Danish(5) File Formats Manual Danish(5)
NAME
Danish, danish - Introduction to Danish language support
DESCRIPTION
This reference page describes the coded character set (codeset), locale, device, and other support for the Danish language.
Codesets
The operating system supports the following codesets for Danish by means of locales, codeset converters, or both: ISO 8859-1 (ISO Latin-1)
ISO8859-1 is the string that represents this codeset in the names of locales and codeset converters. See iso8859-1(5) for more
information. ISO 8859-15 (ISO Latin-9)
ISO8859-15 is the string that represents this codeset in the names of locales and codeset converters. See iso8859-15(5) for more
information. UCS-2, UCS-4, and UTF-8
UCS-2, UCS-4, and UTF-8are the strings that represent these encoding formats in the names of locales or codeset converters. See Uni-
code(5) for more information. PC code pages
cp850, cp865, and cp1252 are the strings that represent these encoding formats in the names of codeset converters. See code_page(5)
for more information.
See the i18n_intro(5) and l10n_intro(5) reference pages for introductory information on codesets. The iconv_intro(5) reference page dis-
cusses codeset converters and how to use them.
Danish Locales
The operating system provides the following Danish locales: da_DK.ISO8859-1, da_DK.ISO8859-15, and da_DK.UTF-8 for Denmark
Only the and locales support the euro character.
You can use the locale command (see locale(1)) to find out if these locales are installed on your system. See i18n_intro(5) for information
on setting locale by using the operating system command line.
For the Common Desktop Environment (CDE), you set locale by setting the session language. To do this, use the Language menu accessed from
the Options button on the Login window.
Keyboards
The operating system supports the following VT style and PC style keyboards with Danish characters printed on the keys:
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VT Style (105/108 keys) PC Style (102 keys)
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LK201-LD LK442-PD
LK201-RD LK444-AD
LK401-AD LK471-AD
LK402-AD LK47W-AD
LK411-AD LK97W-AD
LK412-AD PCXAL-AD
LK450-AD PCXAL-FD
LK451-AD PCXAL-GD
LK461-AD PCXAL-KD
LK46W-AD PCXAL-ND
PCCAL-ND
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For your keyboard to function correctly with your system, you must load a keyboard mapping table (keymap) that is appropriate for your key-
board's model and language. If you load a keymap that does not correspond to your keyboard's model and language, your keyboard behavior is
unpredictable. The label located on the bottom surface of a keyboard usually specifies its model (five letter code) and language (two let-
ter code). See the keyboard(5) reference page for general information on keymaps and instructions for loading them in different formats.
The following tables supply Danish-specific information that you need when loading keymaps.
Selecting keymaps in xkb format:
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For VT Style For PC Style
Keyboard: Select: Keyboard: Select:
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LK201-LD lk201 LK442-PD lk442 or lk44x
LK201-RD lk201 LK444-AD lk444 or lk44x
LK401-AD lk401 LK471-AD lk471ad or lk471
LK402-AD lk401 LK47W-AD lk471ad or lk471
LK411-AD lk411 LK97W-AD lk97wad or lk97w
LK412-AD lk411 PCXAL-AD pcxalad
LK450-AD lk450 PCXAL-FD pcxalfd
LK451-AD lk450 PCXAL-GD pcxalgd
LK461-AD lk461 PCXAL-KD pcxalkd
LK46W-AD lk461 PCXAL-ND pcxal
PCCAL-ND pcxal
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Selecting keymaps in xmodmap format:
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For VT Style For PC Style
Keyboard: Select: Keyboard: Select:
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LK201-LD danish lk201ld dp LK442-PD danish lk444kd
danish lk201ld tw LK444-AD danish lk444kd
LK201-RD danish lk201rd dp LK471-AD danish pcxalgd
danish lk201rd tw LK47W-AD danish pcxalgd
LK401-AD danish lk401ad dp PCXAL-AD danish pcxalgd
danish lk401ad tw PCXAL-FD danish pcxalgd
LK402-AD danish lk401ad dp PCXAL-GD danish pcxalgd
danish lk401ad tw PCXAL-KD danish pcxalkd
LK411-AD danish lk411ad PCXAL-ND danish pcxalgd
LK412-AD danish lk411ad PCCAL-ND danish pcxalgd
LK450-AD danish lk411ad
LK451-AD danish lk411ad
LK461-AD danish lk411ad
LK46W-AD danish lk411ad
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Keyboards can have keys with characters printed on both the left and right half of the keycap. The way you set or use your keyboard to send
different sets of characters varies from one keyboard model to another. Furthermore, your keyboard allows you to enter more characters than
those printed on the keycaps. Refer to the keyboard(5) reference page for information on how to enter characters.
Printers
PostScript fonts for languages supported by the ISO 8859-1 codeset are printer resident. See i18n_printing(5) for more information about
printer setup options.
SEE ALSO
Commands: locale(1)
Others: code_page(5), euro(5), i18n_intro(5), i18n_printing(5), iconv_intro(5), iso8859-1(5), iso8859-15(5), keyboard(5), l10n_intro(5),
Unicode(5)
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