configuring Dapper Drake for Devanagri input
 

Hi,
I have recently installed Dapper Drake Ubuntu on my system. I was trying to configure it to accept input in Devanagri script for Hindi language, especially in OpenOffice.org. However I am unable to do so as the characters I enter in any of the Devanagri fonts are rendered in English script.
However, when I change the language settings to Hindi in System -> Administration -> Language Support, the menu items are rendered in Hindi properly.
Any suggestions regarding how to configure Ubuntu to accept Hindi input?

Have you installed and selected the right language in OpenOffice.org?

I have. And the problem is not restricted to OO alone. I am unable to enter Hindi text in any text editor what so ever. When I try to change the keyboard map to hindi I get the following error message -
Error loading new keyboard description.

there must be an option in Administration-->Language to set hindi as the default language on every boot-up...

Hindi is already installed as the default language. The menu items are correctly rendered in Hindi. The only problem is in Hindi text input. When I try to set the keymap to hindi (or any other language for that matter) I am getting the following error message as mentioned earlier -

try reading this Thread...!

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=241859