how to install kasahorow keyboard for mac osx
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Guide to install extra African keyboard layouts on Mac OSX. Languages inside: Akan, Ga-Dangme, Ge'ez, Gbe, Hausa, Igbo, Kikuyu, Lingala, Luo, Swahili, Tswana, Yoruba.TRANSCRIPT
© 2009 kasahorow Communication Group | How to Install and Use kasahorow Keyboard on Mac OS X
Introduction● kasahorow keyboard installer for Mac works for all versions of OSX since 10.3
© 2009 kasahorow Communication Group | How to Install and Use kasahorow Keyboard on Mac OS X
Download & Extract● Get an archive of the Mac OSX installer from
http://code.google.com/p/africakeyboards/downloads/list. The file you are looking for has a ‘.mpkg.zip’ extension (without the quotes).
● Extract the .mpkg file from the zip archive.
© 2009 kasahorow Communication Group | How to Install and Use kasahorow Keyboard on Mac OS X
Install● Double-click the package file to start the installer.
© 2009 kasahorow Communication Group | How to Install and Use kasahorow Keyboard on Mac OS X
Install cont'd● Click ‘Continue’ and click ‘Install’ to perform a standard installation or click
‘Customize’ to perform a custom installation
© 2009 kasahorow Communication Group | How to Install and Use kasahorow Keyboard on Mac OS X
Install cont'd● A standard install will install all the keyboard layouts included in the package to
/Library/Keyboard Layouts.
● You will be prompted to enter your password to allow the installer to proceed.
© 2009 kasahorow Communication Group | How to Install and Use kasahorow Keyboard on Mac OS X
Install cont'd● A custom install will install the keyboard layouts that you select to /Library/Keyboard
Layouts – already installed layouts will be upgraded.
© 2009 kasahorow Communication Group | How to Install and Use kasahorow Keyboard on Mac OS X
Install cont'd● You will be prompted that your current user session needs to be restarted in order for
the keyboard installation to complete. Click ‘Continue Installation’.
© 2009 kasahorow Communication Group | How to Install and Use kasahorow Keyboard on Mac OS X
Enable● Enable your keyboard: Apple >> System Preferences >> International >> Input
Layout.
● Check the box that corresponds to your language to enable its layout – Lingala enabled.
© 2009 kasahorow Communication Group | How to Install and Use kasahorow Keyboard on Mac OS X
Installation complete● Log out and log back in to complete your installation.
© 2009 kasahorow Communication Group | How to Install and Use kasahorow Keyboard on Mac OS X
Select● Select your keyboard so you can type – Hausa selected
© 2009 kasahorow Communication Group | How to Install and Use kasahorow Keyboard on Mac OS X
Use● Start typing in your language! -- Akan typed.
● To preview your current layout, click on the layout indicator and click ‘Show Keyboard Viewer’ -- Hausa keyboard shown with Keyboard Viewer.
© 2009 kasahorow Communication Group | How to Install and Use kasahorow Keyboard on Mac OS X
Help?● Send kasahorow an email -- [email protected]
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