I down loaded SPIonic however it doesnt look like a greek font to me.
it looks like boul\h or is that what it is supposed to look like, and what I need to do is learn another writing scheme?
I down loaded SPIonic howevernit doesnt look greek
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Hi,
You need to learn the close approximation to Betacode that we use here; please see viewtopic.php?t=111.
The SPIonic font 'maps' these characters to their corresponding Greek glyphs.
When posting, enclose your Greek in tags like this (here using the first word of the Iliad):
μῆνιν
When the post is viewed, this sequence will look something like this:
μῆνιν
It helps to make the Greek text larger, e.g.,
μῆνιν which looks like this:
μῆνιν
Finally, the 'Post a reply' user interface has some 'Font Setting' select lists that can save you the time of typing these size and font tags.
I hope this is the info you were looking for.
Cordially,
Paul
You need to learn the close approximation to Betacode that we use here; please see viewtopic.php?t=111.
The SPIonic font 'maps' these characters to their corresponding Greek glyphs.
When posting, enclose your Greek in tags like this (here using the first word of the Iliad):
μῆνιν
When the post is viewed, this sequence will look something like this:
μῆνιν
It helps to make the Greek text larger, e.g.,
μῆνιν which looks like this:
μῆνιν
Finally, the 'Post a reply' user interface has some 'Font Setting' select lists that can save you the time of typing these size and font tags.
I hope this is the info you were looking for.
Cordially,
Paul
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When I read your threads, I don't see the greek alphabet, but the latin one with back-slashes, etc. Is it because I haven't installed SPIonic?
My Windows XP OS comes with both modern and polytonic greek. Using the accents, breathings, etc. in the polytonic keyboard is a big hassle, but writing in capital letters is very easy, and one can always say: "yeah, I only use capitals, like the old-timers". Can a Mac or Linux user tell me if he/she sees the following sentence in the greek alphabet?
ΤΙΣ Τ ΑΡ ΣΦΩΕ ΘΕΩΝ ΕΡΙΔΙ ΞΥΝΕΗΚΕ ΜΑΧΕΣΘΑΙ;
My Windows XP OS comes with both modern and polytonic greek. Using the accents, breathings, etc. in the polytonic keyboard is a big hassle, but writing in capital letters is very easy, and one can always say: "yeah, I only use capitals, like the old-timers". Can a Mac or Linux user tell me if he/she sees the following sentence in the greek alphabet?
ΤΙΣ Τ ΑΡ ΣΦΩΕ ΘΕΩΝ ΕΡΙΔΙ ΞΥΝΕΗΚΕ ΜΑΧΕΣΘΑΙ;
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I think all you need to do is indeed download a spionic font. Check this viewtopic.php?t=111 for some info.Bardo de Saldo wrote:When I read your threads, I don't see the greek alphabet, but the latin one with back-slashes, etc. Is it because I haven't installed SPIonic?
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