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From: einari@rhi.hi.is (Einar Indridason)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: ALED goes to the wastebasket here in Iceland
Message-ID: <3257@krafla.rhi.hi.is>
Date: 16 Jun 91 15:58:22 GMT
References: <3245@krafla.rhi.hi.is> <1991Jun15.124052.17827@cbfsb.att.com>
Reply-To: einari@rhi.hi.is (Einar Indridason)
Organization: University of Iceland (RHI)
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In article <1991Jun15.124052.17827@cbfsb.att.com> mbb@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (martin.brilliant) writes:
>We have a large world here, and Iceland is a small country.  If we all
>knew how Icelandic characters are normally entered in an Icelandic
>editor, more editors would provide for the entry of Icelandic characters.

Icelandic characters are entered just like all others are.  We press a key.
That keypress reaches a translation program (whether it is device-driver or
TSR program) and that translation program returns the correct scan code
*and* extended-ASCII code for the character.  The main difference is that
our icelandic characters are located in the upper half of the character
set.  (The 8th bit is turned on!)  Therefore, programs that mask the 8th
bit, also disallows our icelandic characters.



>By the way, this seeming universal expression of counterproductive
>disgust from Iceland gives me a poor impression of Icelandic culture.

By the way, the stream of 7-bit programs from the USA gives me a poor
impression of the intelligence of USA programmers.

Some products are great and works fine. BUT then there are those
morons that *insist* on masking that bl*ody 8th bit!!



--
Internet:    einari@rhi.hi.is        |   "Just give me my command line and drag
UUCP:    ..!mcsun!isgate!rhi!einari  |   the GUIs to the waste basket!!!!"

Surgeon Generals warning:  Masking the 8th bit can seriously damage your brain!!