Czech(5) File Formats Manual Czech(5)
NAME
Czech, czech - Introduction to Czech language support
DESCRIPTION
This reference page describes the coded character set (codeset), locale, device, font, and other kinds of support for the Czech language as
used in the Czech Republic.
Codesets for Czech
The operating system supports the following codesets for Czech by means of locales, codeset converters, or both: ISO 8859-2 (ISO Latin 2)
ISO8859-2 is the string that represents this codeset in names of locales and codeset converters. See iso8859-2(5) for more informa-
tion. UCS-2, UCS-4, and UTF-8
UCS-2, UCS-4, ucs4, and UTF-8 are the strings that represent these encoding formats in names of locales and codeset converters. See
Unicode(5) for more information. PC code pages
cp852 and cp1250 are the strings that represent PC code pages in the names of codeset converters. See code_page(5) for more informa-
tion.
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 provides the following locale for the Czech language and Czech Republic: cs_CZ.ISO8859-2
This locale is also available under the name cs_CZ.ISO8859-2@ucs4 for applications that need to convert data from ISO8859-2 file
format to UCS-4 process code for character classification operations.
You can use the locale command (see locale(1)) to find out if this locale is installed on your system. See i18n_intro(5) for information on
setting locale.
In the Common Desktop Environment (CDE), you need to set locale by setting the session language. To do this, use the Language menu accessed
Options button of the Login window.
Keyboards
The operating system supports the following VT style and PC style keyboards with Czech characters printed on the keys:
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VT Style (105/108 keys) PC Style (102 keys)
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LK401-BV LK471-BV
LK411-BV LK47W-BV
LK461-BV LK97W-BV
LK46W-BV PCXAL-HV
PCXAL-LU
PCXAL-LV
PCXAL-PV
PCXAL-SV
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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 Czech-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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LK401-BV lk401 LK471-BV lk471bv or lk471
LK411-BV lk411 LK47W-BV lk471bv or lk471
LK461-BV lk461 LK97W-BV lk97wbv or lk97w
LK46W-BV lk461 PCXAL-HV pcxalhv
PCXAL-LU pcxallu
PCXAL-LV pcxallv
PCXAL-PV pcxalpv
PCXAL-SV pcxalsv
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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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LK401-BV czech lk401bv LK471-BV czech pcxalhv
LK411-BV czech lk411bv LK47W-BV czech pcxalhv
LK461-BV czech lk411bv PCXAL-HV czech pcxalhv
LK46W-BV czech lk411bv PCXAL-LU czech pcxalhv
PCXAL-LV czech pcxallv
PCXAL-PV czech pcxalpv
PCXAL-SV czech pcxalhv
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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
For general information on printing support for different languages, refer to the i18n_printing(5) reference page. The PostScript fonts
available for languages supported by the ISO 8859-2 codeset are listed on the iso8859-2(5) reference page.
SEE ALSO
Commands: locale(1)
Others: code_page(5), i18n_intro(5), i18n_printing(5), iconv_intro(5), iso8859-2(5), keyboard(5), l10n_intro(5), Unicode(5)
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