deckorean - A character encoding system (codeset) for
Korean
The DEC Korean (deckorean) codeset consists of the following
character sets: ASCII KSC 5601-1987
For the symbols and ideographic characters defined in the
KSC 5601-1987 character set, DEC Korean uses 2-byte data
representation. For ASCII characters, DEC Korean uses single-byte
7-bit data representation; that is, the most significant
bit (MSB) of the byte that represents an ASCII
character value is always set off. For more information on
the ASCII character set, refer to ascii(5).
KSC 5601-1987 Characters [Toc] [Back]
KSC 5601-1987 is a national standard that defines a primary
set of graphic characters for Korean information
interchange. The standard defines a character set with a
total of 8224 characters that are arranged in a code
table. The code table has 94 rows, numbered from 1 to 94.
Each row has 94 columns, also numbered from 1 to 94. Different
kinds of characters occupy different areas of the
code table as follows: Special characters: 986 graphic
symbols that reside in rows 1 to 12 Hangul characters:
2350 Korean (Hangul) characters that reside in rows 16 to
40 Hanja characters: 4888 Chinese characters that reside
in rows 42 to 93
DEC Korean Encoding Values [Toc] [Back]
To differentiate KSC 5601-1987 codes from ASCII codes, the
most significant bit (MSB) of both the first and the second
byte of a KSC 5601 character value is always set on.
The value of a KSC 5601 character can be determined from
its row and column number as follows:
1st byte = A0 + Row number
2nd byte = A0 + Column number
For example, if a character is positioned at the first
column of the 36th row, its value is CA41, which is calulated
as follows:
1st byte = A0(hex) + 36 = C4 (hex)
2nd byte = A0(hex) + 01 = A1 (hex)
Codeset Conversion [Toc] [Back]
The following codeset converter pairs are available for
converting Korean characters between deckorean and other
encoding formats. Refer to iconv_intro(5) for an introduction
to codeset conversion. For more information about
the other codeset for which deckorean is the input or output,
see the reference page specified in the list item.
eucKR_deckorean, deckorean_eucKR
Converting from and to Korean Extended UNIX Code:
eucKR(5). UTF-16_deckorean, deckorean_UTF-16
Converting from and to UTF-16 format: Unicode(5).
UCS-4_deckorean, deckorean_UCS-4
Converting from and to UCS-4 format: Unicode(5).
UTF-8_deckorean, deckorean_UTF-8
Converting from and to UTF-8 format: Unicode(5).
There are also codeset converters that convert between the
Microsoft Korean code-page format (cp949) used on PC systems
and UTF-16, UCS-4, and UTF-8 formats. Note that if
the UTF-16, UCS-4, or UTF-8 output from these converters
is then converted to DEC Korean, some Hangul characters
may be lost. For more information, see code_page(5).
DEC Korean Fonts [Toc] [Back]
The operating system provides Korean fonts for both screen
display and printers.
The following bitmap fonts are available in various sizes
and typefaces for 75dpi and 100dpi display devices: Fonts
in Gotic Family:
-adecw-gotic-medium-r-normal--16-160-75-75-m-160-ksc5601.1987-1
-adecwgotic-medium-r-nor-
mal--24-240-75-75-m-240-ksc5601.1987-1 -adecwgotic-medium-r-nor-
mal--16-160-100-100-m-160-ksc5601.1987-1 -adecwgotic-medium-r-nor-
mal--24-240-100-100-m-240-ksc5601.1987-1 Fonts in
Myungcho Family:
-adecw-myungcho-medium-r-normal--16-160-75-75-m-160-ksc5601.1987-1
-adecwmyungcho-medium-r-nor-
mal--32-320-75-75-m-320-ksc5601.1987-1 -adecwmyungcho-medium-r-nor-
mal--24-240-75-75-m-240-ksc5601.1987-1 -adecwmyungcho-medium-r-nor-
mal--16-160-100-100-m-160-ksc5601.1987-1 -adecwmyungcho-medium-r-nor-
mal--24-240-100-100-m-240-ksc5601.1987-1 -adecwmyungcho-medium-r-nor-
mal--32-320-100-100-m-320-ksc5601.1987-1 Fonts in
Screen Family:
-adecw-screen-medium-r-normal--18-180-75-75-m-160-ksc5601.1987-1
-adecwscreen-medium-r-nor-
mal--24-240-75-75-m-240-ksc5601.1987-1 -adecwscreen-medium-r-nor-
mal--18-180-100-100-m-160-ksc5601.1987-1 -adecwscreen-medium-r-nor-
mal--24-240-100-100-m-240-ksc5601.1987-1 -adecwscreen-medium-r-nor-
mal--18-180-100-100-m-160-ksc5601.1987-1 -adecwscreen-medium-r-nor-
mal--24-240-100-100-m-240-ksc5601.1987-1
For PostScript printers, the operating system provides
only Munjo fonts.
For general information on printing non-English text,
refer to i18n_printing(5).
Commands: locale(1)
Others: ascii(5), code_page(5), i18n_intro(5), i18n_printing(5), iconv_intro(5), l10n_intro(5), eucKR(5),
Korean(5), Unicode(5)
deckorean(5)
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