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Document list-charset-chars.
author Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
date Tue, 22 Aug 2000 08:36:51 +0000
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50 @end menu 50 @end menu
51 51
52 @node International Intro 52 @node International Intro
53 @section Introduction to International Character Sets 53 @section Introduction to International Character Sets
54 54
55 The users of these scripts have established many more-or-less standard 55 The users of international character sets and scripts have established
56 coding systems for storing files. Emacs internally uses a single 56 many more-or-less standard coding systems for storing files. Emacs
57 multibyte character encoding, so that it can intermix characters from 57 internally uses a single multibyte character encoding, so that it can
58 all these scripts in a single buffer or string. This encoding 58 intermix characters from all these scripts in a single buffer or string.
59 represents each non-ASCII character as a sequence of bytes in the range 59 This encoding represents each non-ASCII character as a sequence of bytes
60 0200 through 0377. Emacs translates between the multibyte character 60 in the range 0200 through 0377. Emacs translates between the multibyte
61 encoding and various other coding systems when reading and writing 61 character encoding and various other coding systems when reading and
62 files, when exchanging data with subprocesses, and (in some cases) in 62 writing files, when exchanging data with subprocesses, and (in some
63 the @kbd{C-q} command (@pxref{Multibyte Conversion}). 63 cases) in the @kbd{C-q} command (@pxref{Multibyte Conversion}).
64 64
65 @kindex C-h h 65 @kindex C-h h
66 @findex view-hello-file 66 @findex view-hello-file
67 The command @kbd{C-h h} (@code{view-hello-file}) displays the file 67 The command @kbd{C-h h} (@code{view-hello-file}) displays the file
68 @file{etc/HELLO}, which shows how to say ``hello'' in many languages. 68 @file{etc/HELLO}, which shows how to say ``hello'' in many languages.
69 This illustrates various scripts. If the font you're using doesn't have 69 This illustrates various scripts. If the font you're using doesn't have
70 characters for all those different languages, you will see some hollow 70 characters for all those different languages, you will see some hollow
71 boxes instead of characters; see @ref{Fontsets}. 71 boxes instead of characters; see @ref{Fontsets}.
72
73 @findex list-charset-chars
74 @cindex characters in a certain charset
75 The command @kbd{M-x list-charset-chars} prompts for a name of a
76 character set, and displays all the characters in that character set.
72 77
73 Keyboards, even in the countries where these character sets are used, 78 Keyboards, even in the countries where these character sets are used,
74 generally don't have keys for all the characters in them. So Emacs 79 generally don't have keys for all the characters in them. So Emacs
75 supports various @dfn{input methods}, typically one for each script or 80 supports various @dfn{input methods}, typically one for each script or
76 language, to make it convenient to type them. 81 language, to make it convenient to type them.