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|    August Abolins to Maurice Kinal    |
|    utf-8 stuff..    |
|    19 Jan 26 16:00:00    |
      MSGID: 2:221/1.58@fidonet 28958088       REPLY: 2:280/464.113 696e8705       PID: OpenXP/5.0.64 (Win32)       CHRS: CP437 2       TZUTC: -0500       Hello Maurice!               >> via simple Alt-[key] presses get the desired umlaut version for the        >> letters I needed. That was all done in a terminal of sorts with        >> Frontdoor editor, no problem.               MK> That still works in linux even on the commandline. In the case of the        MK> 'ΓΈ' character I just inserted it in vim using that exact method -        MK> holding the left-Alt down while typing 2, 4 and 8 in that exact order.        MK> Note that it is automajically converted to utf8 by my current vimrc but        MK> could easily be an 8-bit Latvian character set. Pick one and I'll prove        MK> it.              Maybe I should try the windows version of vim as my editor?               https://www.vim.org/download.php                      MK> Anyhow it looks like your busybox is capable. Too bad about your        MK> crippled OS but thems the breaks when dealing with MS products.              At this stage, I would love to have my Alt-[key] functionality back.              Even the Windows keyboard language toggle seems to have stopped working on my        Win7 pc!                     --         ../|ug              --- OpenXP 5.0.64        * Origin: Got Mobile? This echo = https://t.me/+RLI5gLJrHo6IIuzL (2:221/1.58)       SEEN-BY: 50/22 103/705 105/81 106/201 124/5016 128/187 129/14 153/757       SEEN-BY: 153/7715 154/10 30 110 203/0 218/700 221/1 6 226/30 227/114       SEEN-BY: 229/110 112 134 206 300 317 400 426 428 470 664 700 705 240/1120       SEEN-BY: 240/5832 263/1 266/512 280/464 5003 291/111 292/8125 301/1       SEEN-BY: 310/31 320/219 322/757 341/66 234 342/200 396/45 423/81 460/58       SEEN-BY: 460/256 1124 5858 633/280 712/848 770/1 902/26 5020/400 8912       SEEN-BY: 5054/30 5075/35       PATH: 221/1 280/464 460/58 229/426           |
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