On 8/28/2010 11:10 AM, Jim Rhodes wrote:
> Using a slashed zero font does not change the data, only what
> shows on YOUR screen. An ascii 48 is still an ascii 48, it just
> shows up on you screen with a slash through or a dot in the middle
> of the zeros. I have been using them for decades now and have
> never had and never will have trouble with log checking software.
All true, and it's hard to imagine a logging program that would put a
"Latin o with a stroke" where an ASCII zero belongs. Problems start
when Web page creators (and others) start using "Latin Letter o with
Stroke" (ASCII 216 and 248) rather than zero (ASCII 48) in call signs.
There is a temptation to use ASCII 216 and 248 because these will almost
always look like a slashed zero when displayed. But doing so screws up
sort routines and creates other potential problems.
73,
Bill/NG3K
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