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Posted by Polly Esther on December 5, 2008, 8:33 am
When I learned to type (which truly wasn't in hieroglyphics) there was no 1
on the keyboard. (as in one) We simply used the L as in Luke.
This question probably is ridiculous to every fairly bright 3 year-old -
but is there a way to know which is which when trying to copy a number?
Last night I attempted many times to type in my license number for a
program I run and for the life of me couldn't get it right. There were ones
or ells, zeroes or ohhhhhs....???
In an attempt to understand, when I finally received the license number
via email from someone in Ballahowngawala, I pasted it over to my
WordPerfect and changed the font many times. In Garamond, I could see the
different in those characters. The problem with that program is resolved
but the challenge will come up again one day. How do you know which is
which? Polly
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Posted by marigold on December 5, 2008, 8:59 am
1l 0O
OK you got me! I had to type them side by side just to see. And of course
you are right. I knew it but still had to actually look again.
We have this problem with our postal code up here T0M 0R0 . For those of us
that know the system we can figure that it is letter-number-letter
number-letter-number. When we are sending our address to someone outside
Canada we have started adding (The postal code has zero's not O's)
Apparently it makes a big difference to computers.
I also learned to type when the L was used as a l (one).
Sorry, no helpful suggestion.
Marilyn
in Alberta, Canada
(who is glad that we don't have to reach for the carriage return anymore!)
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> When I learned to type (which truly wasn't in hieroglyphics) there was no
> 1 on the keyboard. (as in one) We simply used the L as in Luke.
> This question probably is ridiculous to every fairly bright 3
> year-old - but is there a way to know which is which when trying to copy a
> number?
> Last night I attempted many times to type in my license number for a
> program I run and for the life of me couldn't get it right. There were
> ones or ells, zeroes or ohhhhhs....???
> In an attempt to understand, when I finally received the license number
> via email from someone in Ballahowngawala, I pasted it over to my
> WordPerfect and changed the font many times. In Garamond, I could see the
> h
> different in those characters. The problem with that program is resolved
> but the challenge will come up again one day. How do you know which is
> which? Polly
>
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Posted by Rick on December 5, 2008, 9:21 am
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> When I learned to type (which truly wasn't in hieroglyphics) there was no=
1
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> on the keyboard. =A0(as in one) =A0 We simply used the L as in Luke.
> =A0 =A0 This question probably is ridiculous to every fairly bright 3 yea=
r-old -
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> but is there a way to know which is which when trying to copy a number?
> =A0 =A0 Last night I attempted many times to type in my license number fo=
r a
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> program I run and for the life of me couldn't get it right. =A0There were=
ones
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> or ells, zeroes or ohhhhhs....???
> =A0 =A0 In an attempt to understand, when I finally received the license =
number
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> via email from someone in Ballahowngawala, I pasted it over to my
> WordPerfect and changed the font many times. =A0In Garamond, I could see =
the
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> different in those characters. =A0The problem with that program is resolv=
ed
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> but the challenge will come up again one day. =A0How do you know which is
> which? =A0 Polly
Polly,
If you can change the font to ALL CAPS, you may be able to determine
the difference between a 1 (one) and an L (the letter) a lot more
clearly. The opposite may be true of the number 0 (zero). If you
lower case for o's, you can see the difference fairly easily as well.
I hope that helps.
Rick Boesen
Olivet, Michigan
www.FiberArtFest.com
www.QuesoCabezaFarm.com
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Posted by Jack Campin - bogus address on December 5, 2008, 9:47 am
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> When I learned to type (which truly wasn't in hieroglyphics) there was no 1
> on the keyboard. (as in one) We simply used the L as in Luke.
> This question probably is ridiculous to every fairly bright 3 year-old -
> but is there a way to know which is which when trying to copy a number?
> Last night I attempted many times to type in my license number for a
> program I run and for the life of me couldn't get it right. There were ones
> or ells, zeroes or ohhhhhs....???
> In an attempt to understand, when I finally received the license number
> via email from someone in Ballahowngawala, I pasted it over to my
> WordPerfect and changed the font many times. In Garamond, I could see the
> different in those characters.
You did the only sens1ble thing. The 0ther way to do !t would be to use
a hex dump utility.
1t was crazy f0r the fIrm issulng the 1icense number tO d0 1t that way.
WHY COULDN'T THEY MAKE ALL THE LETTERS UPPER CASE? (and leave out all
the ohs and zeroes).
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==== j a c k at c a m p i n . m e . u k === <http://www.campin.me.uk> ====
Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800 739 557
CD-ROMs and free stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic fonts
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Posted by Butterflywings on December 5, 2008, 9:52 am
Thankx for the Lol of the day
BUtteRFly
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>> When I learned to type (which truly wasn't in hieroglyphics) there was no
>> 1
>> on the keyboard. (as in one) We simply used the L as in Luke.
>> This question probably is ridiculous to every fairly bright 3
>> year-old -
>> but is there a way to know which is which when trying to copy a number?
>> Last night I attempted many times to type in my license number for a
>> program I run and for the life of me couldn't get it right. There were
>> ones
>> or ells, zeroes or ohhhhhs....???
>> In an attempt to understand, when I finally received the license
>> number
>> via email from someone in Ballahowngawala, I pasted it over to my
>> WordPerfect and changed the font many times. In Garamond, I could see
>> the
>> different in those characters.
> You did the only sens1ble thing. The 0ther way to do !t would be to use
> a hex dump utility.
> 1t was crazy f0r the fIrm issulng the 1icense number tO d0 1t that way.
> WHY COULDN'T THEY MAKE ALL THE LETTERS UPPER CASE? (and leave out all
> the ohs and zeroes).
> ==== j a c k at c a m p i n . m e . u k === <http://www.campin.me.uk>
> ====
> Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800 739
> 557
> CD-ROMs and free stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic
> fonts
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> 1 on the keyboard. (as in one) We simply used the L as in Luke.
> This question probably is ridiculous to every fairly bright 3
> year-old - but is there a way to know which is which when trying to copy a
> number?
> Last night I attempted many times to type in my license number for a
> program I run and for the life of me couldn't get it right. There were
> ones or ells, zeroes or ohhhhhs....???
> In an attempt to understand, when I finally received the license number
> via email from someone in Ballahowngawala, I pasted it over to my
> WordPerfect and changed the font many times. In Garamond, I could see the
> h
> different in those characters. The problem with that program is resolved
> but the challenge will come up again one day. How do you know which is
> which? Polly
>