HP Neoware c50 TeemTalk® 5.0 for Unix User's Guide - Page 53

Keyboard Configuration Compose Character Sequences Compose character sequences can be used to generate codes for characters not shown on your keyboard when you are in VT320 mode. The characters that can be composed depend on the setting of the Multinational Mode and Preferred Font options in the Emulation Settings dialog box. When the Multinational Mode option is not selected, only characters found in the character set that corresponds to the selected keyboard nationality can be composed. When this option is selected, the emulation is in Multinational mode and characters from all national keyboard layouts may be composed. The tables of characters that are used in Multinational mode depend on the setting of the Preferred Font option. (This option only takes effect when the Multinational Mode option is selected.) When the Preferred Font option is set to DEC MCS, the ASCII (7-bit) and DEC Additional (8-bit) character sets are used. When this option is set to ISO Latin-1, the ASCII (7-bit) and ISO Latin-1 Additional (8-bit) character sets are used. The Character Sets appendix in the Programmer's Guide shows all the tables of characters that may be selected. If a character is a diacritical symbol (e.g. ´ or ¨) and this symbol does not appear on the keyboard, an equivalent character can be used in some cases. The diacritical symbols and the possible substitutes are shown below. There are no equivalents for the circumflex accent and tilde mark. Diacritical Mark ´ Acute accent ¨ Umlaut ` Grave accent ° Ring mark Equivalent Character ' Apostrophe " Double quote ' Single quote * Asterisk or degree sign To compose a character, first find the character you wish to compose in the left hand column of the following tables. The two characters shown in the right hand column are the keys that are used to create it. Several alternatives may be given for generating the same character. A compose sequence is initiated by pressing the key mapped as the Compose Character key, followed by the key bearing the first character then the key bearing the second character. A compose character sequence may be abandoned before completion by pressing the Delete key. Pressing Compose Character again before completing a compose character sequence will cause it to be abandoned and a second sequence to be started. An invalid compose character sequence will cause the bell to sound. 4-5