Re: Typing Cyrillic script with a UK keyboard in an en-gb setting

[deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com>]

Lisi Reisz wrote:

> My husband has just asked to do this.  His system is vanilla from this
> point
> of view.  (Mine is in a mess, with a messed-up scim and no foreign
> fonts "working", but that is another story.)
> 
> Advice please on the best way to achieve this for him.  I.e., what do
> those of you doing this or similar find works comfortably.
> 
> Thanks,
> Lisi

Hi, Lizi,
let me share also my experience as I am using bg/ru/en/de on daily basis. I
use TDE (as you may know already). In the keyboard setup I have few options
to select. Most important is "phonetic"
This results in following command
        setxkbdmap -model pc105 -layout bg -variant phonetic
or Russian
        setxkbdmap -model pc105 -layout ru -variant phonetic

Bulgarians/Russians have 1-2 conventional layouts for phonetic where Latin
letters correspond to Cyrillic letter. The ones not present in the Latin
alphabet are located on some other keys. You can search/google for the
layout and write them on the keys with white permanent marker (after
testing). Alternatively there are printed self glueing letters for
keyboards you can order online.
I never learned the "standard" Bulgarian layout as known from the type
writers from the time before computers got in, so I find the phonetic
really easy to use.

I hope this helps

regards

PS: console is a different story, but I think you are not interested in
typing Cyrillic in the console