Problem: I want to search for words in the
glossary or texts that contain æ, þ and ð characters.
Problem: Nothing seems to fit correctly on
my
screen.First, make sure that you are running your web browser in full screen (maximized) mode. This may solve some problems. If it does not, you might try to change the size of your display font to 9 point Times New Roman (Times Old English for the MacIntosh).
Problem: I have a MacIntosh, and instead of
seeing capital and lowercase eths I see <
and >, and instead of thorns I see strings of fl and
fi characters.
You do not have a font that supports these characters. There are several fonts that you can choose from; click here to download them.
Problem: I want to search for words in the
glossary or texts that contain æ, þ and ð characters.
If you are using Windows 3.x, 95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, or XP then you can use the Windows ALT+4 keys to duplicate these characters in your browser's "find" box. Hold down the [ALT] key while you type the 4-digit code in sequence on the numeric keypad.
ALT+4 Keycodes for Old English Æ 0198 æ 0230 Þ 0222 þ 0254 Ð 0208 ð 0240 If you are using a Mac or a PC running under OS/2, then you need to locate a similar type of fontmapping code -- this varies according to the version of the system which you are running.
If you encounter other problems while using this edition, please e-mail
the author, Melissa Bernstein, at
mj_bernstein@yahoo.com