Code Page Information (CPI) files, v1.0
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  Henrique Peron (peron@email.com.br)
  Aitor Santamaria_Merino (aitor.sm@wanadoo.es)


Code Page Information files
     to be used with DISPLAY version 0.10b or later

This software is free software, and is distributed under the GNU-GPL
license version 2.0 or later.

You should have received a copy of this license with the package
(COPYING.TXT). Otherwise, please contact the Free Software Foundation at
     www.gnu.org


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   1.- About the files
   2.- How to install the codepages
   3.- Known issues
   4.- Redesigned accented characters
   5.- Codepages with 5-digit numbers
   6.- Contributions and feedback



1.- ABOUT THE CPI FILES
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The package contains 10 files.

CPI files contain codepages. The list of codepages they contain is
available on CODEPAGE.TXT.

These CPI files do NOT contain PRINTER fonts.


2.- HOW TO INSTALL THE CODEPAGES
================================

These codepages should be loaded using provided MODECON.EXE in the
FreeDOS DISPLAY package, but not in general with other MODE programs.

MODECON uses them when preparing a codepage.

For example:

MODECON CODEPAGE PREPARE (858) C:\FREEDOS\BIN\CPI\EGA.CPI
MODECON CODEPAGE SELECT 858

For more details, please read the documentation available on the
DISPLAY package.



3.- KNOWN ISSUES
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None.



4.- REDESIGNED ACCENTED CHARACTERS
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All characters available on the codepages have been redesigned in an
attempt to improve readability; most of the accented characters were
misaligned according to their non-accented counterparts as it can be
noticed on the original CPI files of the major industry. Furthermore,
when the 50-line mode was selected, it was not easy to tell the caps
from the small versions of many accented characters.



5.- CODEPAGES WITH 5-DIGIT NUMBERS
==================================

There are several encodings which seem to lack
an official codepage number, regardless of the platform
(DOS, Mac, Windows, ISO, KOI, HP-UX, etc.).

Those 5-digit numbers are considered temporary; in case they
change or someone (i.e. IBM, MS, Apple, HP, etc.) provides official
codepage numbers for those encodings, they will be also renumbered
here to their new official 3- or 4-digit numbers.

Also, if someone provides new official encodings which provide
the characters needed to assist languages which now are assisted by
those 5-digit encodings, they will also be encoded here AND the
keyboard layouts which are based on the 5-digit encodings will be
redesigned to work with the new official ones.



6.- CONTRIBUTIONS AND FEEDBACK
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All your comments or ideas, and specially your feedback is welcome. You can
use the authors' email addresses as below (languages are indicated)

  Henrique  PERON (peron@email.com.br)                  (English/Portuguese)
  Aitor     SANTAMARIA_MERINO (aitor.sm@wanadoo.es)        (English/Spanish)


For any problems regarding the codepages, please email Henrique.
For any problems with the DISPLAY executable program, please email Aitor.
If you are not sure where the problem comes from, please email both or Aitor.