Selvarv Stigard wrote:

> Brunnhild wrote:
> >Looks fine to me, Haukur(Netscape Communicator 4) but i didn't understand
> >why so many "?"
>
> I think the relevant detail here is that according to your headers, you're
> using Netscape 4 for the Mac

Exactly :)

> - the problem you're having isn't with
> Netscape, but with MacOS - they forgot to put Icelandic-specific characters
> in their font sets, so the eth, thorn and accent-y are missing.

You're right, i guess. 'Cause i can read german characters, and the ones i
can't r just the eth, thorns and y's with accent

> A few
> months back I made a post on the two methods to fix this - maybe there
> should be something about this on the official page?
>
> 1. This is the most complete, but also the most work - go to
> http://www.apple.is/thjonusta/skraasafn/styrikerfiis/ and download the
> Íslenskustu?ningur package for the appropriate version of MacOS. This will
> update your OS to Icelandic-compatible settings, including correcting all
> the built-in fonts. However, you will then need to go through all your
> control panels and change your time zone, language, keyboard layout, etc,
> etc, etc, back to US (or wherever) settings.

My problem with this is that my dad has japanese system installed in this
computer and i'm afraid it'll be way too heavy for it. I would need to have
the Icelandic AND the japanese, can't delete it's his computer and it's about
his work.

>
>
> 2. Just download some Mac fonts which have those characters and use those
> fonts to read your email and those web pages which use Icelandic
> characters. A good URL for such fonts is
> http://www.georgetown.edu/cball/oe/oe-fonts.html

I'll check this one!!! Thanks a lot!
Brunnhild
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