--- Forwarded Message from Carine Ullom <[log in to unmask]> ---

>Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 15:59:28 -0500
>From: Carine Ullom <[log in to unmask]>
>Organization: St. Lawrence University
>To: LLTI <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: adding keyboard layouts in W98

Hello LLTI Readers,
I am exploring options for installing a phonetic Russian (Cyrillic)
keyboard layout in W98, since neither of the 2 layouts (standard and
typewriter) offered by W98 are phonetic (relate Latin characters as
closely as possible to their Cyrillic counterparts). Several Web sites
explain how to substitute one of the exisiting W98 keyboards with the
phonetic keyboard they offer.  That is, replace kbdru.kbd with, for
example, new-kbdru.kbd in the registry. However, I'd like to know if
anyone has successfully added a keyboard layout to the list of
possibilities offered in W98.  We'd like to have the possibility of
using either the standard or the phonetic layout.  I guess I could try
to substitute the phonetic layout for the typewriter layout and leave
the standard layout intact.  Another option would be to edit the
typewriter layout to make it phonetic and not bother with installing one
from a 3rd party.  Anyone know if it's possible to edit the keyboard
layouts?
TIA,
Carine

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Carine Ullom
Director, Carnegie Language Center/
Instructional Technology Specialist
St. Lawrence University
Canton, NY 13617
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