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NFT: Random letters and symbols

bhill410 : 2/18/2020 6:33 am
Is anyone else noticing how random (or at least I think random) posts will have the # or €££¥~ symbols in them where not intended. I am traveling for work so maybe that can account for it but noticing it from multiple posters over multiple threads.

Just to add in my post above  
bhill410 : 2/18/2020 6:39 am : link
The “a” is appearing to me to have an accent mark above it.
Yes  
robbieballs2003 : 2/18/2020 6:43 am : link
They should up when apostrophes or other things are copied and pasted. Not sure why.
It's because BBI is designed to run best on  
jlukes : 2/18/2020 7:09 am : link
Netscape Navigator
RE: It's because BBI is designed to run best on  
Alan in Toledo : 2/18/2020 7:17 am : link
In comment 14812949 jlukes said:
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good one!
Signals  
Big Al : 2/18/2020 7:59 am : link
from aliens.
Not sure, but could be smart phone related  
Poktown Pete : 2/18/2020 8:21 am : link
as in posting from a phone (?).
It's  
Pete in MD : 2/18/2020 8:37 am : link
an ancient text used by members of the Illuminati to communicate secretly, yet out in the open.
The..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 2/18/2020 9:15 am : link
Georgia Guide Stone prophecies are coming true!!
Open Ms Word  
x meadowlander : 2/18/2020 9:29 am : link
Type NYC in all-caps.

Highlight NYC, change font to webdings.

Cute!

Highlight again, change to wingdings.

WTF?!?!
RE: It's because BBI is designed to run best on  
x meadowlander : 2/18/2020 9:31 am : link
In comment 14812949 jlukes said:
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ALIENS OUTED
It’s a font issue  
Jim in Fairfax : 2/18/2020 9:46 am : link
Certain characters are not mapped the same in whatever font the poster is using and in BBI’s system font. A particular problem is quotation marks. Some fonts that use smart quotations (quotation marks that use a different symbol for the opening and closing marks) can particularly be a problem.
An apostrophes I guess  
Jim in Fairfax : 2/18/2020 9:47 am : link
apostrophe ‘
“quotation marks”
Hmmmm  
Jim in Fairfax : 2/18/2020 9:49 am : link
Interestingly the above post DID NOT have the garbled characters when previewing the post. Only the final post had them.

Think BBI needs a new hamster.
I find it’s a chrome issue  
V.I.G. : 2/18/2020 11:54 am : link
The BBI Way.
It’s “annoying”  
flycatcher : 2/18/2020 7:06 pm : link
& it’s “distracting”
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