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NAME

       Zhcon - a fast CJK console environment for GNU/Linux and BSD

SYNTAX

       zhcon [prog]

DESCRIPTION

       Zhcon is a fast Linux Console Chinese System which supports framebuffer
       device.It  can  display  Chinese,  Japanese  or  Korean   double   byte
       characters.Supported language encodings include: GB2312, GBK, BIG5, JIS
       and KSC.  It can also use input methods(table based) from M$ pwin98 and
       UCDOS for M$-DOG.

       * Features include:

       *  Full  support  for  Linux  FrameBuffer  device(from  640x480x8bpp to
       1024x768x32bpp)

       * Multiple language support (GB2312, GBK, BIG5, JIS, KSCM)

       * Gpm mouse support under GNU/Linux (in progress)

       * Mouse support under FreeBSD (finished)

       * Auto-detect and convert between GB2312 and BIG5 encoding(like hztty)

       * Hot key to change language encoding on the fly

       * Can use input method from M$Pwin98 or UCDOS for M$-DOG

       If a command line argument (prog) is given, zhcon will run this program
       on  start  instead  of  a  shell and quit when that program exits.  For
       example:
       zhcon screen
       will run screen on start

CONFIGURE FILE

       On startup, zhcon first try to load  configuration  from  ~/.zhconrc.If
       failed,  it  will use /etc/zhcon.conf by default.The configure file has
       many options that control the behavior of zhcon.See the comments in the
       file for instruction on customizing zhcon.Comprehensive document can be
       found in doc/ directory of source package.

KEY SUMMAY

       CTRL_ALT_H:          active online help
       ALT_SPACE:           open/close CJK mode
       CTRL_SPACE:          open/close input method
       ALT_SPACE:           show/hide input bar
       CTRL_,:              toggle Full/Half char mode
       CTRL_.:              toggle Chinese symbol
       CTRL_F1:             set encode to GB2312
       CTRL_F2:             set encode to GBK
       CTRL_F3:             set encode to BIG5
       CTRL_F4:             set encode to JIS
       CTRL_F5:             set encode to KSCM
       CTRL_F7:             toggle between nativebar and overspot input style
       CTRL_F9:             toggle GB2312/BIG5 auto-detect mode
       CTRL_F10:            menu mode
       CTRL_ALT_1 - CTRL_ALT_9: switch to input method 1 to 9
       CTRL_ALT_0:          English mode

       History mode keys:
       SHIFT_PAGEUP:        scroll up half screen in history
       SHIFT_PAGEDOWN:      scroll down half screen in history
       SHIFT_ARROWUP:       scroll up one line in history
       SHIFT_ARROWDOWN:     scroll down one in history

AUTHORS

       ejoy <ejoy@users.sourceforge.net>
       Hu Yong <ccpaging@etang.com>
       Rick Lei <rick@chinaren.com>

       This manpage is written by ejoy.

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