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I have a game that i made that allows users to unscramble letters to make norwegian words for points....
The problem is, the norwegian letters end up goofy most times! This is a list of 16 letters:
giæuvvgføfmbyøaå
it looks like this, but the 'æ' character combo is the norwegian character 'å'. I paste the two characters by themselves and it comes out fine, but when i run the program it likes to keep switching between correct and goofy characters.
I wrote the program in mirc script, and use the $read function to get the norwegian letters from a text file. Does anyone know what is going on? is UTF-8 broken or breaking my script?
Many thanks in advance!
137.81.40.122 ( talk) 00:17, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi all,
how do I merge contacts in the Contacts app of WM6, if there exist 2 contacts (one MSN, one Outlook) for the same person? Do I have to copy all the 45 double contacts and all their info by hand or do there tools exist?
Thanks, HardDisk ( talk) 01:39, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
I have sevsral pprogrammes which I would like to uninstal, one is a music player called "KMPLAYER" the issue is that it's not included in the list of programmes in the add/ remove programmes list in the control panel neither does it has an option in the startup programmes list for uninstal. Is there a way of removing the programme and all its content from the registry? Regards! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.9.197.28 ( talk) 08:11, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi! I do come across several files including system files plus other files which I would like to view or change their contents but when you double click to open them you get the notification" windows cannot open the file" is there a software which one can use to open such files? Thanks in advance —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.9.197.28 ( talk) 08:14, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Halo there!
I want to explore linux os. I have downloaded fedora 10 and burnt it to a disk. I have never used linux before. I basically use my computer for playing music, doing school work which include programming, database management services, webdesign etc, also playing games plus other stuff. would I be able to use the softwares that av always used in windows like Netbeans, Visual Studio; music players like VLC etc. And if possible pliz refer me to a link where I can be able to get sufficient beginners tutorial on using linux esp fedora 10. Would you recommend another version of linux?
Thanx in anticipation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.9.197.28 ( talk) 08:22, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
My "iBook G4" has just four lousy GB of space, even after I moved piles of jpegs and videos elsewhere. A program called Duplicate Files Searcher does what its name proclaims, but I'd like to do more, without spending too much of my time on it. My guess is that this Mac has video tutorials for software and miscellaneous other junk that I could easily remove. Is there software that would guide me through this?
("System Profiler" tells me that I have a "27.94 GB TOSHIBA MK3025GAS" drive and I suppose I could replace it with a drive of ten times that capacity; however, the procedure seems alarmingly intricate; I might break something. And come to think of it I've no idea of limits imposed by the filesystem, by power consumption, etc. etc.) Morenoodles ( talk) 09:42, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Another iBook G4 question, sorry.
We have two of these things at home. One's due to be replaced, and one of several reasons is that the plastic ring that's part of the coin-operated battery-locking mechanism has shattered, meaning that the battery springs out, meaning no battery, meaning that if you unplug it even momentarily it forgets everything.
Today I noticed a crack in the same plastic ring of the second machine.
I asked about having that fixed. Response: the entire underside of the computer has to be replaced (presumably with one including the same terribly designed plastic washer). Estimated price: about half what the entire computer cost me four (?) years ago. Ha ha no thank you.
Is there a cheaper fix? I googled but was unsuccessful. Morenoodles ( talk) 09:55, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Cheap but ugly fix - Sellotape the battery in place. Cheap less ugly but potentially less strong fix - double-sided sticky-tape on the underside of the battery to hold it in place. 194.221.133.226 ( talk) 10:32, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Are most programmers self-taught? I assume that since someone could learn seamlessly through actual programming (computers... with the help of the Internet) and that because it's mostly sbout experimenting (there's not much theory that's formally taught, is there?) do programmers usually learn at university or such? And if not how do they prove themselves if they want a job? 94.196.67.254 ( talk) 12:38, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
It only lasted less than a second. Does anyone know what it signifies please? I'v never heard it before. I've been looking for this article: "Defective Hard Drive Noises" by Marc Erickson, but it and the sound files that go with it no longer seem to exist.......or do they? Thanks 89.240.213.147 ( talk) 22:01, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Not sure. Is it the noise the hard-drive makes when the thing-that-reads-it hits the suface? 78.149.164.211 ( talk) 11:55, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
My IE7 browser will not display most .png images - although it will some. There seem to be various reasons or solutions for this problem, but I have not found the solution that works on my computer despite trying several. Therefore, please can anyone suggest a small web-browser that does not take up much room, and that does not get deeply imbedded in the computer, that I can use when I have to see a png image, when for example I have to type a security code that is given in a png image only - such as that required to register Avast anti-virus for example? 89.240.213.147 ( talk) 22:10, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
I have to say, out of all the web browsers that I have tried, Google Chrome is by far the best. Easy to use, fast, small. Its just amazing. I haven't found a problem with it yet-- Dlo2012 ( talk) 22:39, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Firefox 21,412 Opera 24,072 IE 26,012 Chrome 27,944 Safari 50,008
Firefox 40,358 Chrome 41,360 Opera 41,636 IE 62,696 Safari 100,736
this is monospaced
On one of my computers, I have Opera 6 (2001). I wouldn't use it for SSL, and of course it doesn't handle much CSS as intended. However, I do use it whenever Firefox is unhappy. It's compact and its few noticable bugs aren't the crashing/freezing kind. Morenoodles ( talk) 09:18, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
Windows Update will only let me download all or none of a group of updates. These total 285mb, or which 284mb is an update to NET. Is there any way to avoid downloading the NET update for the time being, and just download the other updates please? I have XP SP3. 89.240.213.147 ( talk) 22:20, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
I have not been given the option to choose things, although I was in the past. I think I will uninstall NET completely, since the various versions and updates total about 600mb, which is a lot for something that is seldom required. 78.149.164.211 ( talk) 11:58, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
Maybe I should have clicked Custom rather than Express. 78.151.117.148 ( talk) 18:45, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
Is there such a thing? I was wondering if there are free, open-source HVAC administration software for Linux distros... Blake Gripling ( talk) 23:14, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
I need to find software that converts 2d line drawings to 3d drawings for use on printers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.144.94.62 ( talk) 23:51, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
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I have a game that i made that allows users to unscramble letters to make norwegian words for points....
The problem is, the norwegian letters end up goofy most times! This is a list of 16 letters:
giæuvvgføfmbyøaå
it looks like this, but the 'æ' character combo is the norwegian character 'å'. I paste the two characters by themselves and it comes out fine, but when i run the program it likes to keep switching between correct and goofy characters.
I wrote the program in mirc script, and use the $read function to get the norwegian letters from a text file. Does anyone know what is going on? is UTF-8 broken or breaking my script?
Many thanks in advance!
137.81.40.122 ( talk) 00:17, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi all,
how do I merge contacts in the Contacts app of WM6, if there exist 2 contacts (one MSN, one Outlook) for the same person? Do I have to copy all the 45 double contacts and all their info by hand or do there tools exist?
Thanks, HardDisk ( talk) 01:39, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
I have sevsral pprogrammes which I would like to uninstal, one is a music player called "KMPLAYER" the issue is that it's not included in the list of programmes in the add/ remove programmes list in the control panel neither does it has an option in the startup programmes list for uninstal. Is there a way of removing the programme and all its content from the registry? Regards! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.9.197.28 ( talk) 08:11, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi! I do come across several files including system files plus other files which I would like to view or change their contents but when you double click to open them you get the notification" windows cannot open the file" is there a software which one can use to open such files? Thanks in advance —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.9.197.28 ( talk) 08:14, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Halo there!
I want to explore linux os. I have downloaded fedora 10 and burnt it to a disk. I have never used linux before. I basically use my computer for playing music, doing school work which include programming, database management services, webdesign etc, also playing games plus other stuff. would I be able to use the softwares that av always used in windows like Netbeans, Visual Studio; music players like VLC etc. And if possible pliz refer me to a link where I can be able to get sufficient beginners tutorial on using linux esp fedora 10. Would you recommend another version of linux?
Thanx in anticipation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.9.197.28 ( talk) 08:22, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
My "iBook G4" has just four lousy GB of space, even after I moved piles of jpegs and videos elsewhere. A program called Duplicate Files Searcher does what its name proclaims, but I'd like to do more, without spending too much of my time on it. My guess is that this Mac has video tutorials for software and miscellaneous other junk that I could easily remove. Is there software that would guide me through this?
("System Profiler" tells me that I have a "27.94 GB TOSHIBA MK3025GAS" drive and I suppose I could replace it with a drive of ten times that capacity; however, the procedure seems alarmingly intricate; I might break something. And come to think of it I've no idea of limits imposed by the filesystem, by power consumption, etc. etc.) Morenoodles ( talk) 09:42, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Another iBook G4 question, sorry.
We have two of these things at home. One's due to be replaced, and one of several reasons is that the plastic ring that's part of the coin-operated battery-locking mechanism has shattered, meaning that the battery springs out, meaning no battery, meaning that if you unplug it even momentarily it forgets everything.
Today I noticed a crack in the same plastic ring of the second machine.
I asked about having that fixed. Response: the entire underside of the computer has to be replaced (presumably with one including the same terribly designed plastic washer). Estimated price: about half what the entire computer cost me four (?) years ago. Ha ha no thank you.
Is there a cheaper fix? I googled but was unsuccessful. Morenoodles ( talk) 09:55, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Cheap but ugly fix - Sellotape the battery in place. Cheap less ugly but potentially less strong fix - double-sided sticky-tape on the underside of the battery to hold it in place. 194.221.133.226 ( talk) 10:32, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Are most programmers self-taught? I assume that since someone could learn seamlessly through actual programming (computers... with the help of the Internet) and that because it's mostly sbout experimenting (there's not much theory that's formally taught, is there?) do programmers usually learn at university or such? And if not how do they prove themselves if they want a job? 94.196.67.254 ( talk) 12:38, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
It only lasted less than a second. Does anyone know what it signifies please? I'v never heard it before. I've been looking for this article: "Defective Hard Drive Noises" by Marc Erickson, but it and the sound files that go with it no longer seem to exist.......or do they? Thanks 89.240.213.147 ( talk) 22:01, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Not sure. Is it the noise the hard-drive makes when the thing-that-reads-it hits the suface? 78.149.164.211 ( talk) 11:55, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
My IE7 browser will not display most .png images - although it will some. There seem to be various reasons or solutions for this problem, but I have not found the solution that works on my computer despite trying several. Therefore, please can anyone suggest a small web-browser that does not take up much room, and that does not get deeply imbedded in the computer, that I can use when I have to see a png image, when for example I have to type a security code that is given in a png image only - such as that required to register Avast anti-virus for example? 89.240.213.147 ( talk) 22:10, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
I have to say, out of all the web browsers that I have tried, Google Chrome is by far the best. Easy to use, fast, small. Its just amazing. I haven't found a problem with it yet-- Dlo2012 ( talk) 22:39, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Firefox 21,412 Opera 24,072 IE 26,012 Chrome 27,944 Safari 50,008
Firefox 40,358 Chrome 41,360 Opera 41,636 IE 62,696 Safari 100,736
this is monospaced
On one of my computers, I have Opera 6 (2001). I wouldn't use it for SSL, and of course it doesn't handle much CSS as intended. However, I do use it whenever Firefox is unhappy. It's compact and its few noticable bugs aren't the crashing/freezing kind. Morenoodles ( talk) 09:18, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
Windows Update will only let me download all or none of a group of updates. These total 285mb, or which 284mb is an update to NET. Is there any way to avoid downloading the NET update for the time being, and just download the other updates please? I have XP SP3. 89.240.213.147 ( talk) 22:20, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
I have not been given the option to choose things, although I was in the past. I think I will uninstall NET completely, since the various versions and updates total about 600mb, which is a lot for something that is seldom required. 78.149.164.211 ( talk) 11:58, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
Maybe I should have clicked Custom rather than Express. 78.151.117.148 ( talk) 18:45, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
Is there such a thing? I was wondering if there are free, open-source HVAC administration software for Linux distros... Blake Gripling ( talk) 23:14, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
I need to find software that converts 2d line drawings to 3d drawings for use on printers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.144.94.62 ( talk) 23:51, 16 February 2009 (UTC)