Windows character map Alt key+ and ASCII

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Hello:

A very long time ago, I added extended characters to a AutoCad font file.
The extended characters are accessed by typing a ASCII code such as
“%%161”.

I would like to build a TrueType equivalent to use in other programs.

I have verified that the ASCII code is equal to the Windows ALT key mapping, so “%%161” = “ALT+0161”.

So, how do I assign the Windows ALT key to a specific glyph? Does ALT+0161 equal some other encoding which I am over looking or..?

Thank You

Steve

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Okay got it:

Example:

FCP mapping ALT+0000 ASCII Code
microsoft unicode
$00A1 ALT+0161 %%161

Within the Windows Character Map is displayed another hex code, but as
U+00A1

Should have figured it was hexidecimal from the very beginning.

Steve

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I’m glad you figured it out.

Note: If you take a look at the mapping and encoding standards found at the links below, you will notice glyph mappings between 0 and 31 and between 127 and 159 are not accessible in Windows. This means you should not assign them to other mappings.

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/unicode/cscp.htm Character sets and codepages
http://www.unicode.org/ All about Unicode and Character Code Charts
http://czyborra.com/charsets/codepages.html Codepage & Co

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Thanks Erwin