Polish(5) File Formats Manual Polish(5)
NAME
Polish, polish - Introduction to Polish language support
DESCRIPTION
This reference page describes the coded character set (codeset), locale, device, and other kinds of support for the Polish language.
Codesets
The operating system supports the following codesets for Polish by means of locales, codeset converters, or both: ISO 8859-2 (ISO Latin 2)
ISO8859-2 is the string that represents this codeset in the names of locales and codeset converters. See iso8859-2(5) for more
information. UCS-2, UCS-4, and UTF-8
UCS-2, UCS-4, ucs4, 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
cp852 and cp1250 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 provides the following Polish locale: pl_PL.ISO8859-2, for Poland
The pl_PL.ISO8859-2@ucs4 variant of this locale is also available for applications that need to convert ISO8859-2 file data to UCS-4
process code in order to perform certain character-classification operations.
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 Polish characters printed on the keys:
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VT Style (105/108 keys) PC Style (102 keys)
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LK401-BP LK471-BP
LK411-BP LK47W-BP
LK461-BP LK97W-BP
LK46W-BP PCXAL-HP
PCXAL-PP
PCXAL-SP
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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 Polish-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-BP lk401 LK471-BP lk471bp or lk471
LK411-BP lk411 LK47W-BP lk471bp or lk471
LK461-BP lk461 LK97W-BP lk97wbp or lk97w
LK46W-BP lk461 PCXAL-HP pcxalhp
PCXAL-PP pcxalpp
PCXAL-SP pcxalsp
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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-BP polish lk401bp LK471-BP polish pcxalhp
LK411-BP polish lk411bp LK47W-BP polish pcxalhp
LK461-BP polish lk411bp PCXAL-HP polish pcxalhp
LK46W-BP polish lk411bp PCXAL-PP polish pcxalpp
PCXAL-SP polish pcxalhp
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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
The PostScript fonts available for languages supported by the ISO 8859-2 codeset are listed on the iso8859-2(5) reference page.
Refer to the i18n_printing(5) reference page for a discussion of printer support options.
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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