hi ted(d) I get ∆ with option J on all (4) of my Macs. I am curious about the fine involving trying to register the Apple Logo character all with US English as the default language. ~ steve On Nov 30, 2006, at 11:00 AM, tedd wrote: > At 4:38 PM -0800 11/29/06, maxclass@... wrote: >> On Nov 29, 2006, at 1:08 PM, tedd wrote: >> >>> A friend of mine in .nl told me that when he enters option j on >>> his system, he get's ∆ >>> >>> Whereas, if I enter option j, I get ˝ . >>> >> >> Ted, >> >> I could be wrong here but the ASCII code that produces the 'delta' >> character "∆" may not always produce the same from character from >> one Font to another. The choice here is up to the font designer >> as to weather of not they wish to include that particular >> character for that ASCII code. > > The only thing you're wrong about is how to spell my name. :-) > > Yes, that appears true -- but it's not the designer of the font but > rather the organizers of the character-set. > > ASCII are the characters from 1 to 127. The "extended" ASCII (which > there is no such thing) is from 128 to 255. Those have been used > for different printer configurations and are a mess. Above 255, you > enter into other arrangements, such as Unicode. > >> An example: Right now I will press option-shift-k "" and what >> appears on my screen is the Apple Logo character. > > It's interesting that the option-shift-k character is not permitted > in IDNS (domain names and URL's). You see, I originally registered > the Apple Logo character dot com, but was denied. Good thing too, > because I had committed a "no-no" which carried with it a > considerable fine. > >> Anyway, I do not think it is dependent in the least on which >> System you are running on your Mac but primarily a function of >> which Font you are using. Unless you are using the the old standby >> font like "Helvetica", etc. your option-Char choices are totally >> subject to change depending upon who may be reading them. > > I don't think it's the system as much as what language the user has > installed. For example, if I had installed English or Dutch (normal > and not extended), then option-j would produce a ∆. Whereas, if I > had installed Italian then option-j would produce something different. > > I was just trying to see which languages produced what. > > Thanks. > > tedd > -- > ------- > http://sperling.com http://ancientstones.com http://earthstones.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: futurebasic- > unsubscribe@... >