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Thread #75582   Message #1330569
Posted By: Bob Bolton
17-Nov-04 - 08:21 PM
Thread Name: Tech: How do Americans type a pound sign?
Subject: RE: Tech: How do Americans type a pound sign?
G'day McGrath,

On my Alt 0 xxx table:

alt 0 231 = ç
alt 0 232 = è
alt 0 233 = é

Other tricky shortcuts are available for the commonly needed extra characters ... but the Alt 0 xxx codes give me 123 characters in the "second ASCII set" ... and that is fine for most things short of typesetting in Vietnamese - where the Vietnamese second set (only working with specific 'Vietmanese' fonts) has 126 extra (multiple accent!) vowels ... and a single consonant (Ð ... in upper and lower case).

(I'm not putting up my hand next time the International division walks past with a Vietnamese / English presntation and a blank expression ... !)

Regards,

Bob Bolton