Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: spelling differences

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: spelling differences

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: : : I got the ® right on my screen but I don't understand the "escape". : : "Escape" is a generic computer term that means : : telling the computer to stop interpreting things : : the normal way for a while. In HTML, surrounding : : something with an ampersand (&) and a semicolon (;) is a way of "escaping" to a : : different way of interpreting the enclosed : : text. Thus, "©" tells the browser : : to insert a copyright symbol (©) rather : : than the word "copy". However, since the : : ampersand has a special meaning like this, : : it makes it harder to simply type an ampersand : : into the text. This is done by "escaping the : : escape symbol", in this case using the construct : : &. I'm sure you can imagine that it : : is a bit tricky to get the string & to : : show up in the text -- basically I have to : : type & -- and to get *that* to : : print, I had to type & ... :-) : Dear Bob, : Thanks very much. : M. Arthur Auslander : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : ELAINE's Workshop (sm) : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive

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