SEELANGS Digest - 24 Feb 2008 to 25 Feb 2008 (#2008-74)

[STEPHEN PEARL]

Robin,
   
      As I feared, this is what appears on the screen as I attempt to type in Cyrillic [Russian] .
   
  C:C HK F at D5 @D77CBK F at CB ( D55CL75 5I 5=7C HB !=:H44HA E3KKHDBJ.
   
  I have the  feeling that if your acute diagnosis of the problem were carried a step or two further it might yield a cure?
   
  As for exorcism, I could stop in at nearby St. Patrick's cathedral for help, but I am wondering whether the nearest Orthodox establishment might be a better bet for casting out the particular imp in my keyboard?
   
        Many thanks for your efforts. Stephen Pearl
   
          Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:19:01 -0500    From:  "Richard Robin" <rrobin at GWU.EDU>    Subject:  Re: CYRILLIC FONT PROBLEM    Plain Text Attachment [ Scan and Save to Computer ] 


I'm posting this to the list in case others want to chime in.    Stephen,    Are you seeing =9F=C5 etc. *as you type*, or after you save the   e-mails? The  numbers you are seeing are hexidecimal versions probably of Cyrillic  characters in a Cyrillic codepage (most likely Windows-1251). You might   see  these in saved send e-mails or as parts of responses that people send   to you  in which they quote your e-mail.    To avoid problems, make the following changes:    1.  In Verizon and in gmail, in settings, set your OUTGOING mail to   UTF-8.  This is a universal (Unicode) encoding that handles all languages. Be   aware  that people with older e-mail systems (very old!) will have trouble   reading  it. This includes many users in corporate situations using older   versions of  Wisemail.    2.  Set your outgoing e-mail settings to send HTML or "formatted" mail.   That  way, even if you use Cyrillic in a "disallowed" character set (like  Western), the HTML format will force
 the Cyrillic characters to be   displayed  as proper codes - at least in most browsers and e-mail readers.    3.  Make sure that you set your own mail setting for INCOMING mail to   read  HTML "formatted" mail.    On the other hand, if you are seeing hexidecimal (e.g. =9F=C5) *as you   are  typing* then, I can't help you. You mostly likely need a digital   exorcist.    Good luck!  Rich Robin  






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