From: Guylhem AZNAR <guylhem@oeil.qc.ca>, GPL

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Basically, lat is psf, latu is psfu (currency is replaced by EURO), latv

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is pure unicode (currency will not be replaced by EURO symbol, only

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unicode EURO are replaced) and latw replaces unicode EURO and currency

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by EURO.

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Here's a chart, please tell me if it isn't clear enough (I wanted font

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support to become exhaustive since many people asked for special

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replacement of currency or instead non replacement since they already

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use UNICODE, etcetera......)

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| Iso encoding | Unicode map | Single | Cross

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| within font | included | compatibility | compatibility

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lat9 | y | n | n | lat1 + lat9

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lat9u | n | y | n | lat1 + lat9

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lat9v | y | y | unicode | n

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lat9w | y | y | n | lat1 + lat9

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| | | | + unicode

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* lat9 fonts do not include any unicode translation map,

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therefore each currency sign will look like euro, what could cause

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compatibility problems for files coming from windows computers (cp1252 or

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latin1 are "incompatible" with latin9) but the huge advantage is it works

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right now with linux.

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* lat9u fonts are encoded in a non standard sequence (but

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identical to latXu fonts from kbd) compared to the latter, therefore it

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brings the same problems with cp1252 and latin1 but the unicode translation

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map allows nice chars. for semi graphical applications like Yast, mc or

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other ncurses or dialog based programs.

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* lat9v encoded in iso official sequence just like lat9 but

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with a full fledged unicode translation map, so no currency sign will be

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replaced by euro

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This avoids export problems if you use pure unicode and a unicode keymap :

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each latin9 char. is replaced by the adequate unicode char. and then

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displayed what is not only technically elegant but also useless with

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"standard" linux console. Very few systems are unicode ready !

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Therefore only use lat9, lat9u or lat9v fonts if you know what you are

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doing, else you can go with lat9w, the best compromise : you can

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be latin9 compatible immediately.

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There is no obligation of unicode or whatever, semi graphical chars. are

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not messed up and if you feel like trying unicode, latin9 chars are

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displayed correctly (only the 0.3% latin9 incompatible chars. from latin1

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lack)

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You do not need to understand anything to use euro in everyday life, and if

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you still hesitate, trust my choice : lat9w.

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In order to use lat9-16.psf (or another lat9 .psf), you must supply a

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unicode map :

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loadunimap lat9.uni

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setfont lat9-16.psf

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To use lat9w-16.psf (or another lat9u, lat9v or lat9w) :

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setfont lat9w-16.psf

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