digraph.txt - html version

digraph.txt - html version


*digraph.txt*   For Vim version 5.1.  Last modification: 1998 Mar 03


		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL    by Bram Moolenaar




Digraphs						*digraphs*

Digraphs are used to enter characters that normally cannot be entered by
an ordinary keyboard.  These are mostly accented characters which have the
eighth bit set.  The digraphs are easier to remember than the decimal number
that can be entered with CTRL-V (see |i_CTRL-V|).

1. Defining digraphs	|digraphs-define|
2. Using digraphs	|digraphs-use|
3. Default digraphs	|digraphs-default|

{Vi does not have any of these commands}



1. Defining digraphs					*digraphs-define*



						*:dig* *:digraphs*
:dig[raphs]		show currently defined digraphs.

:dig[raphs] {char1}{char2} {number} ...
			Add digraph {char1}{char2} to the list.  {number} is
			the decimal representation of the character.

Vim is normally compiled with the |+digraphs| feature.  If it has been
disabled, the ":digraph" command will display an error message.



2. Using digraphs					*digraphs-use*



There are two methods to enter digraphs:			*i_digraph*
	CTRL-K {char1} {char2}		or
	{char1} <BS> {char2}
The first is always available.  The second only when the 'digraph' option is
set.

If a digraph with {char1}{char2} does not exist, a digraph {char2}{char1} is
searched for.  This will help when you don't remember which character comes
first.

Note that when you enter CTRL-K {char1}, where {char1} is a special key, the
code for that special key is entered.  This is not a digraph.

Once you have entered the digraph the character is treated like a normal
character, taking up only one character in the file and on the screen.
Example:
	'|' <BS> '|'	will enter the double '|' character (166)
	'a' <BS> '^'	will enter an 'a' with a hat (226)
	CTRL-K '-' '-'	will enter a minus sign (173)

The default digraphs are listed in the file "digraph.txt" |digraph-table|.
There are two sets: One that is used for MS-DOS and one for the international
standard character set that is mostly used on Unix systems and the Amiga.
With the wrong character set they will look illogical.

For CTRL-K there is one general digraph: CTRL-K <Space> {char} will enter
{char} with the highest bit set.  This can be used to enter meta-characters.

The <Esc> character cannot be part of a digraph.  When hitting <Esc> the
entering of the digraph is aborted and Insert mode or command-line mode is
ended, just like hitting an <Esc>.

If you accidently typed an 'a' that should be an 'e', you will type 'a' <BS>
'e'.  But that is a digraph, so you will not get what you want.  To correct
this, you will have to type <BS> e again.  To avoid this don't set the
'digraph' option and use CTRL-K to enter digraphs.

You may have problems using Vim with characters which have an ascii value >
128.  For example: You insert ue (u-umlaut) and the editor echoes \334 in
Insert mode.  After leaving the Insert mode everything is fine.  Also fmt
removes all characters with ascii > 128 from the text being formated.
On some Unix systems this means you have to define the environment-variable
LC_CTYPE.  If you are using csh then put in your .cshrc following line:
	setenv LC_CTYPE iso_8859_1



3. Default digraphs					*digraphs-default*

These are the default digraph characters for Vim.

Besides the digraphs listed below, meta characters can be entered with CTRL-K
<Space> {char}.  Only <Esc> cannot be used for {char}.  Use CTRL-V 155 to
enter meta-ESC (CSI).

The first two characters in each column are the characters you have to type to
enter the digraph.

In the middle of each column is the resulting character.  This may be mangled
if you look at this file on something other than the system that they were
meant for or if you print it.

The decimal number is the ASCII code for the character.



							*digraph-table*
Default digraphs for machines that are not mentioned below:
~!  161   c|  162   $$  163   ox  164   Y-  165   ||  166   pa  167
""  168   cO  169   a-  170   <<  171   -,  172   --  173   rO  174
-=  175   ~o  176   +-  177   22  178   33  179   ''  180   ju  181
pp  182   ~.  183   ,,  184   11  185   o-  186   >>  187   14  188
12  189   34  190   ~?  191   A`  192   A'  193   A^  194   A~  195
A"  196   A@  197   AE  198   C,  199   E`  200   E'  201   E^  202
E"  203   I`  204   I'  205   I^  206   I"  207   D-  208   N~  209
O`  210   O'  211   O^  212   O~  213   O"  214   /\  215   O/  216
U`  217   U'  218   U^  219   U"  220   Y'  221   Ip  222   ss  223
a`  224   a'  225   a^  226   a~  227   a"  228   a@  229   ae  230
c,  231   e`  232   e'  233   e^  234   e"  235   i`  236   i'  237
i^  238   i"  239   d-  240   n~  241   o`  242   o'  243   o^  244
o~  245   o"  246   :-  247   o/  248   u`  249   u'  250   u^  251
u"  252   y'  253   ip  254   y"  255


Default digraphs for some HPUX machines:
A`  161   A^  162   E`  163   E^  164   E"  165   I^  166   I"  167
''  168   ``  169   ^^  170   ""  171   ~~  172   U`  173   U^  174
L=  175   ~_  176   Y'  177   y'  178   ~o  179   C,  180   c,  181
N~  182   n~  183   ~!  184   ~?  185   ox  186   L-  187   Y=  188
pp  189   fl  190   c|  191   a^  192   e^  193   o^  194   u^  195
a'  196   e'  197   o'  198   u'  199   a`  200   e`  201   o`  202
u`  203   a"  204   e"  205   o"  206   u"  207   Ao  208   i^  209
O/  210   AE  211   ao  212   i'  213   o/  214   ae  215   A"  216
i`  217   O"  218   U"  219   E'  220   i"  221   ss  222   O^  223
A'  224   A~  225   a~  226   D-  227   d-  228   I'  229   I`  230
O'  231   O`  232   O~  233   o~  234   S~  235   s~  236   U'  237
Y"  238   y"  239   p-  240   p~  241   ~.  242   ju  243   Pp  244
34  245   --  246   14  247   12  248   a_  249   o_  250   <<  251
xx  252   >>  253   +-  254   nu  255


Default digraphs on MS-DOS, OS/2 and Win32-console:
C,  128   u"  129   e'  130   a^  131   a"  132   a`  133   a@  134
c,  135   e^  136   e"  137   e`  138   i"  139   i^  140   i`  141
A"  142   A@  143   E'  144   ae  145   AE  146   o^  147   o"  148
o`  149   u^  150   u`  151   y"  152   O"  153   U"  154   c|  155
$$  156   Y-  157   Pt  158   ff  159   a'  160   i'  161   o'  162
u'  163   n~  164   N~  165   aa  166   oo  167   ~?  168   -a  169
a-  170   12  171   14  172   ~!  173   <<  174   >>  175   ss  225
ju  230   o/  237   +-  241   >=  242   <=  243   :-  246   ~~  247
~o  248   22  253


Default digraphs for MiNT:
C,  128  u"  129  e'  130  a^  131  a"  132  a`  133  a@  134
c,  135  e^  136  e"  137  e`  138  i"  139  i^  140  i`  141
A"  142  A@  143  E'  144  ae  145  AE  146  o^  147  o"  148
o`  149  u^  150  u`  151  y"  152  O"  153  U"  154  c|  155
$$  156  Y-  157  ss  158  ff  159  a'  160  i'   161  o'   162
u'   163  n~   164  N~   165  aa   166  oo   167  ~?   168  -a   169
a-   170  12   171  14   172  ~!   173  <<   174  >>   175  ju   230
o/   237  +-   241  >=   242  <=   243  :-   246  ~~   247  ~o   248
22   253

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