can choose from:
    • Philippines (default; QWERTY - Latin)
    • Philippines - QWERTY (Baybayin)
    • Philippines - Capewell-Dvorak (Latin)
    • Philippines - Capewell-Dvorak (Baybayin)
    • Philippines - Capewell-QWERF 2006 (Latin)
    • Philippines - Capewell-QWERF 2006 (Baybayin)
    • Philippines - Colemak (Latin)
    • Philippines - Colemak (Baybayin)
    • Philippines - Dvorak (Latin)
    • Philippines - Dvorak (Baybayin)
  • Click the “Add” button
  • Select the new layout that you added then click the “Move Up” button and place it on top

    Keyboard Preferences

    Select Philippines Keyboard Layouts

    Keyboard Preferences by I’M YourOnly.One is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 International.

Let’s not forget to add the first Baybayin ᜊᜌ᜔ᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔) keyboard layout, it is QWERTY-based. Simply repeat the process above but place it as second in your Layouts list. Then if you want to switch between Philippines Latin and Philippines Baybayin scripts, simply press Shift+CAPS_Lock. It is the default shortcut in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat.

The font included in the zip file is a Unicode-only and Website-embed compatible version of Nordenx’s Baybayin brush font.

See the keyboard layout images here.

Official source repository: https://codeberg.org/yelosan/unicode-keyboard-layout-philippines. If you have suggestions or bugs to report, please do not hesitate to file a ticket here.

The Philippines Unicode Keyboard Layout is a project of Ubuntu Philippines LoCo Team.

]]>Yohan Yukiya Sese-Cunetahttps://im.youronly.one/techmagus/2010-10-23T11:40:10ZPhilippines Unicode Keyboard Layout for Windows is out!https://im.youronly.one/techmagus/projects/keyboards/ph-ukl/philippines-keyboard-unicode-baybayin-windows/2022-11-16T09:16:37ZI finished the port of the Philippines Unicode Keyboard Layout for Linux to Windows much earlier than I hoped! Rejoice Microsoft® Windows users!

Get it now and start typing all the Filipino characters!

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I finished the port of the Philippines Unicode Keyboard Layout for Linux to Windows much earlier than I hoped! Rejoice Microsoft® Windows users!

Get it now and start typing all the Filipino characters!

The process is simple:

  1. Download the file PH-UKL-Windows (available in 7-zip, exe, and zip formats) here
  2. Extract the file anywhere and go to the "PH-UKL-Windows" folder
  3. Install the Baybayin (Alibata) font so your system can display the characters Update 2018-03-20: Removed the fonts from the package as I do not have permission to redistribute the Unicode-only versions. Check our font wiki here instead.
  4. Open the "kbdph" folder
  5. Install one or all of the Latin keyboard layouts:
    • QWERTY (Latin): kbdph01l_setup.exe
    • Capewell-Dvorak (Latin): kbdph02l_setup.exe
    • Capewell-QWERF 2006 (Latin): kbdph03l_setup.exe
    • Colemak (Latin): kbdph04l_setup.exe
    • Dvorak (Latin): kbdph05l_setup.exe
  6. Install one or all of the Baybayin keyboard layouts:
    • QWERTY (Baybayin): kbdph01b_setup.exe
    • Capewell-Dvorak (Baybayin): kbdph02b_setup.exe
    • Capewell-QWERF 2006 (Baybayin): kbdph03b_setup.exe
    • Colemak (Baybayin): kbdph04b_setup.exe
    • Dvorak (Baybayin): kbdph05b_setup.exe
  7. Windows automatically activates your newly installed keyboard layout. Simply press (Left) Alt+Shift to switch between layouts. You type the ₱eso sign by pressing (RightAlt)/AltGr+p. ñ by (RightAlt)/AltGr+n; Ñ by (RightAlt)/AltGr+N and so on.

You’re done!

The font included in the zip file is a Unicode-only and Website-embed compatible version of Nordenx’s Baybayin brush font. Update 2018-03-20: Removed the special font in the package as I do not have permission to redistribute the Unicode-only version. Check our font wiki here instead.

See the keyboard layout images here.

The Philippines Unicode Keyboard Layout is a project of Ubuntu Philippines LoCo Team.

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