My custom .keylayout files

This repository contains customized "Russian - Phonetic" keyboard layout in .keylayout format, for use on Mac OS X. Layout was modified to allow entering Cyrillic symbols like it's done in LetterZu application for MS Windows.

Here are some example of input transformations that are made (entered symbols -> displayed symbols):

• "zh" -> "ж"
• "sh" -> "ш"
• "sx" -> "щ"
• "ch" -> "ч"
• etc.

Use the Ukelele.app app to modify the provided keyboard layout to suite your needs.

How to install a new keyboard layout

1. copy the .keylayout and .icns files to any folder of these depending on the purpose:
   • for all users: the /Library/Keyboard Layouts;
   • for current user only: the ~/Library/Keyboard Layouts folder;
2. log out and log in again or reboot
3. enable the new "Russian - LetterZu" keyboard layout:
   1. go to the Keyboard section within the System Settings app
   2. scroll to the Text Input subsection
   3. click the Edit.. button of the Input Sources setting to add/delete the input sources
   4. click the + icon in the bottom left corner
   5. choose the Others category on the left
   6. choose the Russian - LetterZu keyboard layout on the right
   7. click the Add button to add new keyboard layout
   8. click the Done button to close the Input Sources popup

Mac OS X has supported .keylayout files since version 10.2 (Jaguar).

Credits

Created using Ukelele.app.