Norwegian(5) — Macro Packages and Conventions

NAME

Norwegian, norwegian − Introduction to Norwegian language support

DESCRIPTION

This reference page describes the coded character set (codeset), locale, device, and other support for the Norwegian language.

Codesets

The operating system supports the following codesets for Norwegian by means of locales, codeset converters, or both:

•ISO 8859-1 (ISO Latin-1)

ISO8859-1 is the string that represents this codeset in the names of locales and codeset converters. See iso8859−1(5) for more information.

•ISO 8859-15 (ISO Latin-9)

ISO8859-15 is the string that represents this codeset in the names of locales and codeset converters. See iso8859−15(5) for more information.

•UCS-2, UCS-4, UTF-8

UCS-2, UCS-4, 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

cp437, cp850, cp865, and cp1252 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 discusses codeset converters and how to use them.

Norwegian Locales

The operating system provides the following Norwegian locales:

•no_NO.ISO8859-1, no_NO.ISO8859-15, and no_NO.UTF-8 for Norway

Of these locales, only no_NO.ISO8859-15 and no_NO.UTF-8 support the euro currency sign.

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 Norwegian characters printed on the keys:

VT Style (105/108 keys)	PC Style (102 keys)
LK201-LN	LK442-PN
LK201-RN	LK444-AN
LK401-AN	LK471-AN
LK402-AN	LK47W-AN
LK411-AN	LK97W-AN
LK412-AN	PCXAL-AN
LK450-AN	PCXAL-FN
LK451-AN	PCXAL-GN
LK461-AN	PCXAL-KN
LK46W-AN	PCXAL-NN
	PCCAL-NN

For your keyboard to function correctly with your system, you must load a keyboard mapping table (keymap) that is appropriate for your keyboard’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 letter code). See the keyboard(5) reference page for general information on keymaps and instructions for loading them in different formats. The following tables supply Norwegian-specific information that you need when loading keymaps.

Selecting keymaps in xkb format:

For VT Style		For PC Style
Keyboard:	Select:	Keyboard:	Select:
LK201-LN	lk201	LK442-PN	lk442 or lk44x
LK201-RN	lk201	LK444-AN	lk444 or lk44x
LK401-AN	lk401	LK471-AN	lk471an or lk471
LK402-AN	lk401	LK47W-AN	lk471an or lk471
LK411-AN	lk411	LK97W-AN	lk97wan or lk97w
LK412-AN	lk411	PCXAL-AN	pcxalan
LK450-AN	lk450	PCXAL-FN	pcxalfn
LK451-AN	lk450	PCXAL-GN	pcxalgn
LK461-AN	lk461	PCXAL-KN	pcxalkn
LK46W-AN	lk461	PCXAL-NN	pcxal
		PCCAL-NN	pcxal

Selecting keymaps in xmodmap format:

For VT Style		For PC Style
Keyboard:	Select:	Keyboard:	Select:
LK201-LN	norwegian lk201ln dp	LK442-PN	norwegian lk444kn
	norwegian lk201ln tw	LK444-AN	norwegian lk444kn
LK201-RN	norwegian lk201rn dp	LK471-AN	norwegian pcxalgn
	norwegian lk201rn tw	LK47W-AN	norwegian pcxalgn
LK401-AN	norwegian lk401an dp	PCXAL-AN	norwegian pcxalgn
	norwegian lk401an tw	PCXAL-FN	norwegian pcxalgn
LK402-AN	norwegian lk401an dp	PCXAL-GN	norwegian pcxalgn
	norwegian lk401an tw	PCXAL-KN	norwegian pcxalkn
LK411-AN	norwegian lk411an	PCXAL-NN	norwegian pcxalgn
LK412-AN	norwegian lk411an	PCCAL-NN	norwegian pcxalgn
LK450-AN	norwegian lk411an
LK451-AN	norwegian lk411an
LK461-AN	norwegian lk411an
LK46W-AN	norwegian lk411an

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

PostScript fonts for languages supported by the ISO 8859-1 codeset are printer resident. Refer to i18n_printing(5) for discussion of printer support options.

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