On Tue, 2006-04-18 at 12:01 -0700, Hsu, Aaron (NBC Universal) wrote:
> For those of you who insist on the <ALT>-0216 slash zero for every day
> purposes, PLEASE DON'T! It may "look" good for you, but it can cause some
> problems...
>
> 1. It's an extended ASCII character; therefore, it requires a font that maps
> char #216 to a slashed zero. Not all fonts have a slashed zero as char #216.
> Although *you* might see the slash zero when you type a message, the
> receiving end may not have a font that has a slash zero as ASCII 216 -
> instead, the message will display some other character that's mapped to #216
> and this can make the message confusing. For reference, ASCII characters
> above #127 are considered "extended".
>
> 2. It doesn't sort as a true zero. A true zero is ASCII char #48 (30h) - if
> you try to sort on an "extended" character slash zero, it won't sort as
> expected - especially if you have a mix of true zeros with the extended slash
> zero. Char #216 will sort *after* the lower-case "z".
>
> 3. It requires application support. Not all apps support entering or
> displaying extended ASCII characters. Browser based (aka web-based) apps
> (such as webmail) generally don't support entering extended ASCII characters.
> Some may even not display the extended characters.
>
>
> If you really wish to have a slash zero for day-to-day use, please use a font
> that has a slash zero as the "true" zero (ASCII char #48 (30h)). Yes, this
> will not show a slash zero if you use a different font, but you won't run
> into any sorting, entry, or display problems.
>
> Sorry for the rant...just trying to prevent future headaches.
>
>
> - Aaron Hsu, NN6O (ex-KD6DAE)
> {nn6o}@arrl.net
> {aaron.hsu}@nbcuni.com
> No-QRO Int'l #1,000,006
> . -..- - .-. .- ".... . .- ...- -.--"
>
That is most certainly true.
--
73, Jerry, K0CQ,
All content copyright Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer
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