[oclug] (OT) back to DOS

[Jon Earle]

On Sun, 25 Aug 2002, Mike Roy wrote:

> Hello everyone:
> 	Recently I had an experience that reminded me of the good ol' DOS days.
>   It seems that Microsloth has found a new way to gouge the public. At work
> I'm using XP Professional plus Office 97. However, there's a few hiccups. For
> example, XP is not backward compatable with Word 97 and, consequently, the
> wheel mouse doesn't work in the program I'm using 90 + per cent of the
> time!!! The wheel works in all the native XP stuff but not in Word - go

At work, I too have XP and Office 97 installed (I needed something that
worked since OOo wasn't cutting the mustard for me).  I don't see this
issue you describe.  Further, I usually do the Alt-130 thing for the
french accented 'e' 'cause its faster than hunting through the special
character tables, but those characters were there last time I checked.
Of course, it may have been the Windows character map I consulted... I
forget now.

Jon


> figure.  Also, (are you ready for this) to place a letter with an accent in
> the text I must do the following:
>         1) hold down the ALT key
>         2) consult an ASCII chart for the letter I want
>         3) make sure the number lock is 'on'
>         4) and then enter a three digit code to get the letter
>         Only Microsoft!
> 	[ Yes, I've already tried looking in 'insert special character' but the
> selection is limited and does not include the full array of accented
> letters.]
> 	Just to let you know that progress is not being made on every front.
> Cheers,
> Mike
>
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