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Response from developer
How you make the RuneKeys keyboard available in other apps is described in the app under Help -> Installation -> Adding Keyboards.
α¬αΉαα±αα«α·α’αα«α¨αα¬
Response from developer
α (and variants with even more strokes) was used first and was later reduced to the three strokes variant in the Elder Futhark. You obtain α by tapping and holding the α key.
Excellently made
I do wish that the Futhorc keyboard had the calc rune for a more direct k transliteration, but I'm not at all an expert so if it's missing for a good reason then no problem.
I also wish you would've published a picture or list with all the runes that are on the keyboards in the app's store page. I was really hoping to get an app with all the runes I'd memorized, but this one seems to be missing calc like I mentioned. It's ok though. Still a great, user friendly app.
Response from developer
Hi, thank you very much for your review. The keyboard's rune inventory is based on the Codex Vindobonensis 795, a compilation of runes used in the 9th century AD. I am quite busy these days so unfortunately I cannot promise anything at the moment. But I put the calc rune on the list of feature candidates to be implemented in a future update.
I wish it included more runes
Response from developer
Hi Barlow Tony, the yr rune is α£ which is included in the keyboard's rune inventory. The calc rune (α£) is not part of the Codex Vindobonensis 795 upon which the keyboard's design is based. Another user requested this rune to be supported which I intend to add in a future version of the keyboard. I am quite busy these days, though, so it might take some time until I can work on the next version.
No use
Response from developer
You must add the RuneKeys keyboard in the Settings.app. This is also described in detail in the RuneKeys app itself.
DO NOT BUY
Response from developer
αα«ααΊααΎα²α«ααα’α«α¨α±αα«αΎααα«ααααααΎα·α«ααΊαα«αα±α’ααΊ As you can see, everyone else can read what is written using the RuneKeys keyboard. Edit 2021-Aug-26: Fixed typo, replaced α· with αΊ.
Pretty solid
I see that other reviewers have already requested additional alphabets, which are no doubt in the works. Itβd also be nice to be able to set the default output for keys with more than one rune assigned to them. If the rune you want for a particular purpose isnβt the default one, you have to tap and hold the key every time to select it.
Response from developer
Hi CdrSpock, this time I won't be able to release a new version soon because I am working on a third party project. The next thing planned for the RuneKeys keyboard is to add a Younger Futhark layout (only the bare runes, no transcription aids). The customisation of keys is a major feature which would require some work on the foundation and additional user interface elements. I think I might find some time to implement this in the autumn.
Great
Response from developer
Thank you for your rating, very much appreciated! Regarding your wish: The keyboard you mention is for the transcription of modern English. Some compromises were made when English phonemes have no corresponding rune. Runes of phonemes that are not part of modern English are not included in the transcription keyboard. The sound of α is unknown and there are different opinions on what it could have been. [iΛ] is the only phoneme of those hypothesised sounds that exist in modern English. I could perhaps add it to the e and i keys as alternatives. Speaking of which: The _sigel_ (α) rune is an alternative key of the s key. Press and hold the s key and all available alternatives for that key will pop up. But keep in mind that the sigel rune is not part of the Elder Futhark.
Good but a few things are off.
Response from developer
Hi! Thank you very much for your constructive review! :) My native language is German, so I guess I got the transcription for 'v' wrong (which is often pronounced [f] in German). Will be fixed in the upcoming release. 'j' in English needs more attention, I guess. There is no corresponding rune for [Κ] (in German 'j' would be α). A possible transcription is perhaps a mix of phonetic transcription and literal transcription: d + sh, pronounced [dΚ] = αααΊ. Until around 550 AD α was used, later α. Press and hold the α key and select α if you prefer the younger rune. Speaking of younger: next release will have added a Younger Futhark keyboard, a way to contact me, and built-in help. Regards, Pierre Update 2020-Jul-23: The assignment of α to 'v' is a bug. Turns out that the key refers to the German key definitions. Fixed in next release. Update 2: There is now a mapping of its own of the character 'v' for the English transcription keyboard. But, since there is no rune for the voiced fricative /v/in the Elder Futhark, the key will become a key with no primary character and αΉand α as alternative characters which, of course, are only approximations to /v/. Update 3: The addresses issues have been resolved in version 1.1 .
Really good, one question
Response from developer
Glad you like RuneKeys. :) Currently working on an IPA keyboard (separate app)β¦ Afterwards I will add Younger and Anglo-Saxon Futhark as an UPDATE free of charge to RuneKeys (if all the needed characters are supported by iOS which I think is the case). Probably available in a month. 2020-July-01: IPA-Keyboard is in App Store review now. Will begin to work in the update of RuneKeys this week-end. 2020-July-26: Anglo-Saxon keyboards are delayed until version 1.2, Younger Futhark until 1.3 .
