On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 08:11:56 -0500, Haines Brown wrote: >> >> A quick apt-cache search reveals that there are character selector >> utilities for both Gnome and KDE in the following packages: gnome-applets >> and kcharselect, > > The original examples were not from Latin-1, and if I recall correctly, > the two applications you mention here are only for Latin-1. > > I think a good start in addressing the question would be the document, > Unicode-HOWTO. For example, with respect to xterm, "Newer versions > (patch level 146 and above) contain support for converting keystrokes > to UTF-8 before sending them to the application running in the xterm, > and for displaying Unicode characters that the application outputs as > UTF-8 byte sequence. It also contains support for double-wide > characters (mostly CJK ideographs) and combining characters." > >
Thanks, Haines, like I said, I had no idea whether the char-mapping apps were any good. Thanks for your pointers also, this is something I also need to grapple with myself sooner or later. -- ....................paul Programming without a hex editor is like watchmaking without a hammer. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
