Character Classification

Characters can be classified as uppercase letters, punctuation, or control characters, for example. The Character Classification screen shows:

• The encoded value of the character in the local character set
• The glyph that represents the character
• The classification of the character

Searching for a Character Classification

You can search for an existing character classification:

1. Click Search. The Table Search dialog box will appear.
2. Enter the local character value, glyph, or classification in the appropriate field of the Table Search dialog box and click the Enter key.
3. Click Go.

If the local character value or glyph is in the character set, then its row will be highlighted. If you search for a classification, then its first occurrence is highlighted.

NOTE: The classification must match exactly. For example, if you search for SPACE, but SPACE occurs only with PRINTABLE, then the search will not return a result unless you specify SPACE,PRINTABLE.

Adding, Modifying, and Deleting Information

You can add character classifications to the character set:

1. Click New.
2. Specify the local character value, the glyph, and the character classification in the appropriate fields of the stationary dialog box.
3. Click Add.

You can modify existing information:

1. Click the row that you want to modify. It will appear in the stationary dialog box.
2. Make the desired changes.
3. Click Modify.

You can delete a row:

1. Click the row that you want to delete. It will appear in the stationary dialog box.
2. Click Delete.

To save information that you have changed or added, see Defining a New Character Set.