Traditional Chinese Solaris User's Guide

NeiMa Input Mode

NeiMa input is the hexadecimal representation of the target character's EUC code. This requires four keystrokes for a two-byte EUC code or eight keystrokes for a four-byte EUC code. Such input results in a unique match (for a recognized code) or an error.

Typing NeiMa Text With Plane 1

In this example, to create the character with EUC code A2A1, type A2A1.

  1. Open a new Terminal (ASCII mode) and type echo.

  2. Type Control-spacebar to turn on TsangChieh mode.

    The mode appears in the status area.

  3. Press the F11 key to turn on NeiMa mode.

    The mode appears in the status area.

  4. Type A2A (the first three keystrokes of the code):

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  5. Type 1 (the fourth keystroke).

    The corresponding character appears:

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  6. Press Return to enter the echo command:

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Typing NeiMa Text With Plane 2

  1. Open a new Terminal (ASCII mode) and type echo.

  2. Type Control-spacebar to turn on TsangChieh mode.

    The mode appears in the status area.

  3. Press the F11 key to turn on NeiMa mode.

    The mode appears in the status area.

  4. Type 8EA2F2C.

    In the preedit area 8EA2F2C appears in reverse video.

  5. Type 4.

    The corresponding character appears:

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  6. Press Return to run the echo command:

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Typing NeiMa Input With Plane 3

  1. Open a new Terminal (ASCII mode) and type echo.

  2. Type Control-spacebar to turn on TsangChieh conversion mode.

    The mode appears in the status area.

  3. Press the F11 key to turn on NeiMa mode.

    The mode appears in the status area.

  4. Type 8EA3E2C.

    In the preedit area 8EA3E2C appears in reverse video.

  5. Type 6.

    The corresponding character appears:

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  6. Press Return to enter the echo command:

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