Help! I mean, help, need a 2nd set of eyes

VonHesse · 01-20-10, 08:26 PM

Yes sir, I see it too. The apostrophes and the hyphens have been replaced with little boxes. I see things like that when I browse the web on my old cellphone, but never on an actual computer.

Weird. It doesn't recognize the apostrophes or hyphens, but all other punctuation marks (commas, quotations, semi-colons, etc.) are fine.

Wish i could be more helpful as to the cause. good luck

Oberon · 01-20-10, 08:32 PM

Yeah, I see the buggers. Now, how do we take them out?

Raptor! Fetch the Nagant!

I'll get my M-14...

Subnuts · 01-20-10, 08:34 PM

I changed my browser's character encoding from Unicode to Western and the problem went away.

frau kaleun · 01-20-10, 08:37 PM

I sees 'em too, as has been said above I've only noticed this kind of thing in the past with text that has been imported from Word or some such. No idea why it would suddenly "go bad" moving from one server to another though if it was okay initially.

MothBalls · 01-20-10, 08:40 PM

It's the encoding. Need to fix your header.

Onkel Neal · 01-20-10, 08:46 PM

Right, but I think the real solution lies in making the webpage work for the reader, otherwise I have to e-mail 4,266,092 people and ask them to change their browser settings.

Buddahaid · 01-20-10, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Right, but I think the real solution lies in making the webpage work for the reader, otherwise I have to e-mail 4,266,092 people and ask them to change their browser settings.

And.....

MothBalls · 01-20-10, 08:54 PM

Go here, http://validator.w3.org/ run that URL

if you use firefox;

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843

It'll show you what the errors are on the page.

GoldenRivet · 01-20-10, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Right, but I think the real solution lies in making the webpage work for the reader, otherwise I have to e-mail 4,266,092 people and ask them to change their browser settings.

I'll help...

lets get started.

I'm going to need those e mail addresses when you get a chance.

01-20-10, 10:45 PM

Diamonds with question mark inside.

Reece · 01-20-10, 11:00 PM

All shows correctly here, IE 6 and Firefox 2.0.0.4!

01-20-10, 08:34 PM	#3
Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	I changed my browser's character encoding from Unicode to Western and the problem went away. __________________ My Amazon.com reviews

01-20-10, 08:40 PM	#5
MothBalls Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	It's the encoding. Need to fix your header. Last edited by MothBalls; 01-21-10 at 01:09 AM.

01-20-10, 08:46 PM	#6
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Right, but I think the real solution lies in making the webpage work for the reader, otherwise I have to e-mail 4,266,092 people and ask them to change their browser settings. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

01-20-10, 11:00 PM	#11
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,752 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	All shows correctly here, IE 6 and Firefox 2.0.0.4! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!* Last edited by Reece; 01-20-10 at 11:48 PM.

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01-20-10, 08:26 PM	#1
VonHesse Sailor Man Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Dieser verdammte Platz Posts: 239 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Yes sir, I see it too. The apostrophes and the hyphens have been replaced with little boxes. I see things like that when I browse the web on my old cellphone, but never on an actual computer. Weird. It doesn't recognize the apostrophes or hyphens, but all other punctuation marks (commas, quotations, semi-colons, etc.) are fine. Wish i could be more helpful as to the cause. good luck

01-20-10, 08:32 PM	#2
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Yeah, I see the buggers. Now, how do we take them out? Raptor! Fetch the Nagant! I'll get my M-14...

01-20-10, 08:37 PM	#4
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	I sees 'em too, as has been said above I've only noticed this kind of thing in the past with text that has been imported from Word or some such. No idea why it would suddenly "go bad" moving from one server to another though if it was okay initially.

01-20-10, 08:54 PM	#8
MothBalls Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Go here, http://validator.w3.org/ run that URL if you use firefox; https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843 It'll show you what the errors are on the page.

01-20-10, 10:45 PM	#10
Snestorm Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Diamonds with question mark inside.