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self | jimjohn

Posted on 11/09/2015 9:06:28 AM PST by jimjohn

Dear FR Admin:

It's been a few weeks now, but I'm sure those pesky characters are becoming annoying. I did see one thread where I moderator say it was being worked on, but I have yet to see a fix. Perhaps fellow freepers can help "crowd fix" / offer possible solutions.


TOPICS: Reference; Science; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: ascii; characters; characterset; diamondquestionmark; freerepublic; software; utf
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To: Bob434
So what's the problem now?

Spit it out.

Then LISTEN.

61 posted on 11/09/2015 2:45:04 PM PST by BlueDragon
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To: McGruff

THANK YOU SIR!!!


62 posted on 11/09/2015 2:47:39 PM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: mbarker12474
It's been a few weeks now, but I'm sure those pesky characters are becoming annoying. I did see one thread where I moderator say it was being worked on, but I have yet to see a fix. Perhaps fellow freepers can help "crowd fix" / offer possible solutions.

Second the motion.

Quotes, "

The above is from a simple text editor, the below is html copies from a word pro,

Quotes, “

63 posted on 11/09/2015 3:06:21 PM PST by daniel1212 (Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned and destitute sinner+ trust Him to save you, then follow Him!)
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To: jimjohn

I am seeing them on other web pages and in my email sometimes. Just an FYI.


64 posted on 11/09/2015 3:14:34 PM PST by Auntie Mame (Fear not tomorrow. God is already there.)
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To: daniel1212

Second the motion.

Quotes, “

The above is from a simple text editor, the below is html copies from a word pro,

” ‘ can’t won’t don’t isn’t


65 posted on 11/09/2015 3:26:47 PM PST by Bob434
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To: Bob434

Second the motion.

Quotes, “

The above is from a simple text editor, the below is html copies from a word pro,

” ‘ can’t won’t don’t isn’t

Test


66 posted on 11/09/2015 3:27:23 PM PST by Bob434
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To: Bob434

nope didn’t work=- pasted into notepad, tried adding a new word, “test” but it still portrayed the weird characters-

I’ve seen people suggesting pasting into notepad, but it doesn’t seem to be working-


67 posted on 11/09/2015 3:28:59 PM PST by Bob434
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To: Bob434

Second the motion.

Quotes, “

The above is from a simple text editor, the below is html copies from a word pro,

” ‘ can’t won’t don’t isn’t

Another Test


68 posted on 11/09/2015 3:31:42 PM PST by Bob434
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To: Albion Wilde
Except that this is a colossal pain in the keister, especially for any long posts.

Yeah, but isn't it worth it ?

: )

69 posted on 11/09/2015 4:02:33 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: McGruff

Hey, thanks, that link you posted (below) worked like a charm! I just took a long article with lots of quote marks, etc., and ran it through that tool, and it came out ready to copy and paste, and it showed up here on FR without all those funny characters. Saved a lot of time versus going through and looking for dozens of places to replace.

http://dan.hersam.com/tools/smart-quotes.html


70 posted on 11/11/2015 2:16:26 PM PST by Charles Henrickson
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To: jimjohn; All

Use the “preview” function. Where the funny characters show up, go back and re-type them by hand. That fixes it.


71 posted on 11/11/2015 2:36:32 PM PST by Zionist Conspirator (The "end of history" will be Worldwide Judaic Theocracy.)
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To: McGruff
The "funnies" seem to have disappered in the forum but I still get them in my RSS feed titles.

Any chance of eliminating them there?

72 posted on 01/05/2016 8:25:51 AM PST by grayeagle (At 74 I've had an easy life in America - now it's time to defend it.)
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