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Re: [FS] - eBay - McDonald's Promo set, box only - 25 cents
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Sat, 2 Oct 1999 02:41:24 GMT
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In lugnet.publish, Jacob Sparre Andersen writes:
> Larry:
> > Thread is unclear to me. Seems that both the 153 and the 8482 codes work
> > on SOME combinations (of HW, browser, default font setting, etc.) and
> > DON'T on others.
> 
> 153 works in old Win** browsers, but is formally invalid.

It works on the Mac too.


> > Seems to me that Matthew should get a real browser. It works fine in
> > Netscape 4.0. <grins, ducks and runs>
> 
> It doesn't work in Netscape 4.5 and 4.6.

What OS?


> > I guess I can change back to (tm) in future listings since there appears
> > to be no universal way to do it. (unlike using ampersand-"reg"-semicolon
> > for the (r) symbol which seems to always work)
> 
> I am pretty sure Todd uses 8482 on Lugnet.

No, I've always written ™


> I haven't found a single version of Netscape, where ™
> shows a trademark character. The HTML specification says
> ".

That's odd! -- My experience is just the opposite:  I haven't yet found a
single version of Netscape where ™ -doesn't- show a TM character, and I
haven't yet found a single version of Netscape where " -does-.  Go
figure... :(

--Todd



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  Re: [FS] - eBay - McDonald's Promo set, box only - 25 cents
 
(...) Whoops, I meant that I've always written &#153; not ™ directly. (I posted that using the web interface. I still have to go fix that problem DavidE discovered the other day: (URL) I know what the bugaboo is now.) (...) Whoops, brain-refresh (...) (27 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)

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  Re: [FS] - eBay - McDonald's Promo set, box only - 25 cents
 
Larry: (...) 153 works in old Win** browsers, but is formally invalid. (...) It doesn't work in Netscape 4.5 and 4.6. (...) I am pretty sure Todd uses 8482 on Lugnet. (...) I haven't found a single version of Netscape, where &#153; shows a trademark (...) (27 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)

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