Painters Online Logo

Login/register

Studio

Apostrophes

Welcome to the forum.

Here you can discuss all things art with like-minded artists, join regular painting challenges, ask questions, buy and sell art materials and much more.

Make sure you sign in or register to join the discussions.

Hang on Studio Wall
Author
Message

Derek Snowdon

  • Forum Expert
  • Last active:
  • Posts: 849
Posted
Does the system on the site not accept them?

Pat Harrison

  • Esteemed User
  • Last active:
  • Posts: 310
Posted
It's possible to use them on my keyboard.
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, Napa

  • Prestige User
  • Reputation: 24793
  • Last active:
  • Posts: 8642
Posted
Apostrophes? Yes, it does .... why wouldn't it, he asked, using one...... What it, and some other sites, are less keen on is accents................ I shall endeavour to demonstrate.
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, Napa

  • Prestige User
  • Reputation: 24793
  • Last active:
  • Posts: 8642
Posted
For example, I'm not sure this site will show an accent égu - oh..... yes it will... Should have been aigu, of course, but that wouldn't have achieved the objective. Let's try one more (the reason I'm doing this in separate posts is because I seem to remember trying to insert an accent using the Alt + system, and lost the whole post. So if nothing should appear below, it's because I tried to use an Umlaut, and lost it.....

Edited
by Robert Jones

With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, Napa

  • Prestige User
  • Reputation: 24793
  • Last active:
  • Posts: 8642
Posted
Right then - let us say I was trying to type the name of the German Finance Minister, Herr Wolfgang Schäuble ....... And I think it would work. So - if there's a problem, I don't know where it lies.
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, Napa

  • Prestige User
  • Reputation: 24793
  • Last active:
  • Posts: 8642
Posted
As half of us tend to get the apostrophes in the wrong place anyway, I'm inclined to agree with you. And even the French are (apparently) giving up accents over letters - so, ca ne fait rien. Or something.

Bill Cook

  • Forum Member +
  • Last active:
  • Posts: 38
Posted
Well, these all work for me: !"£$%^&*()_+@:?><'/#~ and more..... but what doesn't is a line break. If I press "Return" aka "Enter" nothing at all happens! No new line or paragraph, not even a space.....
michael

Michael Edwards

  • Prestige User
  • Reputation: 3863
  • Last active:
  • Posts: 1556
Posted
As Syd says: ca ne fait rien (haven't a clue how to do the dangly bit under the 'c' but it really doesn't matter does it)