Norwegian(5) File Formats Manual Norwegian(5)
NAME
Norwegian, norwegian - Introduction to Norwegian language support
DESCRIPTION
This reference page describes the coded character set (codeset), locale, device, and other support for the Norwegian language.
Codesets
The operating system supports the following codesets for Norwegian 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, 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, 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.
Norwegian Locales
The operating system provides the following Norwegian locales: no_NO.ISO8859-1, no_NO.ISO8859-15, and no_NO.UTF-8 for Norway
Of these locales, only no_NO.ISO8859-15 and no_NO.UTF-8 support the euro currency sign.
You can use the locale command (see locale(1)) to find out which 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 Norwegian characters printed on the keys:
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VT Style (105/108 keys) PC Style (102 keys)
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LK201-LN LK442-PN
LK201-RN LK444-AN
LK401-AN LK471-AN
LK402-AN LK47W-AN
LK411-AN LK97W-AN
LK412-AN PCXAL-AN
LK450-AN PCXAL-FN
LK451-AN PCXAL-GN
LK461-AN PCXAL-KN
LK46W-AN PCXAL-NN
PCCAL-NN
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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 Norwegian-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-LN lk201 LK442-PN lk442 or lk44x
LK201-RN lk201 LK444-AN lk444 or lk44x
LK401-AN lk401 LK471-AN lk471an or lk471
LK402-AN lk401 LK47W-AN lk471an or lk471
LK411-AN lk411 LK97W-AN lk97wan or lk97w
LK412-AN lk411 PCXAL-AN pcxalan
LK450-AN lk450 PCXAL-FN pcxalfn
LK451-AN lk450 PCXAL-GN pcxalgn
LK461-AN lk461 PCXAL-KN pcxalkn
LK46W-AN lk461 PCXAL-NN pcxal
PCCAL-NN 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-LN norwegian lk201ln dp LK442-PN norwegian lk444kn
norwegian lk201ln tw LK444-AN norwegian lk444kn
LK201-RN norwegian lk201rn dp LK471-AN norwegian pcxalgn
norwegian lk201rn tw LK47W-AN norwegian pcxalgn
LK401-AN norwegian lk401an dp PCXAL-AN norwegian pcxalgn
norwegian lk401an tw PCXAL-FN norwegian pcxalgn
LK402-AN norwegian lk401an dp PCXAL-GN norwegian pcxalgn
norwegian lk401an tw PCXAL-KN norwegian pcxalkn
LK411-AN norwegian lk411an PCXAL-NN norwegian pcxalgn
LK412-AN norwegian lk411an PCCAL-NN norwegian pcxalgn
LK450-AN norwegian lk411an
LK451-AN norwegian lk411an
LK461-AN norwegian lk411an
LK46W-AN norwegian lk411an
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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. Refer to i18n_printing(5) for discussion of
printer support 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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