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This release of
HP-UX introduces several new changes and enhancements to the Asian
System Environment. This section presents a summary of these new
features. Changes
Common to all ASEs | |
The following items apply to all of the ASEs. True
Type Fonts for Asian LanguagesTrueType
is a digital font technology consisting of TrueType fonts and the
rasterizer. A TrueType font is a data file containing glyphs, the
shape/outline of the characters. In addition to the shape and outline
of the characters, it contains information such as character to
glyph mapping tables, hinting properties, and other information
needed to generate the bitmap image of characters. The rasterizer
is a program that reads the font file to generate the bitmap images
for display and printer devices. The following items are related to this change: This release provides TrueType
fonts for HP-UX supported Asian languages/locales, including Japanese, Korean,
and both Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. Table 4-5 “Asian TrueType Fonts” illustrates the supported TrueType
fonts. Table 4-5 Asian TrueType Fonts | Language | Typefaces/ Family Names | Installed Directory |
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| Japanese | HGMinchoL HGGothicB | /usr/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType/japanese.st/typefaces | | Korean | HYBatang HYDotum HYGulim HYGungsuh | /usr/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType/korean.st/typefaces | | Simplified Chinese | ZYCJKHei ZYCJKSun | /usr/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType/chinese_s.st/typefaces | | Traditional Chinese | ARMingtiL ARMingtiLHK | /usr/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType/chinese_t.st/typefaces |
To make use of the TrueType
fonts, new mapping tables, tables that map local font indexing to
Unicode font indexing, have been added. In addition to these fonts
and mapping tables, CDE has provided enhancements to the config
file used by the X font server to locate the fonts installed on
the system. This enables the applications to get the glyph/character
patterns automatically from the X Font server. New size requirements for
each language are introduced. Table 4-6 “Size Requirements” illustrates the size requirements. Table 4-6 Size Requirements TrueType Fonts | Size |
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| Japanese | 32 MB | | Korean | 71 MB | | Chinese (Simplified) | 39 MB | | Chinese (Traditional) | 41 MB |
To ensure that the host is always configured to
be the font server upon reboots, change the line in /etc/rc.config.d/xfs to: RUN_X_FONT_SERVER=1
JSE | |
This
section highlights the changes affecting the JSE. ATOK X
Japanese Input MethodThis version of HP-UX includes
ATOK X, one of the dominant input methods in the Japanese
market. ATOK X is used in conjunction with CDE and the
X Window System. The following items that are applicable to this new input
method: ATOK X, the enhanced version
of ATOK8, is new with this release. It includes the SuperATOK Kana-to-Kanji
conversion engine and provides more comfortable and effective Japanese
input. It also provides a migration capability of user-defined dictionary
and key-mapping from the ATOK8, VJE-γ, and EGBridge input
methods. Since the ATOK X has also been available in several
Linux distributions as “ATOK X for Linux”,
this release provides a compatible Japanese input method with a
familiar look-and-feel for Linux users. A change has been made on
the dtimsstart menu, that has a new entry of “ATOK X”.
Users can choose and invoke it among other Japanese input methods
on the menu, controlled by the CDE login session. ATOK X provides
the following set of features: SuperATOK Kana-to-Kanji conversion engine Real-time warning for wrong
input Proper word selection by
context analysis Automatic correction for
fuzzy input Various customizable features Various dictionary operations Migration for user-defined
dictionary and key-mapping configuration from existing Japanese
input methods
Because the ATOK X
input method is a new feature for this release, there are no compatibility
issues. However, as a benefit for users, ATOK X provides
migration capability for the user-defined dictionary and key-mapping
configuration, that have been created by the ATOK8, VJE-γ,
and EGBridge input methods. The user can easily migrate from the
previous Japanese input methods to ATOK X. The VJE-γ and EGBridge
input methods are obsolete and are not supplied in this and future
releases. It is recommended that users using these input methods
should adopt ATOK X or other supported Japanese input methods.
The transition to ATOK X is simplified by the supplied
migration features in the on-line help.
Obsolescence
of VJE-γ and EGBridge Japanese Input MethodsTwo
Japanese input methods, VJE-γ and EGBridge have been obsoleted
with the release of HP-UX 11i Version 1.6. This version
of HP-UX provides migration tools to assist the user in moving to
ATOK X. Future releases of HP-UX will not provide two Japanese input
methods, VJE-γ and EGBridge. that are used in conjunction
with CDE and the X Window System. These two entries will also be
removed from the dtimsstart menu. Those who have used VJE-γ and EGBridge can easily
migrate to ATOK X. ATOK X provides a mode of key mapping
emulations of VJE-γ and EGBridge. ATOK X can import
customized user-defined dictionaries created by VJE-γ or
EGBridge. ATOK X on-line help, available through the help icon
on the ATOK X front panel provides: The
steps required to import user-defined dictionaries A complete listing of key
mapping emulations
KSE | |
Other than the TrueType fonts, no new changes have been introduced
for KSE with this release of HP-UX. SSE | |
The following
changes have been introduced to SSE with this release of HP-UX. Support
for the GB18030 StandardThe following items are applicable with the introduction of
GB18030 Standard support: Because PCL5.nloo extracts the necessary glyph patterns from the simplified
Chinese TrueType fonts through the X font server, it is required
to install those TrueType fonts and invoke xfs in advance to run the lp command. Otherwise, no 2-byte and 4-byte characters
can be printed. The following TrueType font is provided to support the printing
of GB18030 characters: Input Methods XSIM,
an input method for Simplified Chinese designed to work with CDE
and the X Window System, now generates GB18030 2-byte and 4-byte
characters in two ways: Internal
Code The Internal Code (hexadecimal code) input method supports
generating all the characters in the valid code ranges defined for
GB18030, regardless whether a pattern is defined, except for those defined
in GB2312. In the Internal Code method, if the first two key inputs
are from 81 to FE and the following two key inputs are from 40 to
7E or from 80 to FE, the XSIM generates one 2-byte character immediately
after the fourth key is entered. If the first two key inputs are from 81 to FE, and the following
two key inputs are from 30 to 39, XSIM WILL wait for another set
of four key inputs, ranging from 81 to FE as the next two key inputs,
and 30 to 39 as yet another two key inputs to generate one 4-byte
character immediately after the eighth key is entered. XSIM beeps
for any non-hexidecimal keys during four or eight key inputs. PinYin The PinYin input method supports generating GB18030
2-byte Chinese characters only. It does not support 4-byte
characters.
Other input
methods, like Row-Column and 5-Stroke do not generate GB18030 characters
except for those defined in GB2312.
TSE | |
The following
changes have been introduced to TSE with this release of HP-UX. Hong
Kong Supplementary Character Set EnhancementsThe following items are applicable to TSE with these new HKSCS
enhancements. Five new bitmap fonts are supplied
to display all the characters defined in HKSCS in CDE and in the
X Window System. Printer model files have also been enhanced to
print all the HKSCS characters on HP legacy line printers, LaserJet
printers supporting PCL5, and third-party printers using ESC/P emulation. Table 4-8 “New Bitmap Fonts” displays the five
new bitmap fonts available under /usr/lib/X11/fonts/hp_chinese_t/75dpi along with fonts.alias. These fonts contain all the Big5 and HKSCS characters
assigned to defined code points in the standard. Table 4-8 New Bitmap Fonts | Filename | Fontname |
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| sung18hh.pcf | -hp-sung-medium-r-normal--18-180-75-75-c-160-hphkbig5- | | sung24hh.pcf | -hp-sung-medium-r-normal--24-240-75-75-c-240-hphkbig5- | | sung34hh.pcf | -hp-sung-medium-r-normal--34-340-75-75-c-340-hphkbig5- | | sung42hh.pcf | -hp-sung-medium-r-normal--42-420-75-75-c-420-hphkbig5- | | sung50hh.pcf | -hp-sung-medium-r-normal--50-500-75-75-c-500-hphkbig5- |
XTIM allows
the use of the big5 internal code input method to generate HKSCS
characters. The user must enter the 4-digit hexadecimal code for
the character.
The following
printer model files that support the printing of HKSCS characters. PCL5.nloo is a printer model file that works with the
lp subsystem to print text files containing Asian multibyte
characters on a LaserJet (PCL5 emulation) that does not have any
multibyte font DIMMs installed. PCL5.nloo is enhanced to print text files containing Big5
and/or HKSCS characters when zh_HK.hkbig5 is designated as one of
the print options. When zh_TW.utf8 is designated, PCL5.nloo prints text files containing UTF8 encoded Big5
and/or HKSCS characters. When zh_TW.big5 is designated, it prints
text files containing only Big5 characters.
| | | |  | NOTE: PCL5.nloo does not use any Asian font DIMM even if the LaserJet
has the font DIMM installed. | | | | |
ESCP is another printer model file to print Asian multibyte
characters on ESC/P emulation printers. It requires that Asian fonts
be previously installed in the printers. hpc1205at is another printer model file to print on HP legacy
HP C1200A/C1205A line printers. It requires printers to have the
Big5 font installed.
Table 4-9 HKSCS-related Primary Printing Options Option | Behavior |
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| zh_HK.hkbig5 | Designates Big5 and HKSCS text input | | half or 2 | 2-in-1 printing | | quarter or 4 | 4-in-1 printing | | udc or udcf | Specify UDC file to print |
| | | | | NOTE: With this release of HP-UX, the zh_HK.big5 locale has been renamed to zh_HK.hkbig5. | | | | |
CDE provides
the same level of support for the zh_HK.hkbig5 locale as was provided at 11.11 for the
zh_TW.big5 locale.
xudced, a User Defined Character (UDC) editor used to
create/modify UDC files, has been enhanced to work with the
zh_HK.hkbig5 locale. When the locale is designated, it starts
with the first code point defined by HKSCS. Created UDCs can be
printed on the previously mentioned printer models using the
udc or udcf printing options.
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