Google Input Tools for macOS

A english-nepali transliteration cloud input method that uses Google Input Tools as engine for macOS.

How to use

1. Install Xcode 12.5.0+.

2. Clone and build the project.

git clone https://github.com/ParajuliBkrm/macos-nepali-input-tool.git
cd macos-nepali-input-tool
./build.sh

if you get this error

 xcode-select: error: tool 'xcodebuild' requires Xcode, but active developer directory '/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools' is a command line tools instance

then run this command

sudo xcode-select -r

The output will be Users/[username]/Library/Input\ Methods/GoogleInputTools.app

3. Open System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Input Sources, click + to add a new input method, choose English -> Google Input Tools.

4. If you want to remove it, simply run below command.

rm -rf ~/Library/Input\ Methods/GoogleInputTools.app
rm -rf ~/Library/Input\ Methods/GoogleInputTools.swiftmodule

Screenshot

Progress

• Basic input handling logic
  • Space key to commit current highlighted candidate and add a space.
  • Return key to commit current highlighted candidate.
  • Number keys (1-9) to select candidate and commit
  • Continue to show new candidates after partial matched candidate is selected and committed
  • Backspace key to remove last composing letter
  • Esc key to cancel composing
  • Bypass modifier keys (Shift, Option, Command, Control)
  • - and = keys to page up and page down candidate list respectively
  • Handle Purnabiram | and Devnagari Numbers ०-९
• System UI
• Basic custom UI
  • Numbered candidates
  • Highlight current selected candidate
  • Arrow keys to switch between highlighted candidate
  • Group candidates into multiple pages, each page with at most 10 candidates
  • Page up and page down button
  • Draggable candidate window
• Cloud engine
  • Cancel previous unnecessary web requests to speed up (Not tested Properly)