set localebackslash
set localebackslash= { on | off}
This set option controls the published rendering of the ASCII backslash character (\) when running in Japanese and Korean locales. (In the Japanese locale, the backslash appears as a yen. In the Korean locale, the backslash appears as a won.)
When using font styles and requesting a specific font, the backslash will be rendered in that font. Because the backslash is an ASCII character, it is usually classified as English. However, setting localebackslash to on causes the backslash to be rendered based on the current locale. Therefore, when running in a Japanese locale with localebackslash set to on, the backslash will be rendered in a Japanese font in published output, and will appear as a yen.
Setting localebackslash impacts the publishing of the backslash character as follows:
When running in the English locale:
• If localebackslash is set to off, classify as English.
• If
localebackslash is set to
on, classify as CJK. (Resolved to the value of
localedefault if is set. Otherwise, classify as Japanese.)
When running in any non-English locale:
• If localebackslash is set to off, classify as English.
• If localebackslash is set to on in a CJK locale, classify as the current system locale. (For example, Japanese, Korean, and so on.)
• If localebackslash is set to on in a non-CJK locale, classify as English.