does this show anything special?↑ upwards arrow ↑ ↓ downwards arrow ↓ → rightwards arrow → ← leftwards arrow ← ↔ left right arrow ↔ Links to Other Symbol Websites: Web Symbol Code Chart - http://webdesign.about.com/library/bl_htmlcodes.htm?PM=ss13_webdesign Web Symbol Code Chart - http://www.washington.edu/computing/training/505/special.html Web Symbol Code Chart - http://www.cookwood.com/cookwood/html4_examples/4files/symbols/symbols2.html Web Symbol Code Chart - http://www.web-source.net/symbols.htm (has pop up ads) Foreign Language Web Symbol Codes - http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/international/web/codehtml.html Unusual Web Symbol Codes - http://www.devpsy.org/design/characters.html Other Web Symbol Codes - http://www.cse.bris.ac.uk/~cckhrb/www_unic.htm Other Web Symbol Code Numbers - http://www.alanwood.net/unicode/miscellaneous_symbols.html Text to ASCII Code Conversions - http://www.getyourwebsitehere.com/jswb/text_to_ascii.html WWW Symbols - http://www.cityu.edu.hk/webimage/web/ Symbol Information - http://www.symbols.net Symbol Information - http://www.symbols.com Bells N Whistles - http://www.bellsnwhistles.com/ On Sunday 03 February 2008 2:41 am, Michael Havens wrote: > exactly how are those ascii characters created anyways? I used to know! > Unfortunately, that (like most of the rest) are lost in te recesses of my > mind! I know...... ask google! If I reply to this message I found it! > > On Saturday 02 February 2008 9:21 pm, Kristian Erik Hermansen wrote: > > On Feb 2, 2008 1:02 PM, Carlton Brooks wrote: > > > First the laptop has a 17" WXGA screen. It has a resolution of > > > 1440x900. When Ubuntu is displayed on the desktop the tool bars only > > > cover about 75% the width of the screen, though if a program is opened > > > it covers the entire screen. > > > I have gone into the xorg.conf to look at the settings and do not know > > > what to change if anything to take advantage of the wide screen. > > > > First things first... > > > > Install the proper driver, if applicable > > $ sudo restricted-manager > > > > Reconfigure Xorg: > > $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg > > > > Then, CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE. Now, if the widscreen is still a problem, > > look in the section for the resolutions like 1280x800 1024x768 or > > 800x600, etc. Place "1440x900" before the other resolutions, if in > > fact your laptop really does support that resolution... > > > > > My second issue is that I have no sound. I have read in the forums that > > > I possibly need to reconfigure the alsa drivers. I have attempted to do > > > so based on the Ubuntu forum recommendation but no luck I get errors > > > when attempting to compile and do a make install. > > > > If you have a link, maybe I can give you some advice before I stop > > coding and my girlfriend comes over :-P After that though, I'll be > > away from my laptop and the code writing for the remainder of the > > weekend...heh > > > > > Can anyone offer some direction to me. > > > > This way --> ... no no wait, <--- that way! ^? How can I do a down arrow > > > > :-( > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss