Harold Crouch wrote: HC> I am able to select KOI8 fonts in Sylpheed. But, I am not able to HC> type cyrillic alphabet. I installed the xruskb package (and HC> removed the xkb package), and I believe that xruskb contains the HC> keyboard maps that I need. I do not understand the instructions HC> included in the xruskb package. HC> HC> Would someone please tell me how to switch between English and HC> Russian keyboard maps? ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Pavel Andreew wrote: PA>> With woody xruskb package doesn't need. Simply add (check) this PA>> section in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4: PA>> PA>> Section "InputDevice" PA>> Identifier "Generic Keyboard" PA>> Driver "keyboard" PA>> Option "CoreKeyboard" PA>> Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" PA>> Option "XkbModel" "pc105" PA>> Option "XkbLayout" "ru" PA>> Option "XkbOptions" grp:ctrl_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll" PA>> EndSection PA>> PA>> RUS/LAT switch is Ctrl+Shift, ScrollLock led is indicator. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexei Khlebnikov wrote: AK>> Am I understand you right that you can switch, but cannot type? AK>> And typing on the keyboard produces no result other than beeps? AK>> After switching back to english typing works fine? In such a case AK>> you have to set correct locale by command. AK>> AK>> export LC_CTYPE=ru_RU.KOI8-R AK>> AK>> You also must have russian locale generated. Edit AK>> /etc/locale.gen, then generate locales with locale-gen. I AK>> reccomend setting locale somewhere in init-scripts before loading AK>> X. Good luck. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- БОЛЬШОЕ СПАСИБО!!!! Теперь я могу печатать по-русски. Но мой "printer" ещё не может печать. English letters print correctly, but Russian letters are not correct. Что я делаю теперь? (Извините эа плохая русская грамматика, и как говорят "printer" по-русски?) -Harold
