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Posted by James K on August 18, 2006, at 15:49:54
Hey Glydin, I saw in another post you typed what I'll call curvy dashes. I was trying to make those marks earlier today, and my keyboard doesn't have them.
I'm using what used to be a laptop. Is that shape on regular keyboards, or does it take a key sequence or some such?
anybody know what I'm talking about?
James k
Posted by Phillipa on August 18, 2006, at 15:54:34
In reply to Glydin, or other babblers, tech quest?, posted by James K on August 18, 2006, at 15:49:54
James is this the one?~ It's on my regular keyboard on my computer it's not a laptop. Love phillipa
Posted by James K on August 18, 2006, at 16:01:47
In reply to Re: Glydin, or other babblers, tech quest? » James K, posted by Phillipa on August 18, 2006, at 15:54:34
> James is this the one?~ It's on my regular keyboard on my computer it's not a laptop. Love phillipa
--I'll have to figure out how to do that figure. What letter or key is it on? My system is crazy. An old physically damaged compaq laptop with an older rehabilitated hp moniter - stripped down and hooked to cable broad band.
I'm cheap in strange ways.
James k
Posted by wildcardII on August 18, 2006, at 16:50:04
In reply to That's the one » Phillipa, posted by James K on August 18, 2006, at 16:01:47
hit shift and your key above the tab key for ~
Posted by Phillipa on August 18, 2006, at 16:56:59
In reply to an old poster told me...i didn't know :-) » James K, posted by wildcardII on August 18, 2006, at 16:50:04
Wildcard I have a key upper left side. Hit capital and that's the sign. Same as yours? Love Phillipa
Posted by wildcardII on August 18, 2006, at 16:57:45
In reply to Re: an old poster told me...i didn't know :-) » wildcardII, posted by Phillipa on August 18, 2006, at 16:56:59
Posted by kid47 on August 18, 2006, at 17:01:57
In reply to That's the one » Phillipa, posted by James K on August 18, 2006, at 16:01:47
I love my mac
Posted by James K on August 18, 2006, at 17:02:49
In reply to an old poster told me...i didn't know :-) » James K, posted by wildcardII on August 18, 2006, at 16:50:04
> hit shift and your key above the tab key for ~
~~~~~~~~~~~YEP. that's it. Now the confession. I followed your directions. and there it is. Printed right on the key. wow. I'm going to decide that's funny.
thanks.~~~~~~~
James k
Posted by wildcardII on August 18, 2006, at 17:08:46
In reply to Re: an old poster told me...i didn't know :-) » wildcardII, posted by James K on August 18, 2006, at 17:02:49
Posted by NikkiT2 on August 18, 2006, at 17:09:35
In reply to Re: an old poster told me...i didn't know :-) » wildcardII, posted by James K on August 18, 2006, at 17:02:49
its above the # key on a UK layout keyboard..
but I think a US layout has # above the number 2.. so different for you guys than us
Posted by James K on August 18, 2006, at 17:17:23
In reply to its called a tilde, posted by NikkiT2 on August 18, 2006, at 17:09:35
The funny part is that a guy who doesn't know what a tilde is or where on the keyboard in front of his face it is, was needing it to find files on his computer to delete them so he could make his windows 98 run faster.
I was on annoyance.org. Running before I could walk. I've had a home computer for less than a year now.
James k
Posted by Glydin on August 18, 2006, at 18:08:24
In reply to Re: an old poster told me...i didn't know :-) » wildcardII, posted by James K on August 18, 2006, at 17:02:49
~~~ Hey James,
I see you found it!!How are you these days? I hope you are well.
Glydin
Posted by Phillipa on August 18, 2006, at 19:49:10
In reply to the funny part » NikkiT2, posted by James K on August 18, 2006, at 17:17:23
``````````James this on the bottom of the key. Then the top is~~~~~~~~~~Love Phillipa ps highest key to the left.
Posted by llrrrpp on August 18, 2006, at 22:37:01
In reply to the funny part » NikkiT2, posted by James K on August 18, 2006, at 17:17:23
JamesK, I was just thinking about this the other day too. I like the Tilde. It's classy. got curves and some sass.
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20060806/msgs/676541.html
three cheers to Tilde awareness day, sponsored by JamesK :o)
Posted by finelinebob on August 19, 2006, at 12:52:27
In reply to Re: the funny part » James K, posted by llrrrpp on August 18, 2006, at 22:37:01
... I'm kinda partial to the ellipsis ... hmm, then again ... anyone ever see an interrobang? They're pretty cool ....
Posted by Tabitha on August 20, 2006, at 1:45:21
In reply to Personally..., posted by finelinebob on August 19, 2006, at 12:52:27
I just like the word 'interrobang'
Posted by finelinebob on August 20, 2006, at 2:42:23
In reply to Re: Personally..., posted by Tabitha on August 20, 2006, at 1:45:21
> I just like the word 'interrobang'
>Weird punctuation marks can have the coolest names.
btw... for those who wonder whether you want to say ?! or !?, the interrobang is your best friend. Imagine being on a old typewriter ... type a ?, hit the backspace, then type a ! over the ? so they're in the same spot. That's an interrobang. And very few computer fonts support it.
And they call all this electronic stuff "progress"?!
Posted by Jost on August 20, 2006, at 12:49:35
In reply to Re: Personally..., posted by finelinebob on August 20, 2006, at 2:42:23
But !? is so different from ?!. Esp. in chess.
Where ?!! is probably a bad move, but certainly could be strong, at least at first glance.
whereas !!? is a terrific move, although not entirely orthodox and possibly leading to complications not necessarily in favor of whoever !!?-ed.
Jost
Posted by Tabitha on August 20, 2006, at 15:19:09
In reply to Re: Personally..., posted by finelinebob on August 20, 2006, at 2:42:23
> Imagine being on a old typewriter ... type a ?, hit the backspace, then type a ! over the ? so they're in the same spot. That's an interrobang. And very few computer fonts support it.
I can't find it in Character Map, which is my usual source of amazing characters. :-(
But that mention of old typewriters reminds me... I used to type an ampersand then backspace and type a forward slash &/ and it makes a cellist. I thought that was pretty cool back when I was 11.
Posted by Jai Narayan on August 20, 2006, at 22:13:40
In reply to ~~¡¡™£¢?§¶•ªº––!=!=!=œsum´®†¥¨¨øpi“åß?ƒ©????¬æ??ç??˜˜µ, posted by kid47 on August 18, 2006, at 17:01:57
> I love my mac
I'm a mac-aholic as well.
hey, James K
how is you today?
Posted by finelinebob on August 20, 2006, at 23:27:34
In reply to Re: Personally... » finelinebob, posted by Tabitha on August 20, 2006, at 15:19:09
Yeah, you need two things:
1) a font with it
2) a display program that supports something called Unicodearial ain't it, the script that runs this board ain't it, and I'm pretty sure IE ain't it either (tho Firefox prolly is).
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