SPIonic 'incomprehensible' on my machine

[chiron2b]

[face=SPIonic][size=18=12]i have windows 98, Explorer 6.0, and installed SPIonic. However, when I look at SPIonic, all words with 1 accent get separated into 2 words, with 2 accents to 3 words, etc.<br /><br />The quote below looks like this to me..<br /><br />r o dou dh e sti to xrw ma th s selh nhs th s e n th, xw rh sou;<br />(except with accents placed correctly over the letters)<br />*As you can see, having every word split up makes it impossible to distinguish where one word ends and the other begins!*<br /><br />Does anyone else have this problem? Or know how to fix the problem?<br /><br />Thanks[/face][/size]<br /><br />[quote author=William Annis link=board=12;threadid=100;start=0#416 date=1052404298]<br />[face=SPIonic]<br /><br />w)= Rai/a, <br /><br />r(o/dou dh/ e)sti to\ xrw=ma th=s selh/nhs th=s e)n th=| xw/rh| sou;<br /><br /><br />[/face]<br />[/quote]

[Raya]

The display in Textkit is fine for me (I use Opera), but I get the same problem with separated words in MSN Messenger! No, I'm afraid I don't know any way around it... except to type Greek without the accents, I guess, but I don't suppose that's really an option...<br /><br />And - this is embarrassing :-[ - thanks chiron2b for pointing out that quotation from The Agora. It's addressed to me and all this time I didn't even know it was there... sorry William!

[Elucubrator]

You could write everything in Capital letters without the accents, and to be really authentic you wouldn't even have to use the space-bar. ;D<br /><br />Can you read this:<br /><br />[face=SPIonic]<br /><br /> 'AMADETHI'HMERAISUNELQONTES<br /> SORUKITO'NOZAMUAQEIOGHTARTS<br /> OUTEALLONPEMPOISHMANOUNTA'O<br /> OTIONIAFSOTUAETUONIEIOPHRXIT<br /> EDOCENOUNAUTOISSUSKEUASAME<br /> SWE'NEQSORPOTSIEIANEIORPSION<br /> KURWISUMICEIAN<br /><br />[/face]<br /><br />How does that work? ;D<br /><br />It's from Xenophon's Anabasis (II.1.2)<br /><br />Have fun, and watch the wrap. <br /><br /><br />Sebastian

[Lex]

chiron2b,<br /><br />Have you tried another browser? I use IE5 and have no problems.

[chiron2b]

[face=SPIonic]If you are having trouble with the SPIonic font you found here....<br />

<br />Representing Greek - Font Notes for New Users<br />« on: May 12, 2003, 05:51:54 PM »<br />"For representing Greek on Textkit.com, we've basically settled on using the SPIonic font. You can get that here: http://www.ccel.org/help/fonts/. />

<br />[face=SPIonic][size=18=18]Good news!!You should check here for a different (and more recent) version of the font file..[/face]<br /><br />http://www.monachos.net/other/fonts/get_greek_font.shtml<br /> (Site has font for Mac & Windows) 4Win-*Scroll down; Right Click link> Save Target> Install in c:\windows\fonts<br /><br />http://www.monachos.net/other/fonts/SPIONIC_.TTF<br /> *This 2nd link probably won't work, but I wanted to try. ---How do you use the ftp fuction, anyway?<br /><br />The first font file (ccel.org) did not work correctly with either my Explorer 6.0 nor my Netscape 7.01, but this second file helps me to read SPIonic on both browsers! = )<br /><br />All's well that ends well.<br />[/face][/size]

[aprotosimaki]

Thanks,<br /><br />The New SPIONOIC font solved my problem too. I am using Windows XP and IE6 sp1<br /><br />aprotosimaki

[Emma_85]

hope this question is not too stupid : how do i install a new font? i opened the control pannel, but there is no font icon on there at all (using xp). had problems finding the control pannel, too, lol, cause i don't have an english version of windows.<br />

[Bert]

Posted by: chiron2b Posted on: June 01, 2003, 11:44:35 PM <br /> <br />[face=SPIonic][size=18=4]Good news!!You should check here for a different (and more recent) version of the font file..<br /><br />http://www.monachos.net/other/fonts/get_greek_font.shtml<br /> (Site has font for Mac & Windows) 4Win-*Scroll down; Right Click link> Save Target> Install in c:\windows\fonts<br /> <br />

YES, IT WORKED! I can read it now. Thanks.