Re: Editing non-latin texts

On 11.06.12 00:21, Anton Shepelev wrote:
> I have a problem when using vim to edit Russian
> texts, because I always have to switch to the En-
> glish keyboard layout to enter normal-mode commands.
> For example, to replace a letter I have to:
>
> 1. Press ESC
> 2. Switch to English layout
> 3. Press 'r'
> 4. Switch to Russian layout
> 5. Type the substitute Russian letter

AIUI, the need is for English keyboard in normal mode, and Russian in
insert mode. Perhaps that could be handled by switching at Start_Insert
(:h t_SI) and End_Insert (:h t_EI), as is done here, fiddling the cursor
appearance on those events:

" Cursor Appearance: (Insert_Mode == Green, Normal_Mode == Red)
if &term =~ "xterm"
let &t_SI = "\<Esc>]12;green\x7"
let &t_EI = "\<Esc>]12;red\x7"
endif

But is the "Switch to Russian layout" action a terminal function, as I'm
guessing, allowing such a method to be used?

Erik

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