On Sun, 1 Oct 2006, Pete Hunt wrote: [UCAS]
At least yours doesn't choke and die when you use punctuation more complex than a full stop. Helldesk: "Yes, we know about that. You can't use non-standard punctuation".
You win on that one. ApplyYourself considers accented Latin characters to be non-standard, and in some textarea fields, newlines and tabs are not allowed. The newlines and tabs are accepted, and saved, but you are warned that it will mess up the result. These same fields will also simply truncate your response if it is too long, without informing you that there was an error (you are expected to click on a link next to the box which will then tell you how many characters you used, before you submit). On the other hand, given how they handle errors, unannounced truncation is preferable. If I knew what kind of a backend the schools got, I'd seriously consider writing them a new application process in place of my extra essay.
