Russian Fonts

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Russian Fonts

I have a standard qwerty keyboard. I received a file with content in Russian but this will not display. I guess I have to install the Russian fonts/characters. Can anyone tell me where to get those from and how to install them please? I asume they must be available from Apple somewhere but I haven't been able to find them.

MacBook Pro 17", Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Jan 27, 2009 5:10 PM

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Tom Gewecke

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Jan 27, 2009 7:34 PM in response to George in UK

I received a file with content in Russian but this will not display. I guess I have to install the Russian fonts/characters.

OS X already has fonts installed for Russian, there is no need to download anything or change any preferences. Most likely your document is in a legacy encoding instead the standard Unicode used by your Mac. What format is your file -- .doc, .txt? What program are you trying to open it with? If you want to send me a copy I can try to find the right encoding for it (tom at bluesky dot org).

http://homepage.mac.com/thgewecke/TypingCyrillic.html

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Tom Gewecke

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Jan 27, 2009 7:32 PM in response to CMCSK

System Preferences/International/Language
Click on the Edit List button to add Russian. There are several Russian dialects. Select the dialect you need.

No, there aren't. There is just русский. System preferences/international/language plays no role in one's ability to read or write any language in OS X in any case.

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CMCSK

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Jan 28, 2009 5:58 PM in response to Tom Gewecke

I have Georgian & Ukranian languages both spoken in Russia. I have others but don't know if they are from some states within Russia.

If the language setting plays no role in reading or writing in a different language, what is it used for?

Thank you for correcting my misinformation.

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Tom Gewecke

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Jan 28, 2009 7:09 PM in response to CMCSK

If the language setting plays no role in reading or writing in a different language, what is it used for?

Its primary function is to determine the language of the menus and dialogues of the OS and the apps. It can also sometimes affect the choice of default font, outgoing email encoding, and spell checker language, plus determine the sort order for file/folder names.

I have Georgian & Ukranian languages both spoken in Russia

There are lots of others too:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listof_languages_ofRussia

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CMCSK

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Jan 29, 2009 5:09 PM in response to Tom Gewecke

Thank you again.

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CMCSK

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Jan 27, 2009 5:19 PM in response to George in UK

System Preferences/International/Language
Click on the Edit List button to add Russian. There are several Russian dialects. Select the dialect you need. Also see Order for assorted list: Select Russian.

Message was edited by: CMCSK

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