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DocStrange
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 Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:57 am Post subject: This is strange |
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In Firefox 3, i've been getting symbols like "…" and another symbol. These are usually for punctuation and things, but it's really annoying. Do I have to install a plug in or something?
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I see those fairly often, and not just on FFox. I think it has to do with the editor/word processor used to generate the message. I know that many use Word or Works or such to type their message and then cut and paste into the message box offered by the forum site.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:47 am Post subject: |
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| Have you tried going to View --> Character Encoding --> Auto-Detect --> Universal? |
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DocStrange
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| Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:23 am Post subject: |
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| toggle wrote: | | Have you tried going to View --> Character Encoding --> Auto-Detect --> Universal? |
That didn't work.
I also get boxes that look like this: "₵"
If you don't have this problem, it looks like a box with the number 20 on the top and the number 85 on the bottom (as this example).
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| Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 6:43 pm Post subject: Re: This is strange |
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| DocStrange wrote: | | In Firefox 3, i've been getting symbols like "…" and another symbol. These are usually for punctuation and things, but it's really annoying. Do I have to install a plug in or something? |
Just to see if we are talking the same language...
Above, between double quotes, rather than a single symbol, I see three characters: an 'a' with circumflex, a Euro currency symbol and a broken vertical bar.
Your latest post has a cent symbol between double quotes, not "a box with the number 20 on the top and the number 85 on the bottom", which sounds rather as if you are seeing a symbol character used for displaying scan keys.
Your problem may be a corrupted font, or more likely, just a wrong font selected.
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I guess you are using the wrong encoding. I'd try either UTF-8 or iso 8859-15.
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I see the box with numbers in it, and I don't normally have a problem with encoding.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:45 am Post subject: Re: This is strange |
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| lau wrote: | | DocStrange wrote: | | In Firefox 3, i've been getting symbols like "…" and another symbol. These are usually for punctuation and things, but it's really annoying. Do I have to install a plug in or something? |
Just to see if we are talking the same language...
Above, between double quotes, rather than a single symbol, I see three characters: an 'a' with circumflex, a Euro currency symbol and a broken vertical bar.
Your latest post has a cent symbol between double quotes, not "a box with the number 20 on the top and the number 85 on the bottom", which sounds rather as if you are seeing a symbol character used for displaying scan keys.
Your problem may be a corrupted font, or more likely, just a wrong font selected. |
Ah. The former is what I see (it was there instead of a bracket on one page) and the latter is apparently what it was supposed to be, but not what I see. It's not a bother, it's just really strange.
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