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Combining-mark sequence

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

An alphabetic base character followed by one or more combining-mark characters such as acute and grave accents.

Accelerator

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

An Alt+character combination used to activate menus, menu items, and dialogue box items in Windows. The character that activates the menu or dialogue box item is underlined. It is also called a “hot ...

Ruby

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

An annotation or pronunciation guide for a string of text. The string of text annotated with ruby text is referred to as the “base text.”

Base character

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

An encoding code point that does not graphically combine with preceding characters and that is neither a control nor a format character. The Latin “a” is an example of a base character.

OpenType

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

An extension of the TrueType font format, adding support for PostScript font data.

OpenType layout

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

An extension to the OpenType format designed to provide support for international and high-end typography.

Internal code input method

Software; Internationalization (I18N)

An input method that allows the user to select a character by typing in its Big-5 code-point index.

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