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M_T08_EN_B
Introduction
DataMatrix
This format only allows the encoding of character strings of 8 bits. The internal strings of the program are thus
converted in UTF-8 before being encoded in DataMatrix, which enables encoding of all 16 bit characters to
be managed. The size of the DataMatrix needed for this encoding is greater than 8 bit character encoding as
several 8 bit characters are needed to carry out UTF-8 encoding of a 16 bit character.
When the encoded characters have ASCII or UCS codes between 0 and 127, DataMatrix encoding is made in
the classic way and the size of the DataMatrix generated is the same.
Unicode
Unicode is an international standard which denes a set of universal characters, as in the ISO/IEC 10646
standard. The Unicode character codes correspond to those in the ISO/IEC 10646 standard and the Unicode
standard includes the ISO/IEC 10646 completely as a sub-set.
The Unicode standard adds to the ISO/IEC 10646 standard a representation model and complete word
processing, by assigning to each character a set of standardized or informative properties and by accurately
describing the semantic relations which may exist between several successive characters of a text. It also
standardizes the processing algorithms which preserve semantics of transformed texts to a maximum, while
spreading interoperability of the representation of these texts on heterogeneous systems.
This allows, for example, to specify the meaning of a text, so that two characters may be associated and form
one, etc...
Unicode management is complex and is not currently implemented in the T08 program. In the future, certain
Unicode rules will be added to the software, therefore allowing a partial support of Unicode according to needs.
4. Starting-up the program
Switch on the machine.
A presentation screen will appear for a few seconds, followed by the main menu screen.
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