=== CONTENTS ===

I just thrown this package in together,
so other people can use vietnamese fonts on the Linux text console,
which is much more comfortable than vnterm under X-Windows (IMHO).
I think you should be able to use Mule in text mode with that...

The program "vncode" included can be used
independently from the Linux console kluge,
as a translator between various vietnamese formats.
Its "sortable format" might be particularly interesting to many, I hope.
It was also used to generate linux keymaps to (awkwardly, I admit)
type vietnamese text on any program, even outside of Mule.
Read the vncode source for details...


=== LICENSE ===

The fonts and keymaps are public domain.
vncode is NOT public domain, though mostly free.
Please read the copyright and license carefully.
Particularly, it is not licensed to any member of a communist party,
in as much as such thing is possible.
Other people can freely use it, but you must send me a postcard
if you use it for more than one month.
If you feel the license prevents you from using the software
and you're not communist, tell me about it, I can grant you another one.

This is a preliminary release. Any help appreciated.



=== INSTALLATION ===

* generate the vncode executable by
	make vncode
* copy vncode to a directory in your $PATH
* copy the Linux console font (*.psf) in a place that suits your need
* generate the keymap with the following command:
	make vn-compose.map
* move it to wherever you like,
 or append it to your usual keymap file,
 that you'll load with loadkeys.

Here are some shell functions I use:
vncon () {
  loadkeys /etc/rc.d/rc.keymap.vn
  setfont $VNFONT
  unset LESSCHARSET
# export LESSCHARDEF=bb.bb..b3cbcc6b.4b.4b.b95.b128.
  export LESSCHARDEF=bbbbbbbb3cbcc6bb4bb4bbb95.b128.
# export LESSBINFMT="*s%1x"
}
frcon () {
  loadkeys /etc/rc.d/rc.keymap.fr
  setfont $FRFONT
  unset LESSCHARDEF
  export LESSCHARSET=latin1
}


=== AUTHOR ===

If you want to contact me, see
http://www.eleves.ens.fr:8080/home/rideau/contact.html

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