Hello Roger! On Thursday, July 14, 2005, 2:44 PM, you wrote:
MB>> Would I be better off to choose us-ascii? If so, how to choose MB>> that? > I don't know Mary, I am just using the default choices and so far > have not noticed any problem. ... I have been learning a lot on this long thread, and I think I now know that The Bat! "chooses" for me, whatever I have earlier selected. Like you, I did think that I was using the "default choices." > ... But as an aside to this general thread I am wondering why > Ritlabs refer to it as US ascii. As I recall the definition, ascii > stands for "American standard code for information interchange". It > is therefore never anything but American! You see, I am still learning! Maybe it's a "politically correct" thing? I seem to recall that a number of people in the world like to note that anyone who lives on either the North or the South American continent could accurately call himself/herself an American. It has been so traditional in my country, the United States of America, over the years, to have its name shortened to "America," that I have had a learning curve to understand the sensitivities of people who object to that. The same with the traditional reference to U.S. nationals as "Americans." But, if I had to guess, that would be the background for the term, "us-ascii." :) -- Best regards, Mary :usflag: The Bat 3.51 on Windows XP 5.1 2600 Service Pack 2 ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.51 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
