deckorean(5)							File Formats Manual						      deckorean(5)

NAME

       deckorean - A character encoding system (codeset) for Korean

DESCRIPTION

       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  repre-
       sents an ASCII character value is always set off. For more information on the ASCII character set, refer to ascii(5).

   KSC 5601-1987 Characters
       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
       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
       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).  UCS-2_deckorean, deckorean_UCS-2

	      Converting from and to UCS-2 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  UCS-2,  UCS-4,
       and  UTF-8 formats. Note that if the UCS-2, UCS-4, or UTF-8 output from these converters is then converted to DEC Korean, some Hangul char-
       acters may be lost. For more information, see code_page(5).

   DEC Korean Fonts
       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	   -adecw-gotic-medium-r-normal--24-240-75-75-m-240-ksc5601.1987-1
	      -adecw-gotic-medium-r-normal--16-160-100-100-m-160-ksc5601.1987-1  -adecw-gotic-medium-r-normal--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				     -adecw-myungcho-medium-r-nor-
	      mal--32-320-75-75-m-320-ksc5601.1987-1  -adecw-myungcho-medium-r-normal--24-240-75-75-m-240-ksc5601.1987-1 -adecw-myungcho-medium-r-
	      normal--16-160-100-100-m-160-ksc5601.1987-1  -adecw-myungcho-medium-r-normal--24-240-100-100-m-240-ksc5601.1987-1   -adecw-myungcho-
	      medium-r-normal--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	  -adecw-screen-medium-r-normal--24-240-75-75-m-240-ksc5601.1987-1
	      -adecw-screen-medium-r-normal--18-180-100-100-m-160-ksc5601.1987-1				       -adecw-screen-medium-r-nor-
	      mal--24-240-100-100-m-240-ksc5601.1987-1	-adecw-screen-medium-r-normal--18-180-100-100-m-160-ksc5601.1987-1 -adecw-screen-medium-r-
	      normal--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).

SEE ALSO

       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)

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