I've got a couple of questions that relate to the different character sets
available under Linux. First of all, when configuring a kernel, the user
is offered a number of choices for what character set(s) he wishes to have
supported in the kernel. Is there any use to compiling in support for
more than one character set, or is that just a waste of kernel size?
My second question has to do with using different character sets. I
occasionally have the need to write emails in German, and I would like to
use the German characters (e.g., umlaut, double S). How do I use these
characters in, oh let's say, pine and vi? Do I have to change the
keyboard map while I am writing these messages, and then switch back to my
standard US set up afterwards, or are there standard key combinations
already included in most distributions that would solve this problem for
me? Does using these characters have anything to do with compiling in
support in the kernel, as mentioned in my first question?
TIA,
Sean
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Theo. Sean Schulze
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