Text 67278, 70 rader
Skriven 2011-12-06 07:23:00 av Ed Vance (8243.windowsa)
  Kommentar till text 67203 av HOLGER GRANHOLM (2:20/228)
Ärende: Re: Umlaut.
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HG>In a message dated 11-21-11, Ed Vance said to Holger Granholm:

HG>HG>Because I'm using the swedish keyboard layout I do have the scandinavian
HG>HG>umlaut characters on the keytops. It's not an easy feat to get used to
HG>HG>another keyboard because some keys even though available switches
HG>HG>location.

HG>EV>I'm sure that it wasn't easy for You to 'switch horses in
HG>EV>mid-stream'.

HG>I have always used the swedish keyboard so the only "switching" I need
HG>is to find out where for example the colon, backslash are on american
HG>keyboard when starting up without the swedish keyboard installed.

Holger,

The colon key was very important to me when I was entering programs from
magazines into my Commodore C=64 computer.

The 64's keyboard had the colon key to the right of the L key and the
semi-colon key to the right of the colon key and a user didn't have to
press the shift key to use either one of them.

When I started using the IBM PC Compatible box's keyboard I grimaced
each time I 'had' to hold the shift key down to enter a colon. ;-)

HG>EV>I thought the symbol for Centigrade/Celsius is C.
HG>EV>Some of the thermometer I have here have both the F and C markings
HG>EV>on them.

HG>Of course you are right. The character I typed in after the temperature
HG>figures was of course the symbol for degree. The degree symbol does not
HG>have the same character code in the Windows ISO-8859-1 (Latin-1) code
HG>table but instead shows up as an "o" with a backslash through it.
HG>That may be an unprintable character in Windows. OTOH, Jean is able to
HG>read it as the degree symbol.

I'm sure He can since He uses a GUI reader for FIDO, whereas I use a DOS
reader.

HG>EV>I have always appreciated it when the writer of Specifications for
HG>EV>Amateur Radio equipment, or any other article I read that deals with
HG>EV>temperatures uses both temperature scales so I can understand it.

HG>I do also appreciate when giving measurements of antenna and other
HG>lengths the writer specifies lengths in meters although it has become a
HG>second nature for me to multiply feet by 0.3 to get meters and inches by
HG>2.54 to get centimeters.

It has been a while since I've cut wire for a Dipole Antenna, but the
number 486 (or was it 492) Divided By the Frequency in MegaCycles would
give me the Length in Feet (Inches?) that the wire needed to be cut at.

HG>EV>Before I wrote this reply I went to a Prompt and entered the . and
HG>EV>the Degree Mark ..

HG>I don't see them. Only dots are shown to me <BG>.

Oh No!, You acquired the Dreaded unUmlaut Disease TOO!   ;-)

HG>CU AGN, Sam, OH0NC

Glad that You are back again amoungst us.

YULE be good.


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