ISO input test

[Norm in Fujino]

I was just trying to respond to a message by inputting some ISO code, but the forum wouldn't let me--or at least not fully. I tried to illustrate superscript characters by inputting
#178; (&#178
#179; (&#179
but while I was able to input the ampersand code (&#178), the forum displays the superscripts in preview mode, but keeps changing them back to plain #178 and #179 in the actual message, even if I go back and edit the message. Anybody know why this happens?



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"...and only the stump, or fishy part of him remained."
Green Gables: A Contemplative Companion to Fujino Township

[LCHIEN]

Don't have an answer but I can enter the ISO ANSI characters by holding the ALT-key and typing on the keyboard the four-digit decimal value.

for exampl I typed ALT-0176 and then ALT-0178 to get the following two chars (degree and superscript 2):
°² How's that?
Appears OK in the edit box, the preview and the actual message.


Loring in Katy, TX USA
If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.

[Lefty]

Does it work well for you in other programs?
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-BT3K user since 1999 and I still have the tip of my SMT fence…And most of my fingers!

[Norm in Fujino]

quote:Originally posted by LCHIEN
[°² How's that?

Thanks, Loring. I wonder if this has something to do with my using a Japanese keyboard and OS? Lessee:

Yep, holding down ALT doesn't seem to work like it does for you. Looks like that has something to do with it.
#0178; #0179;

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". . . and only the stump, or fishy part of him remained."
Green Gables: A Contemplative Companion to Fujino Township

[LCHIEN]

Lefty, if the question is for me, yes, it works in most windows apps like Word.
Won't work in any DOS apps.

Norm, I would expect it to work in most Windows systems. Basically its their way of getting the 256 possible characters without having too many keys, or getting those special characters with a keyboard that does not support those characters.

I found an on-line HTML doc with all the ISO ANSI chart of characters... If i remember I'll post the link here when i get home.
I don't know where in the MS docs it says you can do this... I have found it by reading and searching on the net.

Incidentally, the numbers you type must be with the numeric keypad AND the Numlock must be on. I tried it once with the Numlock off and it completely changed my browser window to some other URL!


Loring in Katy, TX USA
If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.

[bhornberger]

Another way you could have those symbols show up is to use the character map. Found at Start -> Programs -> Accesories -> System Tools -> Character Map (in 2000) select the character, copy and paste. ® ¶ #936;

Brent

Brent

[Norm in Fujino]

quote:Originally posted by LCHIEN

Incidentally, the numbers you type must be with the numeric keypad AND the Numlock must be on. I tried it once with the Numlock off and it completely changed my browser window to some other URL!

Been there, done that. I turned the number lock on the numeric keyboard and it still didn't work. I'm at a different keyboard now, lessee again:
²³#12288;
Okay, I now find that using the front-end Japanese language processor lets me enter the characters!
²³²³º¹¤£¢¥§
Try once more:
²²³²³º¹ ¼ ½ ¾ ¿
By George, I think she's got it!


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"...and only the stump, or fishy part of him remained."
Green Gables: A Contemplative Companion to Fujino Township