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Re: Configure country

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Subject Re: Configure country
Newsgroups comp.sys.acorn.misc
Date 2025-09-30 20:00 +0000
From J Peachey <john@jpeachey.co.uk>
References (2 earlier) <2c10185b5c.jmb@jmc.bruck.orange.fr> <b72f3b5b5c.harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> <563006645c.harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> <65bb65645c.jmb@jmc.bruck.orange.fr> <128d95645c.harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk>
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[s>>>>>
>>>>>> On 8 Sep 2025 as I do recall,
>>>>>>           Harriet Bazley  wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Every time I restart the computer I have to do a *Configure country UK
>>>>>>> in order to move the double-quotes back into the 2 key as depicted on
>>>>>>> the keycaps.   How do I get the configuration to save?
>>>>>>> 
>>> [snip Cyrillic]
>> 
>>>> If I reboot, the double-quote will probably have moved back onto the @
>>>> key....
>>>> 
>>> I've narrowed it down a bit in that after rebooting, *Country returns
>>> Russia.  Unfortunately *Configure Country UK doesn't seem to 'stick', so
>>> every time I reboot I'm back to the US keyboard layout again....
>> 
>> Hello Harriet,
>> I think I have to find if you do nothing you have a US keyboard, but if
>> Explanation in intkey.layout.russia (drawfile), I send you a copy of the
>> file.
>> "Pressing the left-hand Alt key and either Shift key will toggle to a
>> layout identical to USA"

> Yes, I suspect this is my problem - I have somehow or other configured
> my computer to default to the Russian/US layout, and don't seem to be
> able to reconfigure it back!

>> 
>> *keyboard russia works using the Alt + Shift keys, and that very good
>> with! Netsurf.
>> 
>> I installed the Cyberbit Fonte to test with Stronged or Texchwrite for
>> example, but you cannot choose the Cyrillic alphabet.
>> I tried *alphabet Cyrillic without more lucky, !Chars displays it well. I
>> may be a mistake.
>> 
>> The essential for you was to be able to write text in !Netsurf and it
>> works.

> Unfortunately it doesn't.   :-(

> I have been trying to use !KeyMap (along with the Bukinist font) to
> enter Cyrillic text into Netsurf, but none of the layouts on offer in
> combination with any of the fonts I have available actually generate the
> characters displayed by KeyMap for that layout.  I get random Cyrillic
> Unicode - well, presumably not random, but not the characters I'm trying
> to type!

> So I'm still limited to cut&paste one character at a time, since Netsurf
> *does* allow me to paste Unicode into its input areas - although not to
> export it, which means that if I want to get any Cyrillic text viewed on
> the Web into editable/printable format, I have to retype it myself using
> one of the RISC OS-compatible fonts.

> What I have done *in practice* is to purchase a large printed
> dictionary, as opposed to relying on online lookup, and to refresh my
> old skills in handwritten Cyrillic so that I can jot down notes and
> transcriptions using pen and ink instead.

> Unfortunately I am still stuck with a computer that has a US keyboard
> layout by default....

Hi,

Have you checked your territory and keyboard settings.
I have Territory set to 1
Country set to default
Language set to 11, and keyboard set to UK Default.

Hope that helps a bit.
John

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Configure country Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2025-09-08 23:14 +0100
  Re: Configure country Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2025-09-09 09:39 +0100
    Re: Configure country Jean-Michel <jmc.bruck@orange.fr> - 2025-09-12 10:02 +0200
      Re: Configure country Paul Sprangers <Paul@sprie.nl> - 2025-09-12 13:57 +0200
      Re: Configure country Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2025-09-12 15:26 +0100
        Re: Configure country Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2025-09-29 17:13 +0100
          Re: Configure country Jean-Michel <jmc.bruck@orange.fr> - 2025-09-30 11:36 +0200
            Re: Configure country Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2025-09-30 19:18 +0100
              Re: Configure country Paul Stewart <phorefaux@gmail.com> - 2025-09-30 20:38 +0100
                Re: Configure country Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2025-09-30 22:40 +0100
                Re: Configure country Paul Stewart <paulstewart@phawfaux.co.uk> - 2025-10-03 22:26 +0100
                Re: Configure country Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2025-10-04 01:02 +0100
              Re: Configure country J Peachey <john@jpeachey.co.uk> - 2025-09-30 20:00 +0000
                Re: Configure country Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2025-09-30 22:42 +0100
                Re: Configure country Jean-Michel <jmc.bruck@orange.fr> - 2025-10-01 10:26 +0200
                Re: Configure country Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2025-10-04 01:20 +0100
                Re: Configure country Jean-Michel <jmc.bruck@orange.fr> - 2025-10-04 10:16 +0200
                Re: Configure country Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2025-10-04 13:41 +0100
                Re: Configure country Sniffer <sniffer@dewberryfields.co.uk> - 2025-10-04 14:50 +0100
                Re: Configure country Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2025-10-04 18:08 +0100
                Re: Configure country Paul Sprangers <Paul@sprie.nl> - 2025-10-04 19:51 +0200
                Re: Configure country Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2025-10-04 20:27 +0100
                Re: Configure country Paul Sprangers <Paul@sprie.nl> - 2025-10-04 12:17 +0200
                Re: Configure country Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2025-10-04 13:19 +0100
                Re: Configure country Matthew Phillips <spam2011m@yahoo.co.uk> - 2025-10-04 13:18 +0100
                Re: Configure country Paul Sprangers <Paul@sprie.nl> - 2025-10-04 14:27 +0200
                Re: Configure country Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2025-10-04 18:04 +0100
                Re: Configure country Paul Sprangers <Paul@sprie.nl> - 2025-10-04 19:47 +0200
                Re: Configure country Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2025-10-04 20:23 +0100
                Re: Configure country druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2025-10-04 20:40 +0100
                Re: Configure country Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2025-10-04 18:50 +0100
                Re: Configure country Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2025-10-04 18:47 +0100
                Re: Configure country Paul Sprangers <Paul@sprie.nl> - 2025-10-04 19:59 +0200
                Re: Configure country Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2025-10-04 20:35 +0100
                Re: Configure country Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2025-10-04 21:12 +0100
                Re: Configure country Paul Sprangers <Paul@sprie.nl> - 2025-10-04 23:33 +0200
                Re: Configure country Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2025-10-05 10:30 +0100
                Re: Configure country Paul Sprangers <Paul@sprie.nl> - 2025-10-05 12:40 +0200
                Re: Configure country Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2025-10-05 12:46 +0100
                Re: Configure country Paul Sprangers <Paul@sprie.nl> - 2025-10-05 17:54 +0200
                Re: Configure country Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2025-10-05 13:27 +0100
                Configure country Paul Sprangers <Paul@sprie.nl> - 2025-10-04 23:30 +0200
                Re: Configure country Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2025-10-05 10:19 +0100

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