Re: Was: REQ: Star Shape. Now: Funny off topics...

>1.  What are the corrent names for these characters? 
>~ ^ & | {} and #

squiggle, pointee, backwards cursive "S", a line, squanchy brackets, tic-tac-toe board...    am I right??? :)  
>
>2.  What control character is designated as the "bell"?
>(we'll accept either ascii code or control keys)

 is it the "any" key?  I'm still looking for that one?  :)
>
>3.  [tricky] Using the american extended ASCII [sometimes called
>"Standard Extended ASCII"?], how many characters can be called
>"letters" in both english and foreign languages?
>(hint: this is like your "Terminal Font" on Windows-based computers)

Well, I read the post regarding "W" and Sweden...  Funny, but isn't there a "w" in the name Sweden?  That must make you Svedes!    This must truly depend on the foreign language.  Since I'm foreign language illiterate, I will pass on this one.
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>And as a special bonus quesiton:  Why is the five-pointed "star"
>charater shown as a "six"-pointed star on the IBM-compatible keyboard?
>(no fair looking at the "8" key, either)

And why does it turn out as a 6 pointed star on html but only in larger fonts?

-joan
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             |\=/|   spu...@juno.com
         _   /6 6\ 
         )) =\_Y_/=     |\=/|.-"""-.  
        ((   / ^ \      /6 6\       \
         \\ /| | |\    =\_Y_/=  (_  ;\
          \( | | | )     _U//_/-/__///
            `"" ""`     /jgs\      ((
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