Learning Russian and using the phonetic keyboard on a US MacBook Pro running 10.8.2. When I type "ya" it types it as "ыа" instead of "я".
Thanks in advance.
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
EAC_MacUser wrote:
When I type "ya" it types it as "ыа" instead of "я".
It sounds like the keyboard might be damaged. Can you test using a usb or wireless keyboard?
Thank you for the reply. I looked up the keyboard and layout and the character is mapped to the "Q" key. I figured the phonetic part of it, spelling it as "ya" would convert it to that character. I also found other keys are mapped to strange keys on my keyboard like the plus sign, etc. I could be wrong but I don't think anyone would ever use the "y" and "a" characters or "z" and "h" characters to mean the single character versions of them, я and ж, respectively. They are used with various other words but two character sequences should translate to one when they're together. Japanese characters do it all the time, and I can phonetically type my words out in Google Translate which translates the words perfectly.
Is there a better keyboard that does an internal mapping when typing out two characters that equal one character when typed next to each other?
Thank you in advance.
EAC_MacUser wrote:
I figured the phonetic part of it, spelling it as "ya" would convert it to that character.
As far as I know, phonetic keyboards for Russian never work that way. я, ю, ж, ш, etc. are always each placed on a single key, and I think anyone who knows the Russian alphabet would expect that.
What you are looking for is really a transliteration keyboard. I have never seen one, but it might be possible to make it using
http://scripts.sil.org/ukelele
With this it is very easy to create a custom layout by drag/drop from the Character Viewer onto templates provided by the app.
I see, that's unfortunate but will give Ukelele a chance. Thank you so much for the information, I'm still getting used to to Apple being a Windows user primarily and liking/hating some things.
EAC_MacUser wrote:
I'm still getting used to to Apple being a Windows user primarily and liking/hating some things.
Does Windows come with a Russian transliteration keyboard layout? I have seen Russian and Russian Typewriter, but they are standard one-key per Russian letter. The Russian Phonetic layouts for Windows I have seen have я on Q, just like the Mac.
Could you indicate where you have seen a Russian keyboard layout where you type ya to get я? It could be helpful in trying to make one for the Mac.
How to type я (ya in Russian) while using Russian phonetic keyboard?
