Jacqueline von Arb wrote:
By the way: Schueler is spelled Schüler in German, but for people with keyboards without the umlaut [¨], it is correct to write Schueler instead of Schüler - just remember to use both Schuler and schueler when you search...
For most diacriticals (umlaut, accent, dieresis, etc.), the keyboard is not an issue but character interpretation is. For example, under Windows there is an Alt-x-y-z sequence which will generate many diacrits; alternatively, one may use the
The problem lies in two areas: character set and typeface. Both lead to the same result: characters which look different depending on the machine which displays them.
The policy in most fora where the issue comes up often is to eschew diacrits in all posts. Umlauts are replaced with the double-vowel alternative (oe, ue, and the ambiguous ae) and the French must make do without their ensemble fo grave, agu and circumflex accents. (Sacre bleu!) Unless one is sure that all the subscribers use ANSI (or ASCII) and use appropriate typefaces for mail, that ensures that all readers have legible posts.
Mike -- mrichter@xxxxxxx http://www.mrichter.com/
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