dual language keyboard use

Hi, I'm running Zorin and am wanting to get a dual language keyboard (english/russian) to learn russian, how exactly does it work? Does the language of the system itself have to be changed? Or can it just be as simple as a switch on the keyboard allowing it to output the other language? sorry for the dumb questions. and any recommendations on keyboards?

thanks

Like any language, you can't just input the 'english' equivalent and expect the foreign language to be automatic - you need to learn the language first I would have thought and one way is to change the way certain things on the desktop appear - you may want to look at keyboard layout, ibus, and language settings.

I did find a web page in work for a colleague in the same field as me that introduces the starter to letters and how they sound - will have a look to see if I can find it.

http://www.russianforeveryone.com/RufeA ... phabet.htm

http://www.apronus.com/internet/ruskey.htm

Hi,

I think you would need to install the Russian language packs so you have other (Russian) language support!.

See also:

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/17508/ad ... to-ubuntu/

See also:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1699&p=5927#p5927

Regards Wolfman

I was in the same boat trying to re-learn writing Spanish. You do need to install/add the new language, in your case Russian. I asked a relative to get me a Spanish usb keyboard which has all the different Spanish characters. Plugging in both keyboards works fine, but typing on the one you are not used to will take some time to get used to. They work almost the same and you can actually use the Spanish keyboard in my case to type my regular English if you still have the language as English. Eventually you start pressing the wrong key due to the layout though so you have to remember when to change or make up your mind to always keep the new language on and the keyboard to force you to learn it. The enter key is kind of far on the Spanish keyboard and I don't like it so I stopped trying to use it. Either way it's a good experience but having two keyboards also gets annoying if you don't have the space which is the other reason I'm not using my Spanish keyboard. I do have to say it will be hard getting a different language keyboard in the US for some odd reason. I had to get mine directly from the country I wanted to communicate with. So if you know someone there, that may be the best and fastest way to get one. I know I saw a few on line but not many. Either way my other keyboard is now collecting dust but I think I'll dust it off one of these days, I really need to practice which is hard to do by yourself with a language you want to learn or practice.


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Ajc123 wrote:Hi, I'm running Zorin and am wanting to get a dual language keyboard (english/russian) to learn russian, how exactly does it work? Does the language of the system itself have to be changed? Or can it just be as simple as a switch on the keyboard allowing it to output the other language? sorry for the dumb questions. and any recommendations on keyboards?

thanks

If you are not able to install a russian language pack you could also use a online russian keyboard like http://russtype.com/ . You can type with your own keyboard and these online keyboards transform the letters into cyrill letters. And the best thing: most of them are for free.