I am not able to print in Russian
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?
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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.
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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.
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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
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