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From: giovin@ecs.umass.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Non-standard characters
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Date: 14 Mar 91 17:34:48 GMT
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In article <13491@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU>, mcgovern@handel.cs.colostate.edu (michael sea mcgovern) writes:
> I have looked in all of the books that I have, and still can't figure
> out how to generate mousetext and other non-standard characters.  What I
> mean by non-standard characters are those like the copy-right symbol and
> the accented vowels that are built into the geneva font for instance.
> If it makes any difference I would like to use these characters in 
> AppleWorks GS.  I would like to know how to do mousetext from Basic, and
> in Prodos 8 programs.  Thanks in advance, since my mail almost always 
> bounces.  Later.

If you want TRUE mousetext characters (those that go onto the text screen)
I won't be able to help you out until next week when I can get a copy of
my manual on that stuff.  From Applework GS, however, you can hold down
option and type A,B,C,... to get those extra characters you mention (i.e.
copyright symbol).

Rocky