Compose Character Sequences - Neoware c50 - Thin Client User Manual

Keyboard Configuration

Compose Character Sequences

Compose character sequences can be used to generate codes for characters not shown
on your keyboard. The characters that can be composed depend on the setting of the
Character Set Mode option in the Emulation Settings dialog box and the Preferred
Char. Set option in the Terminal Settings dialog box.
When Character Set Mode is is set to National, only characters found in the
character set that corresponds to the selected keyboard nationality can be composed.
When Multinational is selected, the emulator is in Multinational mode and charac-
ters 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 Char. Set option. When this 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 shows all the tables of characters 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.
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
generating the same character. A compose sequence is initiated by pressing the keys
Alt + C together, followed by the key bearing the first character then the key bearing
the second character.
Note: The compose character sequence can also be initiated by
A compose character sequence may be abandoned before completion by pressing the
Delete key. Pressing Alt + C (or the key defined with the COMPOSE virtual key
name) 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.
3-4
Diacritical Mark
´ Acute accent
¨ Umlaut
` Grave accent
° Ring mark
pressing a key defined with the COMPOSE virtual key
name.
Equivalent Character
' Apostrophe
" Double quote
' Single quote
* Asterisk or degree sign