diff --git a/java/res/xml/kbd_russian.xml b/java/res/values-be/donottranslate-more-keys.xml
similarity index 77%
copy from java/res/xml/kbd_russian.xml
copy to java/res/values-be/donottranslate-more-keys.xml
index 071bfd5..28264c4 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/kbd_russian.xml
+++ b/java/res/values-be/donottranslate-more-keys.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 **
 ** Copyright 2011, The Android Open Source Project
 **
-** Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"):
+** Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 ** you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 ** You may obtain a copy of the License at
 **
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@
 ** limitations under the License.
 */
 -->
-
-<Keyboard
-    xmlns:latin="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.inputmethod.latin"
->
-    <include
-        latin:keyboardLayout="@xml/kbd_rows_russian" />
-</Keyboard>
+<resources xmlns:xliff="urn:oasis:names:tc:xliff:document:1.2">
+    <string name="keylabel_for_slavic_shcha">ў</string>
+    <string name="keylabel_for_slavic_i">i</string>
+</resources>
diff --git a/java/res/values-ru/donottranslate-more-keys.xml b/java/res/values-ru/donottranslate-more-keys.xml
index f7e006e..7ae9ffb 100644
--- a/java/res/values-ru/donottranslate-more-keys.xml
+++ b/java/res/values-ru/donottranslate-more-keys.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,5 @@
 */
 -->
 <resources xmlns:xliff="urn:oasis:names:tc:xliff:document:1.2">
-    <string name="more_keys_for_cyrillic_e">5,ё</string>
-    <string name="more_keys_for_cyrillic_soft_sign">ъ</string>
-    <string name="more_keys_for_cyrillic_ha">ъ</string>
+    <string name="more_keys_for_slavic_ye">5,ё</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/java/res/values/donottranslate-more-keys.xml b/java/res/values/donottranslate-more-keys.xml
index 6c77539..ac175df 100644
--- a/java/res/values/donottranslate-more-keys.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/donottranslate-more-keys.xml
@@ -42,9 +42,16 @@
     <string name="keylabel_for_scandinavia_row2_11"></string>
     <string name="more_keys_for_scandinavia_row2_10"></string>
     <string name="more_keys_for_scandinavia_row2_11"></string>
-    <string name="more_keys_for_cyrillic_e"></string>
-    <string name="more_keys_for_cyrillic_soft_sign"></string>
-    <string name="more_keys_for_cyrillic_ha"></string>
+    <string name="keylabel_for_slavic_shcha">щ</string>
+    <string name="keylabel_for_slavic_yery">ы</string>
+    <string name="keylabel_for_slavic_i">и</string>
+    <string name="more_keys_for_slavic_u">3</string>
+    <string name="more_keys_for_slavic_ye">5</string>
+    <string name="more_keys_for_slavic_en">6</string>
+    <string name="more_keys_for_slavic_ha">ъ</string>
+    <string name="more_keys_for_slavic_yery"></string>
+    <string name="more_keys_for_slavic_o"></string>
+    <string name="more_keys_for_slavic_soft_sign">ъ</string>
     <string name="more_keys_for_currency_dollar">¢,£,€,¥,₱</string>
     <string name="more_keys_for_currency_euro">¢,£,$,¥,₱</string>
     <string name="more_keys_for_currency_pound">¢,$,€,¥,₱</string>
diff --git a/java/res/xml-be/keyboard_set.xml b/java/res/xml-be/keyboard_set.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5c6ba3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/res/xml-be/keyboard_set.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+/*
+**
+** Copyright 2011, The Android Open Source Project
+**
+** Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+** you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+** You may obtain a copy of the License at
+**
+**     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+**
+** Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+** distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+** WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+** See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+** limitations under the License.
+*/
+-->
+
+<KeyboardSet
+    xmlns:latin="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.inputmethod.latin"
+    latin:keyboardLocale="be">
+    <Element
+        latin:elementName="alphabet"
+        latin:elementKeyboard="@xml/kbd_slavic" />
+    <Element
+        latin:elementName="symbols"
+        latin:elementKeyboard="@xml/kbd_symbols" />
+    <Element
+        latin:elementName="symbolsShift"
+        latin:elementKeyboard="@xml/kbd_symbols_shift" />
+    <Element
+        latin:elementName="phone"
+        latin:elementKeyboard="@xml/kbd_phone" />
+    <Element
+        latin:elementName="phoneShift"
+        latin:elementKeyboard="@xml/kbd_phone_shift" />
+    <Element
+        latin:elementName="number"
+        latin:elementKeyboard="@xml/kbd_number" />
+</KeyboardSet>
diff --git a/java/res/xml-ru/keyboard_set.xml b/java/res/xml-ru/keyboard_set.xml
index eabee5d..0a158d9 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-ru/keyboard_set.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-ru/keyboard_set.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     latin:keyboardLocale="ru">
     <Element
         latin:elementName="alphabet"
-        latin:elementKeyboard="@xml/kbd_russian" />
+        latin:elementKeyboard="@xml/kbd_slavic" />
     <Element
         latin:elementName="symbols"
         latin:elementKeyboard="@xml/kbd_symbols" />
diff --git a/java/res/xml-sw600dp/kbd_rows_russian.xml b/java/res/xml-sw600dp/kbd_rows_slavic.xml
similarity index 85%
rename from java/res/xml-sw600dp/kbd_rows_russian.xml
rename to java/res/xml-sw600dp/kbd_rows_slavic.xml
index 3395065..0a16205 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-sw600dp/kbd_rows_russian.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-sw600dp/kbd_rows_slavic.xml
@@ -31,20 +31,22 @@
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="ц" />
         <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="у" />
+            latin:keyLabel="у"
+            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_slavic_u" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="к" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="е"
-            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_cyrillic_e" />
+            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_slavic_ye" />
         <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="н" />
+            latin:keyLabel="н"
+            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_slavic_en" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="г" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="ш" />
         <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="щ" />
+            latin:keyLabel="@string/keylabel_for_slavic_shcha" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="з" />
         <Key
@@ -63,7 +65,8 @@
             latin:keyLabel="ф"
             latin:keyXPos="2.25%p" />
         <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="ы" />
+            latin:keyLabel="@string/keylabel_for_slavic_yery"
+            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_slavic_yery" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="в" />
         <Key
@@ -73,7 +76,8 @@
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="р" />
         <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="о" />
+            latin:keyLabel="о"
+            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_slavic_o" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="л" />
         <Key
@@ -101,7 +105,7 @@
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="м" />
         <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="и" />
+            latin:keyLabel="@string/keylabel_for_slavic_i" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="т" />
         <Key
diff --git a/java/res/xml-sw768dp/kbd_rows_russian.xml b/java/res/xml-sw768dp/kbd_rows_slavic.xml
similarity index 83%
rename from java/res/xml-sw768dp/kbd_rows_russian.xml
rename to java/res/xml-sw768dp/kbd_rows_slavic.xml
index eb0baf9..4c9128d 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-sw768dp/kbd_rows_russian.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-sw768dp/kbd_rows_slavic.xml
@@ -34,20 +34,22 @@
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="ц" />
         <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="у" />
+            latin:keyLabel="у"
+            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_slavic_u" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="к" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="е"
-            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_cyrillic_e" />
+            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_slavic_ye" />
         <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="н" />
+            latin:keyLabel="н"
+            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_slavic_en" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="г" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="ш" />
         <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="щ" />
+            latin:keyLabel="@string/keylabel_for_slavic_shcha" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="з" />
         <Key
@@ -68,7 +70,8 @@
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="ф" />
         <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="ы" />
+            latin:keyLabel="@string/keylabel_for_slavic_yery"
+            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_slavic_yery" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="в" />
         <Key
@@ -78,7 +81,8 @@
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="р" />
         <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="о" />
+            latin:keyLabel="о"
+            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_slavic_o" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="л" />
         <Key
@@ -107,7 +111,7 @@
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="м" />
         <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="и" />
+            latin:keyLabel="@string/keylabel_for_slavic_i" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="т" />
         <Key
diff --git a/java/res/xml/kbd_rows_russian.xml b/java/res/xml/kbd_rows_slavic.xml
similarity index 82%
rename from java/res/xml/kbd_rows_russian.xml
rename to java/res/xml/kbd_rows_slavic.xml
index f1794e7..6536eae 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/kbd_rows_russian.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/kbd_rows_slavic.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="у"
             latin:keyHintLabel="3"
-            latin:moreKeys="3" />
+            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_slavic_u" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="к"
             latin:keyHintLabel="4"
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="е"
             latin:keyHintLabel="5"
-            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_cyrillic_e" />
+            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_slavic_ye" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="н"
             latin:keyHintLabel="6"
-            latin:moreKeys="6" />
+            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_slavic_en" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="г"
             latin:keyHintLabel="7"
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
             latin:keyHintLabel="8"
             latin:moreKeys="8" />
         <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="щ"
+            latin:keyLabel="@string/keylabel_for_slavic_shcha"
             latin:keyHintLabel="9"
             latin:moreKeys="9" />
         <Key
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
             latin:moreKeys="0" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="х"
-            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_cyrillic_ha"
+            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_slavic_ha"
             latin:keyWidth="fillRight" />
     </Row>
     <Row
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@
             latin:keyLabel="ф"
             latin:keyWidth="8.75%p" />
         <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="ы" />
+            latin:keyLabel="@string/keylabel_for_slavic_yery"
+            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_slavic_yery" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="в" />
         <Key
@@ -88,7 +89,8 @@
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="р" />
         <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="о" />
+            latin:keyLabel="о"
+            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_slavic_o" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="л" />
         <Key
@@ -114,12 +116,12 @@
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="м" />
         <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="и" />
+            latin:keyLabel="@string/keylabel_for_slavic_i" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="т" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="ь"
-            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_cyrillic_soft_sign" />
+            latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_slavic_soft_sign" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="б" />
         <Key
diff --git a/java/res/xml/kbd_russian.xml b/java/res/xml/kbd_slavic.xml
similarity index 93%
rename from java/res/xml/kbd_russian.xml
rename to java/res/xml/kbd_slavic.xml
index 071bfd5..6207d29 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/kbd_russian.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/kbd_slavic.xml
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
     xmlns:latin="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.inputmethod.latin"
 >
     <include
-        latin:keyboardLayout="@xml/kbd_rows_russian" />
+        latin:keyboardLayout="@xml/kbd_rows_slavic" />
 </Keyboard>
diff --git a/java/res/xml/method.xml b/java/res/xml/method.xml
index 2b2c00c..e9e3912 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/method.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/method.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
 <!-- The attributes in this XML file provide configuration information -->
 <!-- for the Input Method Manager. -->
 
-<!-- Keyboard: en_US, en_GB, ar, cs, da, de, de(QWERTY), es, es_US, et, fi, fr, fr_CA, fr_CH, hr, hu, it, iw, lt, lv, nb, nl, pl, pt, ru, sr, sv, tr -->
+<!-- Keyboard: en_US, en_GB, ar, be, cs, da, de, de(QWERTY), es, es_US, et, fi, fr, fr_CA, fr_CH,
+     hr, hu, it, iw, lt, lv, nb, nl, pl, pt, ru, sr, sv, tr -->
 <!-- TODO: use <lang>_keyboard icon instead of a common keyboard icon. -->
 <!-- If IME doesn't have an applicable subtype, the first subtype will be used as a default
      subtype.-->
@@ -47,6 +48,12 @@
     />
     <subtype android:icon="@drawable/ic_subtype_keyboard"
             android:label="@string/subtype_generic"
+            android:imeSubtypeLocale="be"
+            android:imeSubtypeMode="keyboard"
+            android:imeSubtypeExtraValue="SupportTouchPositionCorrection"
+    />
+    <subtype android:icon="@drawable/ic_subtype_keyboard"
+            android:label="@string/subtype_generic"
             android:imeSubtypeLocale="cs"
             android:imeSubtypeMode="keyboard"
             android:imeSubtypeExtraValue="AsciiCapable,SupportTouchPositionCorrection"
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index 944042a..f24dc3f 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@
     private boolean mIsUserDictionaryAvailable;
 
     private WordComposer mWordComposer = new WordComposer();
-    private boolean mHasUncommittedTypedChars;
 
     private int mCorrectionMode;
     private String mWordSavedForAutoCorrectCancellation;
@@ -759,7 +758,6 @@
         inputView.closing();
         mEnteredText = null;
         mWordComposer.reset();
-        mHasUncommittedTypedChars = false;
         mDeleteCount = 0;
         mSpaceState = SPACE_STATE_NONE;
 
@@ -863,11 +861,10 @@
                 // newly inserted punctuation.
                 mSpaceState = SPACE_STATE_NONE;
             }
-            if (((mWordComposer.size() > 0 && mHasUncommittedTypedChars)
+            if (((mWordComposer.isComposingWord())
                     || mVoiceProxy.isVoiceInputHighlighted())
                     && (selectionChanged || candidatesCleared)) {
                 mWordComposer.reset();
-                mHasUncommittedTypedChars = false;
                 updateSuggestions();
                 final InputConnection ic = getCurrentInputConnection();
                 if (ic != null) {
@@ -875,7 +872,7 @@
                 }
                 mComposingStateManager.onFinishComposingText();
                 mVoiceProxy.setVoiceInputHighlighted(false);
-            } else if (!mHasUncommittedTypedChars) {
+            } else if (!mWordComposer.isComposingWord()) {
                 updateSuggestions();
             }
         }
@@ -1076,8 +1073,7 @@
     }
 
     public void commitTyped(final InputConnection ic) {
-        if (!mHasUncommittedTypedChars) return;
-        mHasUncommittedTypedChars = false;
+        if (!mWordComposer.isComposingWord()) return;
         final CharSequence typedWord = mWordComposer.getTypedWord();
         mWordComposer.onCommitWord();
         if (typedWord.length() > 0) {
@@ -1352,18 +1348,18 @@
             return;
         }
 
-        if (mHasUncommittedTypedChars) {
+        if (mWordComposer.isComposingWord()) {
             final int length = mWordComposer.size();
             if (length > 0) {
                 mWordComposer.deleteLast();
                 ic.setComposingText(getTextWithUnderline(mWordComposer.getTypedWord()), 1);
-                if (mWordComposer.size() == 0) {
-                    mHasUncommittedTypedChars = false;
-                    // Remaining size equals zero means we just erased the last character of the
-                    // word, so we can show bigrams.
+                // If we have deleted the last remaining character of a word, then we are not
+                // isComposingWord() any more.
+                if (!mWordComposer.isComposingWord()) {
+                    // Not composing word any more, so we can show bigrams.
                     mHandler.postUpdateBigramPredictions();
                 } else {
-                    // length > 1, so we still have letters to deduce a suggestion from.
+                    // Still composing a word, so we still have letters to deduce a suggestion from.
                     mHandler.postUpdateSuggestions();
                 }
             } else {
@@ -1452,7 +1448,7 @@
             if (null != ic) removeTrailingSpaceWhileInBatchEdit(ic);
         }
 
-        boolean isComposingWord = mHasUncommittedTypedChars;
+        boolean isComposingWord = mWordComposer.isComposingWord();
         int code = primaryCode;
         if ((isAlphabet(code) || mSettingsValues.isSymbolExcludedFromWordSeparators(code))
                 && isSuggestionsRequested() && !isCursorTouchingWord()) {
@@ -1489,7 +1485,6 @@
             }
         }
         if (isComposingWord) {
-            mHasUncommittedTypedChars = true;
             mWordComposer.add(code, keyCodes, x, y);
             if (ic != null) {
                 // If it's the first letter, make note of auto-caps state
@@ -1535,7 +1530,7 @@
         // Reset the saved word in all cases. If this separator causes an autocorrection,
         // it will overwrite this null with the actual word we need to save.
         mWordSavedForAutoCorrectCancellation = null;
-        if (mHasUncommittedTypedChars) {
+        if (mWordComposer.isComposingWord()) {
             // In certain languages where single quote is a separator, it's better
             // not to auto correct, but accept the typed word. For instance,
             // in Italian dov' should not be expanded to dove' because the elision
@@ -1710,7 +1705,7 @@
         mHandler.cancelUpdateSuggestions();
         mHandler.cancelUpdateBigramPredictions();
 
-        if (!mHasUncommittedTypedChars) {
+        if (!mWordComposer.isComposingWord()) {
             setPunctuationSuggestions();
             return;
         }
@@ -1885,11 +1880,6 @@
             }
             return;
         }
-        if (!mHasUncommittedTypedChars) {
-            // If we are not composing a word, then it was a suggestion inferred from
-            // context - no user input. We should reset the word composer.
-            mWordComposer.reset();
-        }
         mExpectingUpdateSelection = true;
         commitBestWord(suggestion);
         // Add the word to the auto dictionary if it's not a known word
@@ -1899,8 +1889,8 @@
         } else {
             addToOnlyBigramDictionary(suggestion, 1);
         }
-        // TODO: the following is fishy, because if !mHasUncommittedTypedChars we are
-        // going to log an empty string
+        // TODO: the following is fishy, because it seems there may be cases where we are not
+        // composing a word at all. Maybe throw an exception if !mWordComposer.isComposingWord() ?
         LatinImeLogger.logOnManualSuggestion(mWordComposer.getTypedWord().toString(),
                 suggestion.toString(), index, suggestions.mWords);
         // Follow it with a space
@@ -1965,7 +1955,6 @@
                 ic.commitText(bestWord, 1);
             }
         }
-        mHasUncommittedTypedChars = false;
         mWordComposer.onCommitWord();
     }
 
@@ -2109,7 +2098,6 @@
     private void restartSuggestionsOnWordBeforeCursor(final InputConnection ic,
             final CharSequence word) {
         mWordComposer.setComposingWord(word, mKeyboardSwitcher.getLatinKeyboard());
-        mHasUncommittedTypedChars = true;
         mComposingStateManager.onStartComposingText();
         ic.deleteSurroundingText(word.length(), 0);
         ic.setComposingText(word, 1);
@@ -2168,7 +2156,6 @@
         // Note: in the interest of code simplicity, we may want to just call
         // restartSuggestionsOnWordBeforeCursorIfAtEndOfWord instead, but retrieving
         // the old WordComposer allows to reuse the actual typed coordinates.
-        mHasUncommittedTypedChars = true;
         mWordComposer.resumeSuggestionOnKeptWord();
         ic.setComposingText(mWordComposer.getTypedWord(), 1);
         mHandler.cancelUpdateBigramPredictions();
@@ -2456,7 +2443,7 @@
         p.println("  Keyboard mode = " + keyboardMode);
         p.println("  mIsSuggestionsRequested=" + mInputAttributes.mIsSettingsSuggestionStripOn);
         p.println("  mCorrectionMode=" + mCorrectionMode);
-        p.println("  mHasUncommittedTypedChars=" + mHasUncommittedTypedChars);
+        p.println("  isComposingWord=" + mWordComposer.isComposingWord());
         p.println("  mAutoCorrectEnabled=" + mSettingsValues.mAutoCorrectEnabled);
         p.println("  mSoundOn=" + mSettingsValues.mSoundOn);
         p.println("  mVibrateOn=" + mSettingsValues.mVibrateOn);
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/WordComposer.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/WordComposer.java
index c0204c2..b88e73f 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/WordComposer.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/WordComposer.java
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@
         return mCurrentWord.mTypedWord.length();
     }
 
+    public final boolean isComposingWord() {
+        return size() > 0;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the codes at a particular position in the word.
      * @param index the position in the word