How to switch language in Built-in keyboard?

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aborisov
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How to switch language in Built-in keyboard?

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Is it possible? I mean, yesterday I've bought this software and only one feature I couldn't find how to switch language in built-in keyboard. My second language is russian. Can I do it?

I've tried shift+space and it is not working. I have Samsung Epic 4G

Thank you very much for that software
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cyril
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Re: How to switch language in Built-in keyboard?

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This has been discussed in other places, but actually the problem is not that you cannot change the language (shift+space should work), but that the russian hard keyboard is not (yet) supported
This is something I will work on soon
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Re: How to switch language in Built-in keyboard?

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Yes, please, because I have a lots of friends and they need this support for Russian.

Thank you very much
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Re: How to switch language in Built-in keyboard?

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Ok, but can you tell me is your phone is a localized version for Russia? If yes can you show me a picture of the keyboard?
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Re: How to switch language in Built-in keyboard?

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I'm living in the United States, So, it is not localized. Phonetic keyboard will do just fine.
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Re: How to switch language in Built-in keyboard?

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Ok it's done! Can you check the beta and let me know if it works on your phone?
As it's the most generic solution, I implemented a phonetic layout, with double tap to access the extra letters:
ы -> ъ
е -> э
у -> ю
о -> ё
й -> ь
з -> ж
ш -> щ

By the way you need "Suggest on hard keys" option to have this working
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Re: How to switch language in Built-in keyboard?

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Where is that option you are talking about?

I've installed the beta but I couldn't make it work. How to switch languages?
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Re: How to switch language in Built-in keyboard?

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It is working.

I'm sorry, I've checked again everywhere and found why it wasn't working. I did not checked the option "Physical keyboard".

It is working. Thank you very much!
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Re: How to switch language in Built-in keyboard?

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Yes sorry, I have renamed the option yesterday as the previous name was confusing
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Re: How to switch language in Built-in keyboard?

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Hi, I've decided do not create different thread so I'll post here. Well, I'm a russian too so I use that language in Moto Milestone localized for russian market so I have russian letters in hard keyboard.
When I enable "physical keyboard" option I receiva a phonetic layout for hard keyboard with suggestions, when disable - hark keys are ok, but there is no word suggestions.
Is it a very complex to implement, i mean suggestions without changing the layout? Or in this case you should to implement russian layout for milestone keyboard which is strange in some keys - two letters on one key?

Thakns for answer!
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