----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 2:27 AM
Subject: Re: [norse_course] Njal's
Saga
Hi Patricia-
I'm one of the "lurkers" who eavesdrops on
this group
but I want to come foreword to thank you for your very
clear
and usable explanation on how to type Old Norse
characters. I have
been trying to figure out how to
do this for a year with no success until I
read your
directions. You were also the first to mention that
the "alt
+" technique won't work on a lap top which is
what I'm using.
My
main interests are the Sagas and Icelandic
genealogy. Unfortunately,
I'm not a linguistic whiz,
although it's nice to see what the sagas look
like in
their original language. Being able to use the
Norse
characters makes it easier for me to access the
Icelandic
genealogy data base I use.
If you ever need a job, you'd make a great
computer
for dummies teacher. Thanks
again.
Sincerely,
Jenny Westdal
--- Patricia
<originalpatricia@...> wrote:
> Splendid Grace
> Hamlet and I agree, I wanted Njal's Saga too because
> you can
really get to
> grips with that and as you say copy and paste
is
> good, I really appreciate
> your reasons - I hate the fuss I
have with the
> Character map - half the time
> I get the Alt ....
Wrong anyway
> Good then we appear to agree
> Kveðha
>
Patricia
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: Fred and Grace Hatton
> Date: 05/25/06 23:36:20
>
To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [norse_course] Njal's
Saga
>
> Patricia, I had suggested the same site for
Njal
> online in ON as Llama Nom
> http://www.snerpa.is/net/isl/njala.htm-
- for
> convenience in cutting and
> pasting so no one would have
to type ON characters
> (wimp that I am), and
> found an online
English translation
>
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/Njal/http://omacl.org/Njal/
>
but I have no idea how it compares to the original.
> I think we would
get
> used to the other spelling after a few hundred
>
lines.
> Grace
> Fred and Grace Hatton
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