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Amend README to address issue #2
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⌨️ Barbaric
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![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rlue/i/master/vim-barbaric/demo.gif)

**vim + non-Latin input = pain.** _Barbaric_ is the cure.

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rlue/i/master/vim-barbaric/demo.gif)

### Why?

Normal mode mappings (_e.g.,_ `h` / `j` / `k` / `l`) are all 8-bit ASCII characters. That means that when you want to work on a file in Russian (or Greek or Chinese), you’ve got to switch back to English (or Spanish or German) every time you leave Insert mode.
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### Supported Platforms

macOS only. For other platforms, try [vim-xkbswitch](https://github.com/lyokha/vim-xkbswitch), or consider built-in support for X11 and MS-Windows IMEs (`:help mbyte-XIM` / `:help mbyte-IME`).
macOS only. For other platforms, consider:

* built-in support for X11 and MS-Windows IMEs (`:help mbyte-XIM` / `:help mbyte-IME`),
* built-in multi-byte keymaps (`:help mbyte-keymap` / explained [here](https://github.com/rlue/vim-barbaric/issues/2#issuecomment-344625562)), or
* [vim-xkbswitch](https://github.com/lyokha/vim-xkbswitch).

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