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Entering Russian text
   When entering text in a foreign alphabet, such as Cerillic (Russian), you often need to toggle between standard (Latin1) input and Russian. One way of doing this is by using the NumLock key on the keyboard to toggle between the two states. Another way of achieving the same result, is by using the helper application !RusKey, which is part of the !HID distribution. !RusKey is based on ideas by Paul Sprangers and uses the DesktopKeyMap module which is © Richard Spencer.

!RusKey can be started manually from the Apps entry in the iconbar menu of !HID. Althernatively, you may launch it automatically when !HID is started. The latter can be configured in !HID's choices.

Once !RusKey is launched, the icon of a big red R will appear in the iconbar. This indicates the use of the standard (Latin1) alphabet. Clicking the icon will make it rotate, until a reversed-R is displayed; the Russian Ya symbol. If an appropriate font is selected in the configured application, you may now type Russian characters.   
  

Requirements
Entering Russian text this way is only possible if you have selected a suitable font, such as Times.Cerillic, from EFF. These fonts have the standard Latin alphabet in ASCII positions 0-127, whilst positions 128-255 are reserved for the Cerillic characters. Without such a font it won't work.


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