Dutch(5) File Formats Manual Dutch(5)
NAME
Dutch, dutch, Flemish, flemish - Introduction to Dutch and Flemish language support
DESCRIPTION
This reference page describes the coded character set (codeset), locale, device, and other support for the Dutch or Flemish language.
Codesets
The operating system supports the following codesets for Dutch or Flemish 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-8 are the strings that represent these encoding formats in the names of locales and codeset converters. See
Unicode(5) for more information. PC code pages
cp437, cp850, 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.
Dutch Locales
The operating system provides the following Dutch/Flemish locales for different countries: nl_BE.ISO8859-1, nl_BE.ISO8859-15, and
nl_BE.UTF-8 for Belgium nl_NL.ISO8859-1, nl_NL.ISO8859-15, and nl_NL.UTF-8 for the Netherlands
Of these locales, only the and locales support the euro currency sign.
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 from 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 of the Login window.
Keyboards
The operating system supports the following VT style and PC style keyboards with Dutch characters printed on the keys:
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VT Style (105/108 keys) PC Style (102 keys)
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LK201-LH LK471-AH
LK201-NH LK47W-AH
LK401-AH LK97W-AH
LK402-AH PCXAL-GH
LK411-AH PCXAL-KH
LK412-AH PCXAL-NH
LK450-AH PCCAL-NH
LK451-AH
LK461-AH
LK46W-AH
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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 Dutch-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-LH lk201 LK471-AH lk471ah or lk471
LK201-NH lk201 LK47W-AH lk471ah or lk471
LK401-AH lk401 LK97W-AH lk97wah or lk97w
LK402-AH lk401 PCXAL-RH pcxalrh
LK411-AH lk411 PCXAL-GH pcxalgh
LK412-AH lk411 PCXAL-KH pcxal
LK450-AH lk450 PCXAL-NH pcxal
LK451-AH lk450 PCCAL-NH pcxal
LK461-AH lk461
LK46W-AH lk461
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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-LH dutch lk201lh dp LK471-AH dutch pcxalgh
dutch lk201lh tw LK47W-AH dutch pcxalgh
LK201-NH dutch lk201nh PCXAL-RH dutch pcxalgh
LK401-AH dutch us lk401ah PCXAL-GH dutch pcxalgh
dutch uk lk401ah PCXAL-KH dutch pcxalgh
LK402-AH dutch us lk401ah PCXAL-NH dutch pcxalgh
dutch uk lk401ah PCCAL-NH dutch pcxalgh
LK411-AH dutch lk411ah
LK412-AH dutch lk411ah
LK450-AH dutch lk411ah
LK451-AH dutch lk411ah
LK461-AH dutch lk411ah
LK46W-AF dutch lk411ah
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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 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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Dutch(5)