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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 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 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).

    ·  UTF-16_deckorean, deckorean_UTF-16

       Converting from and to UTF-16 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 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 characters 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-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-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-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)
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