On 3/22/12 1:54 PM, NoOp wrote: > On 03/20/2012 11:09 PM, David E. Ross wrote: >> On 3/20/12 10:18 PM, Mike C wrote: >>> Is there a way to Use Wingdings in SM mail? >> >> There was an extensive discussion about Wingdings in Web pages, not so >> long ago. The conclusion is that, since this is contrary to the HTML >> specifications, it is generally NOT allowed. Only those special >> characters that are part of the Unicode standard can be represented in >> HTML. > > @Mike: The thread is "Windings not showed on a html mail" > NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:44:02 -0500 > Start of the thread is: > Message-ID: <m5odnsdl0ptfdprtnz2dnuvz_jodn...@mozilla.org> > It's a long thread, so take a seat... BTW: you can use Wingdings in > linux with appropriate font installed: > http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/508/screenshotwingdingschar.png/ > :-) - U+263A ☺ > > From one of my posts in that thread:I reckon that Windows users are out > of luck given: > > <http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=0#sclient=psy&hl=en&complete=0&site=webhp&source=hp&q=mozilla+%2Bwingdings+font&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=3e82efc6cc141df0&biw=1280&bih=741> > > And the ongoing bug reports ('resolved/wontfix et al): > https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=424610 > [Wingdings-font characters display incorrectly; fontEncoding.properties > hack is gone] > https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=429017 > [symbol font quirk (for <font face=symbol>) not present on Windows even > when it is supposed to be] > https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=450723 > [Emoticons from Outlook (using wingdings font) do not display properly > in Thunderbird] > https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90643 > [Does not render symbol font as commanded by CSS] > https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31538 > [Mozilla can't display the Webdings font even it is installed on the > client (wingdings font, symbol font)] > <https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Mozilla_Web_Developer_FAQ#Why_aren.e2.80.99t_symbol.2fdingbat_fonts_working.3f> > etc. etc. > > Maybe switch to linux? :-) Odd since it's usually the linux user that > misses 'features' in web browsers. > > >
[snipping part of my own prior reply] Even with Linux, whether Wingdings work depends on the recipient having the same font as the sender. -- David E. Ross <http://www.rossde.com/>. Anyone who thinks government owns a monopoly on inefficient, obstructive bureaucracy has obviously never worked for a large corporation. © 1997 by David E. Ross _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
