Adobe framemaker 6.0 User Manual
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ADOBE FRAMEMAKER 6.0
MIF Asian Text Processing Statements
Writing Kumihan tables as MIF
FrameMaker only writes out Kumihan tables in MIF when you are running FrameMaker on Asian system
software. If you are running on an Asian system, when you save a document as MIF, the Kumihan tables
are written out as part of the document.
software. If you are running on an Asian system, when you save a document as MIF, the Kumihan tables
are written out as part of the document.
This is most critical with the character classes. To specify a character class in MIF, you must be able to type
the character and save it in a text file. The standard Western system doesn’t include these character sets in
its character code page, so these characters would appear garbled. You need the Asian system to represent
the characters in a text file.
the character and save it in a text file. The standard Western system doesn’t include these character sets in
its character code page, so these characters would appear garbled. You need the Asian system to represent
the characters in a text file.
To see an example of a Kumihan table, it is best to save a document as MIF, open the MIF on an Asian
system in a text editor, and search for the KumihanCatalog statement.
system in a text editor, and search for the KumihanCatalog statement.
Specifying Kumihan tables in MIF
The following statements specify the Kumihan catalog and all of its component tables.
KumihanCatalog statement
The KumihanCatalog statement begins the Kumihan table specification for the document. Note that the
Kumihan catalog is not included in the <Document> block, but is in a block of its own.
Kumihan catalog is not included in the <Document> block, but is in a block of its own.
Each Asian language can have its own Kumihan tables. This means that one Kumihan catalog can have up
to four sets of tables, one set for each of the four supported Asian languages (Japanese, Traditional Chinese,
SimpleChinese, and Korean).
to four sets of tables, one set for each of the four supported Asian languages (Japanese, Traditional Chinese,
SimpleChinese, and Korean).
Syntax
<KumihanCatalog
<Kumihan
Defines a Kumihan table set
...
<Kumihan
Additional Kumihan table sets as needed (one for each Asian language
- up to four per document)
- up to four per document)
...
>
End of KumihanCatalog
statement