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
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-----Original Message-----
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Slash 0
Composing this email with Mozilla Thunderbird and Alt 0216 gives Ø. The
Num Lock must be on, and if you want repeated slashed zeros " ØØØ " you
must release the Alt key between 0216s.
Thanks for the information. I wonder if I can "remap" my regular zero
key to do this with a single keystroke.
DE N6KB
.o0OØ
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