AIX Version 4.3 Differences Guide

can extend the capability of the SIM to support multi-byte UTF-8 locales. Adding
just one new key combination (AltGr+e, AltGr+4 or AltGr+5) to make the input of
the Euro sign from the keyboard feasible does not require an entire input method
to be rewritten.
Similar to the German DE_DE alias for the DE_DE.UTF-8 locale contains the
following entry in the keycomp source file
/usr/lib/nls/loc/DE_DE.UTF-8.imkeymap.src:
...
XK_EuroSign \
"\xe2\x82\xac" \
XK_EuroSign \
U \
U \
U \
U \
U
...
XK_e \
’e’ \
XK_E \
XK_E \
XK_e \
’\x05’ \
U \
XK_EuroSign
...
The XK_e maps to the XK_EuroSign keysym when the modifier key AltGr is used
while entering the character e on the keyboard. The XK_EuroSign keysym, in
turn, is mapped to the code point \xe2\x82\xac.
10.5.4.2 UNIVERSAL Input Method
If you configured your system to use a UTF-8 locale for Euro symbol support, you
have access to the entire range of UTF-8 encoded characters. In order to allow
for character input from the keyboard for several thousand different characters,
the single-byte input method is not sufficient, and consequently, a UNIVERSAL
input method is provided. Note, if your system is configured for a UTF-8 locale
that does not support the character input of the Euro sign through a key
combination, the UNIVERSAL input method has to be used.
The UNIVERSAL input method supports two general modes of character input:
• Switching between installed AIX locale input methods
• Selection of characters from character lists
The UNIVERSAL input method is configured by the default UNIVERSAL.imcfg file
in the /usr/lib/nls directory. This file defines the set of available AIX locale input
methods and the lists of characters for list-based input. It also defines the key
combinations used to invoke the input method selection menus.
The default key combinations recognized by the UNIVERSAL input method are:
Ctrl+Alt+i Invokes the input method selection menu
Ctrl+Alt+l Invokes the menu of character lists
Ctrl+Alt+c Invokes the current list of characters
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