Getting the Euro currency symbol to work in VB? [Archive]

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Kohhal

05-02-2002, 11:47 AM

When pressing "Alt Gr"+4 to use the currency symbol for the Euro all that shows up in vBulletin is this
I'm guessing that maybe a hack could be written to correct the problem and it would be pretty simple, I just don't know how to do it?

Hopefully someone here does. I'm very surprised this hasn't come up before as I did a search here and on vB.com and didn't even find a single thread on it, maybe I'm just missing something obvious but it seems to me like this is needed especially among the European forums out there.

TIA,

G :rambo:

tkeil69575

05-02-2002, 11:50 AM

"Alt Gr"+4 ????.

Im in Germany and on my Keyboard its "Alt Gr"+E.

But appart from that, I dont really understand your Problem. Isnt it ok that shows up. That is the sign for Euro.

greeetings Tina

Kohhal

05-02-2002, 11:58 AM

Jeez, I just checked this thread using Netscape 6.2 and the symbol shows fine, guess it's just IE4 that it doesn't show in then.
Problem solved I guess, I thought it was strange that noone else seemed to have this problem.
Ah well, thanks, guess you mods can move/close/delete this thread now.

:)

Sparkz

05-02-2002, 12:13 PM

both on my finnish and norwegian keyboards it's ALT-GR+E :)

Sketch

05-02-2002, 05:39 PM

what is GR? Alt GR?? Call me ignorant, but I've never heard of it. Is it a European thing?

Sketch

Sketch

05-02-2002, 05:45 PM

use & #128; in your code, if you're talking about how to use it in a hack. But put the & and the rest together. It will show

Sketch

NTLDR

05-02-2002, 06:14 PM

Its Alt-GR + 4 on all UK keyboard maps, although you won't catch me ever using the euro symbol :D

--Stuff The EU Eat British Beef

tkeil69575

05-02-2002, 06:42 PM

or maybe use & euro; ... that works too

Kohhal

05-03-2002, 06:36 AM

Thanks for the replies guys. Like I said, in the end it was just the old version of IE that I'm forced to use here in work that wouldn't display ?, problem solved :)
Some nice tips there too on using the alt codes, cheers!

Scott MacVicar

05-03-2002, 02:49 PM

There is no issues with vBulletin and characters, the only issues would be with your browser and the font specified to show the text in.

Kohhal

05-07-2002, 07:53 AM

Originally posted by PPN
There is no issues with vBulletin and characters, the only issues would be with your browser and the font specified to show the text in.
That's what I said, my browser was the problem.