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Document list-charset-chars.
author | Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> |
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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. |