Alt+0255 instead of underscore 2014-04-27 12:52 pm In lyrics Alt+255 does the same as underscore shown as space when it is checked. When you have unchecked this item then you can use Alt+255 instead. Quote Selected Last Edit: 2014-04-27 05:42 pm by Koorpartijen
Re: Alt+0255 instead of underscore Reply #1 – 2014-04-27 04:27 pm I think you mean Alt+255 rather than Alt+0255Alt+255 is interpreted as a no break space, the same as using Alt+0160Alt+0255 usually produces ink or causes pixels to be set. Quote Selected
Re: Alt+0255 instead of underscore Reply #2 – 2014-11-02 09:47 pm Alt-255 used to be good fun in the Dos-days.In modern Dos-boxes it does not work anymore: you could have a file like Holy<alt-255>Cow.txt which showed in the directory as "Holy Cow.txt" - and nobody could find it.Worse still, a filename could consist of a single Alt-255 - and you would hardly notice it. But hey, old hat - and a discarded hat, at that.Having said that, 255 (as the highest possible number in 16 bits) may still serve as a special character, and you have found it.Alt-0255 is quite different: a 4-digit code denotes a Unicode character. For instance, Alt-128 is simply a character of the old Dos Ascii-set, whereas Alt-0128 is the Euro-symbol €. Hey.Well, that's about enough for a side note. Quote Selected
Re: Alt+0255 instead of underscore Reply #3 – 2014-11-02 10:40 pm Quote from: Rob den Heijer – 2014-11-02 09:47 pmHaving said that, 255 (as the highest possible number in 16 bits) may still serve as a special character, and you have found it.I think you mean 8 bits. Quote Selected
Re: Alt+0255 instead of underscore Reply #4 – 2014-11-02 10:59 pm Quote from: Rick G. – 2014-11-02 10:40 pmI think you mean 8 bits.So true... or else it would be 65535 (unsigned integer) Quote Selected
Re: Alt+0255 instead of underscore Reply #5 – 2014-11-03 01:43 pm Welcome back, Rob!Long time no seen... Quote Selected
Re: Alt+0255 instead of underscore Reply #6 – 2014-11-04 01:45 am Quote from: Rob den Heijer – 2014-11-02 09:47 pmAlt-255 used to be good fun in the Dos-days.In modern Dos-boxes it does not work anymore: you could have a file like Holy<alt-255>Cow.txt which showed in the directory as "Holy Cow.txt" - and nobody could find it.Worse still, a filename could consist of a single Alt-255 - and you would hardly notice it. But hey, old hat - and a discarded hat, at that.Having said that, 255 (as the highest possible number in 16 bits) may still serve as a special character, and you have found it.Alt-0255 is quite different: a 4-digit code denotes a Unicode character. For instance, Alt-128 is simply a character of the old Dos Ascii-set, whereas Alt-0128 is the Euro-symbol €. Hey.Well, that's about enough for a side note.It might make for a good character to use in a password (if you don't forget it). Quote Selected
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