deckorean(5)deckorean(5)NAMEdeckorean - 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 represents 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 fol‐
lows: 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 signif‐
icant 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_deck‐
orean, deckorean_eucKR
Converting from and to Korean Extended UNIX Code: eucKR(5).
UTF-16_deckorean, deckorean_UTF-16
Converting from and to UTF-16 format: Unicode(5). UCS-4_decko‐
rean, deckorean_UCS-4
Converting from and to UCS-4 format: Unicode(5). UTF-8_decko‐
rean, 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 UTF-16, UCS-4,
and UTF-8 formats. Note that if the UTF-16, UCS-4, or UTF-8 output from
these converters is then converted to DEC Korean, some Hangul charac‐
ters 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-nor‐
mal--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-nor‐
mal--16-160-75-75-m-160-ksc5601.1987-1 -adecw-myungcho-medium-r-
normal--32-320-75-75-m-320-ksc5601.1987-1 -adecw-myungcho-
medium-r-normal--24-240-75-75-m-240-ksc5601.1987-1 -adecw-myung‐
cho-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-nor‐
mal--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-nor‐
mal--18-180-100-100-m-160-ksc5601.1987-1 -adecw-screen-medium-r-
normal--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)deckorean(5)