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Which is why I go with "-" as in 40-02.3 N 075-28.4W.  USCG refers to "-" phonetically as "tack" as in "four zero tack zero two [point/decimal - either one] three north zero seven five tack two eight decimal four west".  [/shrug]  Works for me. 

Negative further comms, One With The Wind out.  ;-)

Rick Emerson
S/V One With The Wind

Gary J. LaPook wrote:

Here are two links to  ASCII tables showing the codes for the degree symbol:  decimal 167;
HEX A7. http://www.asciitable.com/

http://www.jimprice.com/jim-asc.shtml

>From the second link:

Q: What are the ASCII codes for things like the degrees symbol (°), the trademark symbol, solid blocks and other special symbols?
A: The answer is "it depends". There's really not an ASCII character for most of the special characters (other than those shown in the table at the top of this page. However, there are different extended ASCII sets that include a lot more special characters. (See IBM PC Extended ASCII, below.) Also, for information about including special symbols on a web page, you might look at some of the other charts and references, below.

Q: How do I generate extended ASCII characters from the keyboard?
A: DOS will allow you to enter extended ASCII characters into many programs. Here's how you do it:

1. Make sure NumLock is enabled on your keyboard.
2. Press and hold the ALT key.
3. While holding down the ALT key, enter the 3-digit decimal code for the extended ASCII character you want to generate.
4. Release the ALT key.

The trick to this, of course, is knowing the decimal equivalent of the ASCII characters that you want to generate. Since the extended ASCII Chart is in hex, you probably want a guide for to converting hex to decimal.

Q: Does this work in Windows?
A: A better way to enter special symbols in Windows applications (such as Word), is to take advantage of the symbols in the fonts provided by Windows. For example, in Word, use the following steps:

1. Click on "Insert" (in the menu at the top of the page)
2. From the drop-down menu, select "Symbol". A chart of special symbols will appear
3. From the chart, you can select a symbol to insert into your document by highlighting the symbol, and clicking on the word "Insert" at the bottom of the chart.

gl


George Huxtable wrote:

GregR asked-

I'm wondering if everyone on the list can see the special character for the
degree symbol on their end - if so, I think that would be a lot easier to
use than the various workarounds (this format - i.e. 180deg 00' - seems to
be the favorite flavor du jour).

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Yes, I have no problem in reading that degree symbol, or those, created in
different ways, by others. But of course the interest should be in responses
from anyone who CAN'T read that symbol properly, and I strongly request
that, if that applies to any list member, he should say so promptly. If
there are no such responses, I will happily switch away from using "deg" to
using "º". (did that come across as a degree symbol?).

It may have been me that was resonsible for starting the trend to using
"deg", from my experience of difficulties with a very elderly Mac (1992
vintage), which has since been supplanted by a more modern PC laptop.

However, my attempts at using the "character map" haven''t been simple. No
problem in finding the character, or copying it, but when pasted into
Outlook Express it's always in a larger font, which then sticks to all
subsequent typing. I can't see how to adjust the font size created by
Character Map, or that being put together in Outlook Express. Can anyone
kindly assist here?

The simplest method seems to be that proposed by Gary, who wrote-

"To make the degree symbol hold down the ALT key while typing 167 on the
numeric keypad (not the top row of numbers.) If you do not have a separate
numeric keypad engage NUMLOCK and use the keys on the keyboard that
substitute for a numeric keybard (on my Fusitsu laptop I engage NUMLOCK then
do ALT JO7.)"

My cheapo Dell laptop (probably many members use something similar) doesn't
have a separate keypad, but does have a key marked "Num Lk", which when
pressed turns on or off a green light. But that seems to be all it does.
With that light lit, pressing "j " doesn't create the numeral "1" as I would
expect, but the usual j. And so, unsurprisingly, Gary's method won't work
for me. Can anyone guess what's wrong? Is it a fault, or perhaps more
likely, is there some hidden software control that's disabling it? Or am I
misunderstanding?

George.

contact George Huxtable at george@huxtable.u-net.com
or at +44 1865 820222 (from UK, 01865 820222)
or at 1 Sandy Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5HX, UK.






  

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