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General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: MachFly on August 19, 2011, 12:37:48 AM
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There is no sight for degrees (°) and parts (§) on the keyboard, and every time you want to type it you have to google for it than copy & paste. So I'm thinking it would be so much easier if it worked like a smiley, have all available signs on the top of the typing screen and when you want to use one you just click on it. We can make the code be ":degree:" or something like that.
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You can memorize the extended ASCII code and enter that.
For example, to get "ö" you hold down the alt key and type 0246.
(My sister's name is Gjöa, named after Thor's daughter)
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You can memorize the extended ASCII code and enter that.
For example, to get "ö" you hold down the alt key and type 0246.
(My sister's name is Gjöa, named after Thor's daughter)
I honestly honestly think that my idea (if implemented) would be used a lot more often, wouldn't you agree?
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uhhhh....
§ alt+0067
° alt+0176
windows provides a character map that shows unicode/ascii that you can either c+p or type in alt+####
so now your choice becomes 90deg(ree) vs 90 alt+0067 and sec. whatever vs alt+0176 whatever
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uhhhh....
§ alt+0067
° alt+0176
windows provides a character map that shows unicode/ascii that you can either c+p or type in alt+####
so now your choice becomes 90deg(ree) vs 90 alt+0067 and sec. whatever vs alt+0176 whatever
Can you honestly memorize all those numbers?
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Can you honestly memorize all those numbers?
allll of the ascii? nooooooo.... but if i commonly used two.. then, sure... and if i couldn't, and didn;t want to be bothered to check the character map/google, then i'd probably make a little text file of my more comonly used ones and save it to my desktop for quick reference.
of course, most poepl these days don't even know what ascii is. :noid but some may be aware of alt+#### does funky stuff.
Try this.
Ask some random "youngish" poepl:
A. Do they recognize the word "ascii," written or said? Probably not.
B. Do they know the symbols for either degree or section? Probably at least one or the other.
C. How do you display them in say, notepad? Probably not.
D. Do they know alt+#### does funny characters? Maybe.
:old:
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♣♠☺☻♥•◘○9♠ ↑↓→↑ƒ
Learn something new everyday. I wonder why they have a Asian smiley? ☺
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♣♠☺☻♥•◘○9♠ ↑↓→↑ƒ
I wonder why they have a Asian smiley? ☺
For happy Asian people? :D
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Start Menu -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Character Map :aok
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I ÅM ®€Ã¶¥ HÃÞÞÝ.
What a great thread, I new what ASCII was, but didn't know how to implement it.
Thanks gents for shedding light on an interesting subject.
:salute
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There is no sight for degrees (°) and parts (§) on the keyboard,
On mine there is :P
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For degrees I use a lower case o and the "sup" button above (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Themes/camo/images/bbc/sup.gif) to get: 360o.
Seems simple enough. Shall I say, "Wish Granted"?
I don't even know what the other one is.
wrongway
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Lets see if I can do it.... 90° 180° 360°
OH WOW!!!!!! I'm now the so smartz! :lol :banana:
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For degrees I use a lower case o and the "sup" button above (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Themes/camo/images/bbc/sup.gif) to get: 360o.
Seems simple enough. Shall I say, "Wish Granted"?
I don't even know what the other one is.
wrongway
That's a good idea, but it works only with degrees.
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That's a good idea, but it works only with degrees.
Well, that solves half your issue. :aok
Like I said, I don't know what the other symbol is. You're stuck using ascii.
Anyone know how to do a strike through?
wrongway
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Well, that solves half your issue. :aok
Like I said, I don't know what the other symbol is. You're stuck using ascii.
Anyone know how to do a strike through?
wrongway
The other one is pronounced as "part", it's used when referencing a section in the FAR (federal aviation regulation) ex: §91.817
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It's not hard σ_σ
What's the problem¿¿¿