Cyrillic

I have the following packages installed:

x11-fonts-100dpi-6.7.0-noarch-1
x11-fonts-misc-6.7.0-noarch-1
x11-fonts-cyrillic-6.7.0-noarch-1
x11-fonts-scale-6.7.0-noarch-1
gnu-gs-fonts-6.0-noarch-1


Yet, Cyrillic doesn't show up on webpages or in the font selector in GNOME. Also trying to type with a cyrillic keyboard (or reading Russian web pages) results in just boxes with numbers in them. How do I get cyrillic working properly as a second choice? Thanks.

I'd actually like to know this too... bump

What browser are you using? You should have an option to set character encoding to cyrillic (or auto). In Firefox it's under "View" on the toolbar.

To type in cyrillic, edit the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. In the Input Device - Keyboard section you need to add a line identifying the language you want:

Option     "XkbLayout"     "us,XX"

where XX is the language code (eg "fr" = french). I don't know the code for cyrillic - maybe "KO18"?

You also need a line for switching between languages:

Option     "XkbOptions"    "grp:switch,grp:alt_shift_toggle"

This allows you to switch between the two designated languages by pressing alt-shift.

That didn't work. I'm using GNOME and Mozilla 1.7. The problem is Cyrillic doesn't show up anywhere, period.

Originally posted by abxbx That didn't work. I'm using GNOME and Mozilla 1.7. The problem is Cyrillic doesn't show up anywhere, period.

I had the same problem.

Switched from root to normal user and started seeing cyrillic in KDE\Mozilla. :0 Foreign languages on Linux are screwed up... seriously.

If Cyrillic doesn't show up anywhere, you must be missing a needed package, or something is not configured.

Check in your kernel config file under "Filesystems - Native Language Support" and make sure that every possible option relating to Russian/Cyrillic language support is enabled either as a module or compiled into the kernel

eg:
Codepage 855 (Cyrillic)
Codepage 866 (Cyrillic/Russian)
NLS ISO 8859-5 (Cyrillic)
NLS KOI8-R (Russian)

There are a few others that might need to be enabled, but I'm not knowledgeable in Cyrillic languages. If you think there's a possibility it might be needed, enable it at least as a module.

edit: as for foreign languages being screwed up in Linux (previous post), I've set up other languages (non-latin based) in at least four different distros without any problems

Okay, how do I compile and insmod those modules? Where are they?

First check in the /usr/src/linux-x.x./.config file (where linux-x.x is your active kernel source) and see if those options are enabled.

If they are compiled as modules (M) you just need to load them with "modprobe <module name>".

If they are not enabled (not set), you'll need to recompile the kernel to enable them.

1) write in /etc/rc.d/rc.font
-----------------------
setfont -v Cyr_a8x16
mapscrn koi2alt
for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6; do
echo -ne "\033(K" > /dev/tty$i
done
loadkeys ru-ms
-----------------------

2) write in /etc/profile.d/lang.sh
-----------------------
export LANG=ru_RU.KOI8-R
export LC_MESSAGES=C
export LC_NUMERIC=C
-----------------------

3) edit (find this three lines) /usr/share/locale/locale.alias
-----------------------
...
russian ru_RU.KOI8-R
ru ru_RU.KOI8-R
ru_RU ru_RU.KOI8-R
...
-----------------------

4) edit /etc/X11/xorg.con
-----------------------
...
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic/
...
Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us,ru(winkeys)"
Option "XkbOptions" "grp:ctrl_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll"
...
-----------------------
if all's done - enjoy cyrillic

PS: after all you can aditionally install ttf fonts from windows or somewhere else. how - look in yandex

Okay thanks.

I got this:
----------------------
#
# Native Language Support
#
CONFIG_NLS_DEFAULT="cp437"
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=y
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_737=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_775=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_850=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_852=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_855=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_857=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_860=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_861=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_862=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_863=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_864=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_865=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_866=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_869=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_936=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_950=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_932=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_949=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_874=m
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_8=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_1250=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_1251=m
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=y
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_2=m
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_3=m
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_4=m
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_5=m
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_6=m
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_7=m
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_9=m
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_13=m
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_14=m
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_15=m
CONFIG_NLS_KOI8_R=m
CONFIG_NLS_KOI8_U=m
CONFIG_NLS_UTF8=m
----------------------------

So they're modules. But if I try 'modprobe NLS_KOI8_R' or anything like that I get that it's not found. Do I have to be in a specific directory or something first?

Nevermind. I got it. Lowercase. I really need to get more sleep.

I did everything on here and nothing worked. Still the same old same old. Where do I get some fonts and where do I put them? What other packages could I possibly need?

Now cyrillic shows up in applications that are X-based, like Netscape (Not in Mozilla 1.7) and in the X font selector, it shows up. But not in GNOME or KDE based applications. Are there specific GNOME Cyrillic fonts I need? Actually, it seems all languages show up in X, just not in GNOME. Anywhere where I can get TTF fonts as well? Thanks.

Well i am having a similiar problem with greek fonts!I have opened btw a thread here http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...5&pagenumber=1
and here
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=210811

Has anyone solved this?

Well, cyrillic fonts aren't configured in default /etc/fonts/fonts.conf

Line 27 of that file is: <dir>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF</dir> <dir>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Ty
pe1</dir>

add to that: <dir>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic</dir>

so it is like: <dir>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF</dir> <dir>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Ty
pe1</dir> <dir>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic</dir>

save, and run: fc-cache -v

as far as russian web pages, our pages have latin letter for the URL, so this is not a problem you wont need the Krilltzta letters. Why dont you just install the russian version of the OS? maybe easier.