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Strange characters showing up in FR posts -- here's a workaround
11/11/15
Posted on 11/11/2015 6:35:44 PM PST by markomalley
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Hopefully this little tutorial will help some out.
To: markomalley
Strange characters showing up in FR posts — here’s a workaround
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Strange characters showing up in FR posts for a long time, ever since I have been here.— I can name a few of the odder ones.
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posted on
11/11/2015 6:39:07 PM PST
by
Chickensoup
(We lose our freedoms one surrender at a time)
To: Chickensoup
Thanks for your help... But wouldn’t it be easier to just fix it once at the source?
To: Chickensoup
Strange characters showing up in FR posts for a long time, ever since I have been here.â I can name a few of the odder ones. I guess I asked for that one…
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posted on
11/11/2015 6:40:16 PM PST
by
markomalley
(Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
To: markomalley
I hââ¬Ã
Âve no idea what you’re talking about.
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posted on
11/11/2015 6:41:21 PM PST
by
Jeff Chandler
(Evil, in this world, comes from sin. Not from income disparity or 'climate change.' - Dr.Cernea)
To: JustTheTruth
But wouldnât it be easier to just fix it once at the source? I can't control what happens at the "source" (server side).
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posted on
11/11/2015 6:42:00 PM PST
by
markomalley
(Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
To: markomalley
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posted on
11/11/2015 6:44:19 PM PST
by
knarf
(I say things that are true .... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
To: markomalley
I was asking about the problem yesterday and Jim said John is on it. It started after we got that malware warning here, and it may or may not be related to that.
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posted on
11/11/2015 6:44:35 PM PST
by
Yaelle
To: JustTheTruth
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posted on
11/11/2015 6:45:23 PM PST
by
rockrr
(Everything is different now...)
To: knarf
I’m a strange character. Is that what the poster meant?
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posted on
11/11/2015 6:45:47 PM PST
by
Lazamataz
( If they try firearm confiscation or gun registration, I go ballistic.)
To: markomalley
When & why did it start? I was in the hospital and when I returned it was already going on.
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posted on
11/11/2015 6:46:07 PM PST
by
2ndDivisionVet
(TED CRUZ. You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
To: Chickensoup
lol! Same thing I was thinking.
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posted on
11/11/2015 6:46:36 PM PST
by
South40
(Trump on Kim Davis: I hate to see her being sent to jail but the law is the law)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
When & why did it start? I was in the hospital and when I returned it was already going on.The forum missed you is why.
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posted on
11/11/2015 6:46:58 PM PST
by
Lazamataz
( If they try firearm confiscation or gun registration, I go ballistic.)
To: markomalley
Mark — thanks. I have noticed these special characters showing up over the last week or so.
So are you suggesting each user perform this operation on each post they read .. or each block of text they post .. or what? I am confused as to what you are suggesting.
To: markomalley
Also ' for ' (apostrophe)
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posted on
11/11/2015 6:50:13 PM PST
by
NonValueAdded
(In a Time of Universal Deceit, Telling the Truth Is a Revolutionary Act)
To: Chickensoup
Lots of strange characters posting on FR. Any work around for that?
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posted on
11/11/2015 6:51:40 PM PST
by
The_Media_never_lie
(The Bush family needs to just go away. The Clinton family needs just to go to prison.)
To: plain talk
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posted on
11/11/2015 6:52:42 PM PST
by
laplata
( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
To: plain talk
So are you suggesting each user perform this operation on each post they read .. or each block of text they post .. or what? I am confused as to what you are suggesting. First of all, I'm not mandating that anybody does anything. For myself, I like for articles I post to be as legible as possible. I enjoy reading articles that are legible as well. So if I can take a couple of steps to make sure that the articles are more legible, then so much the better. But I'm not trying to impose something on anybody.
Having said that…
I'm thinking it would be appropriate for articles...at least...so that they'd be legible.
For comments, I don't think it's as necessary.
Hopefully John will be able to fix the problem at the server side so that this isn't an issue, but in the interim, this would work. Using the Geany application to convert those special characters only takes a few seconds once you've installed it, so it's not too much of a hassle.
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posted on
11/11/2015 6:52:47 PM PST
by
markomalley
(Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
When & why did it start? I was in the hospital and when I returned it was already going on.
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Hope you are well!
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posted on
11/11/2015 6:53:52 PM PST
by
Chickensoup
(We lose our freedoms one surrender at a time)
To: markomalley
Ain’t nobody got time for dat.
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posted on
11/11/2015 6:54:05 PM PST
by
Kirkwood
(Zombie Hunter)
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