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From: deutsch@jplgodo.UUCP (Michael Deutsch )
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.wizards,comp.unix.xenix,comp.unix.microport
Subject: Foreign (Latin) Character Sets under UNIX
Keywords: Foreign Characters, UNIX, XENIX
Message-ID: <17586@jplgodo.UUCP>
Date: 27 May 88 06:39:28 GMT
Organization: Jet Propulsion Labs, Pasadena, CA
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Are you an expert in runing FOREIGN (LATIN TEXT)
on an ASCII or an ANSI terminal with foreign character
sets, as well as on your monitor?

If you are, I need your help.  I have an application
that was translated from English into French and German
which added characters with accents, etc., which DOS
system displays very nicely; however many terminals
have only a partial foreign character set, and UNIX
does not handle very well characters with ASCII value over
127. This results in funny characters and strange results.

I know somewhat how to use the "mapchan" and "mapscr"
feature under XENIX and I understand that the 10 / Plus
environment under 386/IX has some provisions for doing
this, however the details are sketchy to me.  I would
also like to be able to run these under Microport and
on a SUN workstation.  Your clear description of the
process will be greatly appreciated.  I understand
that these features were added only recently; however,
my understanding is that they exist!

If you have a solution, please reply by E-mail, or call
me collect or even FAX:

Tel: 1 - (619) 452 - 8649
Fax: 1 - (619) 452 - 8711

Thanks in advance,

Michael Deutsch