Re: [MBZ] Tschuss

2006-01-14 Thread Alex Chamberlain
Adopted, yes. Adopted correctly, no. Microsoft's user-interface bozos were too stupid to realize that the command or open apple key on the Mac and Apple II was not the same as the control key but had a different function entirely. Since control already had a recognized function---sending

Re: [MBZ] Tschuss

2006-01-14 Thread Hans Neureiter
, 2006 8:11 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tschuss Yes I know, but I don't know how to include umlauts unless I cut n' paste. How did you do it? On 1/13/06, Hans Neureiter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is actually Tschüss with the Umlaut. Casey Olympia

Re: [MBZ] Tschuss

2006-01-14 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 22:52:23 -0800 Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Adopted, yes. Adopted correctly, no. Microsoft's user-interface bozos were too stupid to realize that the command or open apple key on the Mac and Apple II was not the same as the control key but had a different

Re: [MBZ] Tschuss

2006-01-14 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On 1/14/06, Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 22:52:23 -0800 Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Adopted, yes. Adopted correctly, no. Microsoft's user-interface bozos were too stupid to realize that the command or open apple key on the Mac and Apple II

Re: [MBZ] Tschuss

2006-01-14 Thread David Brodbeck
Alex Chamberlain wrote: Adopted, yes. Adopted correctly, no. Microsoft's user-interface bozos were too stupid to realize that the command or open apple key on the Mac and Apple II was not the same as the control key but had a different function entirely. Since control already had a

Re: [MBZ] Tschuss

2006-01-13 Thread Hans Neureiter
It is actually Tschüss with the Umlaut. On 1/12/06, Zeitgeist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I honeymooned in Southern Germany back in '97. In the outskirts of Munich, we visited a charming little town where an nice old man showed us his homemade mechanical creations which each utilized the

Re: [MBZ] Tschuss

2006-01-13 Thread Zeitgeist
Yes I know, but I don't know how to include umlauts unless I cut n' paste. How did you do it? On 1/13/06, Hans Neureiter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is actually Tschüss with the Umlaut. Casey Olympia, WA Biodiesel: I drive in a persistent vegetative state '87 300TD intercooler (211k) '84 300D

Re: [MBZ] Tschuss

2006-01-13 Thread Luther Gulseth
ü=Alt+0252 on the number pad. Hold Alt and type 0252 on the number pad. -Original Message- From: Zeitgeist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Jan 13, 2006 8:11 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tschuss Yes I know, but I don't know how to include umlauts unless I

Re: [MBZ] Tschuss

2006-01-13 Thread Zeitgeist
Danke schön On 1/13/06, Luther Gulseth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ü=Alt+0252 on the number pad. Hold Alt and type 0252 on the number pad. Casey Olympia, WA Biodiesel: I drive in a persistent vegetative state '87 300TD intercooler (211k) '84 300D (207k) Gashuffer: '89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition

Re: [MBZ] Tschuss

2006-01-13 Thread Bob Rentfro
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tschuss ü=Alt+0252 on the number pad. Hold Alt and type 0252 on the number pad. -Original Message- From: Zeitgeist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Jan 13, 2006 8:11 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tschuss Yes I know, but I don't know how

Re: [MBZ] Tschuss

2006-01-13 Thread Jim Cathey
ü=Alt+0252 on the number pad. Hold Alt and type 0252 on the number pad. _So_ much more intuitive than Apple's nasty option-u prefix to any umlautable vowel. Ditto the other common accent marks, from memory the optioned `, n, e, and i which yield è, ñ, é, and î when you tack them on likely

Re: [MBZ] Tschuss

2006-01-13 Thread Loren Faeth
Well, they did adopt control S, X, C, V, P, W and maybe a few others from applewriter. You only have to substitute control for the open apple key, but that is pretty intuitive. What is amazing to me is how few Winders users know how to use these basic Apple[1] shortcuts. They save so much