Compose Character Sequences - Neoware c50 - Thin Client User Manual

Compose Character Sequences

Compose character sequences can be used to generate codes for characters not shown
on your keyboard when you are in VT320 mode.
The characters that can be composed depend on the setting of the Multinational
Mode and Preferred Font options in the Emulation Settings dialog box.
When the Multinational Mode option is not selected, only characters found in the
character set that corresponds to the selected keyboard nationality can be composed.
When this option is selected, the emulation is in Multinational mode and characters
from all national keyboard layouts may be composed.
The tables of characters that are used in Multinational mode depend on the setting of
the Preferred Font option. (This option only takes effect when the Multinational
Mode option is selected.)
When the Preferred Font option is set to DEC MCS, the ASCII (7-bit) and DEC
Additional (8-bit) character sets are used. When this option is set to ISO Latin-1, the
ASCII (7-bit) and ISO Latin-1 Additional (8-bit) character sets are used. The
Character Sets appendix in the Programmer's Guide shows all the tables of charac-
ters that may be selected.
If a character is a diacritical symbol (e.g. ´ or ¨) and this symbol does not appear on
the keyboard, an equivalent character can be used in some cases. The diacritical
symbols and the possible substitutes are shown below. There are no equivalents for
the circumflex accent and tilde mark.
Diacritical Mark
´
¨
`
°
To compose a character, first find the character you wish to compose in the left hand
column of the following tables. The two characters shown in the right hand column
are the keys that are used to create it. Several alternatives may be given for generat-
ing the same character. A compose sequence is initiated by pressing the key mapped
as the Compose Character key, followed by the key bearing the first character then
the key bearing the second character.
A compose character sequence may be abandoned before completion by pressing the
Delete key. Pressing Compose Character again before completing a compose
character sequence will cause it to be abandoned and a second sequence to be
started. An invalid compose character sequence will cause the bell to sound.
Acute accent
Umlaut
Grave accent
Ring mark
Keyboard Configuration
Equivalent Character
' Apostrophe
" Double quote
' Single quote
* Asterisk or degree sign
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