Unicode support on FreeBSD

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CONSOLE

As we know, the console drivers atkbd and sc do not support unicode
(in contrast to linux console drivers, for example).
So we have to use programs able to translate unicode to a single byte
code table. I use my PC successfully in such a manner.

X

You should set LC_CTYPE to ru_RU.UTF-8 (for russian) before running
X programs, and you should have correct unicode support.
I have the next line in .xinitrc:
env LC_CTYPE=ru_RU.UTF-8 twm
And I have no problem with X programs for years.

Elisej Babenko


On Sat, Dec 16, 2006 at 10:10:08PM -0200, Henry Lenzi wrote:
> On 12/16/06, ?$BJ8D; <bunchou at googlemail.com> wrote:
> >>       It's worth noting that while this solution may work, it's an
> >> add-on.
> >>       The question of Unicode is complex; you should check for
> >> relevant threads in the questions@ and i18n@ archives.
> >I am using FreeBSD 6.1. with locale set to ja_JP.UTF-8
> 
> I'm sorry, I'm not following this discussion. To get Unicode support,
> I should set my system to ja_JP.UTF8?!
> My problem is cyrillic fonts; any help is aprreciated.
> 
> Henry
> 
> PS: Oh, and don't write back to me in Russian, please. I'm not there yet :-))
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