Hi I am a devoted user of Malayalam-itrans Input method in Emacs. 'Malayalam' is one of the native languages of India. It is an Abugida. I wish to embark on extending the character set for those missing parts, some of the consonants. Being a neophyte to coding emacs I wish to have get some clues and help to get started on. Is it about Emacs-lisp coding? Btw, the IBus system gives Malayalam-itrans, which works exactly as in emacs. I mean, the missing consonants are same. Do both IBus and Emacs use the same engine for Itrans? Nataraj S Narayan