Swedish(5) File Formats Manual Swedish(5)
NAME
Swedish, swedish - Introduction to Swedish language support
DESCRIPTION
This reference page describes the coded character set (codeset), locale, device, and other kinds of support for the Swedish language.
Codesets
The operating system supports the following codesets for Swedish 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, 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.
Locales
The operating system supports the following Swedish locales: sv_SE.ISO8859-1, sv_SE.ISO8859-15, and sv_SE.UTF-8, for Sweden
Of these locales, only sv_SE.ISO8859-15 and sv_SE.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 Swedish characters printed on the keys:
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VT Style (105/108 keys) PC Style (102 keys)
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LK201-LM LK442-RA
LK201-NM LK444-AM
LK401-AM LK471-AF
LK411-AM LK47W-AF
LK450-AM LK97W-AF
LK451-AM PCXAL-AM
LK461-AM PCXAL-CA
LK46W-AM PCXAL-JA
PCXAL-MA
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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 Swedish-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-LM lk201 LK442-RA lk442 or lk44x
LK201-NM lk201 LK444-AM lk444 or lk44x
LK401-AM lk401 LK471-AF lk471af or lk471
LK411-AM lk411 LK47W-AF lk471af or lk471
LK450-AM lk450 LK97W-AF lk97waf or lk97w
LK451-AM lk450 PCXAL-AM pcxalja
LK461-AM lk461 PCXAL-CA pcxalca
LK46W-AM lk461 PCXAL-JA pcxalja
PCXAL-MA pcxalma
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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-LM swedish lk201lm dp LK442-RA swedish lk444ma or
finnish lk444ca
swedish lk201lm tw LK444-AM swedish lk444ma or
finnish lk444ca
LK201-NM swedish lk201nm dp LK471-AF swedish pcxalja
swedish lk201nm tw LK47W-AF swedish pcxalja
LK401-AM swedish lk401am dp PCXAL-AM swedish pcxalja
swedish lk401am tw PCXAL-CA swedish pcxalja
LK411-AM swedish lk411am PCXAL-JA swedish pcxalja
LK450-AM swedish lk411am PCXAL-MA swedish pcxalja
LK451-AM swedish lk411am
LK461-AM swedish lk411am
LK46W-AM swedish lk411am
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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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