METHOD FOR OPERATING AN OUTPUT DEVICE

摘要

The invention related to a method for operating an output device and for outputting text data in one of at least two languages with at least partly different character sets by utilizing only one input means for all languages comprising the following steps inputting at least one character by said input means, automatic checking of said at least one character and/or a sequence of characters by utilizing a number of predetermined rules related to the sequence of characters, automatic outputting of said character or sequence of characters with a first character set of a first language, if the sequence is allowed in said first language according to said predetermined rules, automatic outputting of said character or sequence of characters with a second character set of a second language, if the sequence is not allowed in said first language according to said predetermined rules. The invention further relates to the use of such a method in a word processing system and to a device suitable for performing such a method.