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Anglos Friday 14th of April 2006 03:32:26 AM
MacOSX typing in Greek? - I\'m using MacOS 10.4.6 and I can select the Greek Flag in my menu bar and type in Greek in, say, \"TextEdit\". But if I do the same in any forum it ends up like this:

????? ????? ????????.

So how do I get Greek characters to appear?

Anglos Saturday 15th of April 2006 08:15:48 PM
- OK, I can now write in Greek by the rather tedious method of typing into a Unicode-compatible web page creation program called \"GoodPage\" then copy/paste the resultant \"garbage\" HTML code into a forum window (Safari) and it appears in Greek.

So \"Yeia sas\" is pasted in as [code]Γεια σασ[/code]

Γεια σασ

Edit: Ha, I just discovered I can type in Greek in another forum by using \"Firefox\" instead of \"Safari\" web browser. Let\'s try it here. This should be in Greek:

Γεια σασ!

Anglos Saturday 15th of April 2006 09:13:32 PM
- Sorry, that should say code: §#915;§#949;§#953;§#945; §#963;§#945;§#963;

where § = ampersand \"&\".

squeak Friday 26th of May 2006 05:15:53 AM
- An alternative is typing in word, or using insert symbols, then copy and paste into the forum.

Patric_Peter Wednesday 21st of June 2006 11:58:31 PM
Typing in Greek with MAC OS X (Panther & Tiger) - [quote][i]Originally posted by Anglos[/i]

I\'m using MacOS 10.4.6 and I can select the Greek Flag in my menu bar and type in Greek in, say, \\\"TextEdit\\\". But if I do the same in any forum it ends up like this:

????? ????? ????????.

So how do I get Greek characters to appear?[/quote]

1. Open \"System Preferences\" from the dock
2. Select \"International\" icon from the first line of choices (\"personal\" menu)
3. Select \"Input Menu\" tab from the top of window
4. Check flag icon(s) for language(s) desired (ie.: Greek flag)
5. Check \"Keyboard Viewer\" (will let you see a character layout later on)
6. Check \"Show input menu in menu bar\" from bottom of window
7. Close window

And that is it. You will not see flag on the top menu bar of your screen. From right to left it should be to the left of the date and time.

All you have to do is click on the flag and switch back and forth when you need to type in a certain language.

I, myself, use English, Greek, Spanish, French & Italian. When you need to see where the letters are located on the keyboard, select \"Show Keyboard Viewer\" and you are all set.

Feel free to write to me if you need futher help.

Patric

squeak Thursday 22nd of June 2006 09:52:07 PM
- You can also type using \"Magictyper\": http://www.tero.co.uk/magictyper/greek.php

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	Anglos	Friday 14th of April 2006 03:32:26 AM
	MacOSX typing in Greek? - I\'m using MacOS 10.4.6 and I can select the Greek Flag in my menu bar and type in Greek in, say, \"TextEdit\". But if I do the same in any forum it ends up like this: ????? ????? ????????. So how do I get Greek characters to appear?
	Anglos	Saturday 15th of April 2006 08:15:48 PM
	- OK, I can now write in Greek by the rather tedious method of typing into a Unicode-compatible web page creation program called \"GoodPage\" then copy/paste the resultant \"garbage\" HTML code into a forum window (Safari) and it appears in Greek. So \"Yeia sas\" is pasted in as [code]Γεια σασ[/code] Γεια σασ Edit: Ha, I just discovered I can type in Greek in another forum by using \"Firefox\" instead of \"Safari\" web browser. Let\'s try it here. This should be in Greek: Γεια σασ!
	Anglos	Saturday 15th of April 2006 09:13:32 PM
	- Sorry, that should say code: §#915;§#949;§#953;§#945; §#963;§#945;§#963; where § = ampersand \"&\".
	squeak	Friday 26th of May 2006 05:15:53 AM
	- An alternative is typing in word, or using insert symbols, then copy and paste into the forum.
	Patric_Peter	Wednesday 21st of June 2006 11:58:31 PM
	Typing in Greek with MAC OS X (Panther & Tiger) - [quote][i]Originally posted by Anglos[/i] I\'m using MacOS 10.4.6 and I can select the Greek Flag in my menu bar and type in Greek in, say, \\\"TextEdit\\\". But if I do the same in any forum it ends up like this: ????? ????? ????????. So how do I get Greek characters to appear?[/quote] 1. Open \"System Preferences\" from the dock 2. Select \"International\" icon from the first line of choices (\"personal\" menu) 3. Select \"Input Menu\" tab from the top of window 4. Check flag icon(s) for language(s) desired (ie.: Greek flag) 5. Check \"Keyboard Viewer\" (will let you see a character layout later on) 6. Check \"Show input menu in menu bar\" from bottom of window 7. Close window And that is it. You will not see flag on the top menu bar of your screen. From right to left it should be to the left of the date and time. All you have to do is click on the flag and switch back and forth when you need to type in a certain language. I, myself, use English, Greek, Spanish, French & Italian. When you need to see where the letters are located on the keyboard, select \"Show Keyboard Viewer\" and you are all set. Feel free to write to me if you need futher help. Patric
	squeak	Thursday 22nd of June 2006 09:52:07 PM
	- You can also type using \"Magictyper\": http://www.tero.co.uk/magictyper/greek.php