From: Otto Stolz (Otto.Stolz@uni-konstanz.de)
Date: Fri Jul 09 2004 - 09:52:01 CDT
Hello,
I had written:
> While not being ASCII proper, these MPEs use only characters
> that were already present in CP 437 (the original PC code).
Doug Ewell wrote:
> Unfortunately, neither the proper apostrophe ’ nor the copyright © and
> trademark ™ symbols appear in CP437.
Sorry for my sloppy wording. I was basically referring to characters
that make the MPEs work, viz. the arrows and box drawing characters.
I had completely forgotten the other three symbols which only are
meant to make the appearence more pleasant. (The copyright © symbol
came into my UTF-16 MPE to fill an ugly gap, and the trademark ™
symbol followed suit, as a little extra gag.)
I had also written:
> I hope this will end the discussion on MPEs, which are toys,
> after all (though they could also be used to visualize the
> three UTF encodings).
Doug Ewell wrote:
> Unicode toys are not always a bad thing. They can be an aid to
> understanding,
This is what I meant by "visualization". I am planning
to use them in a tutorial on Unicode I have promised to
present to some of my colleagues.
Mike Ayers wrote:
> I have used Marco's encoder to decode `od -t x1` streams, and keep
> the encoders printed, glued, and handy for emergencies.
I will consider this approach for my own work ;-)
Normally, I use Notepad, and Command Debug, on my XP system
for quick conversions.
Best wishes,
Otto Stolz
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