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Is it a Unicode Font?

To determine if your font is Unicode-compliant, with all its characters coded and mapped correctly, choose the Font in any program (or in Font Book, set the preview area to Custom (Preview > Custom), and type Option-Shift-2.

If you get a euro character (a sort of uppercase C with two horizontal lines through its midsection), it's 99.9 percent certain the font is Unicode-compliant. If you get a graphic character that's gray rounded-rectangle frame with a euro character inside it, the font is definitely not Unicode-compliant. (The fact that the image has a euro sign in it is only coincidental: it's the image used for any missing currency sign.)

This assumes that you're using U.S. input keyboard, which is a little ironic when the euro symbol is the test. With the British keyboard, for instance, Option-2 produces the euro symbol if it's part of the font.

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AppleShare Upgrade Offer Ends

by Mark H. Anbinder Send Email to Author

Apple has announced that its AppleShare 3.0 upgrade offer will be ending at the end of April. The offer, introduced last fall with the new version of the file server software, allows owners of previous versions to upgrade free or at a reduced price.

The company plans to honor upgrade requests until 30-Apr-92, even though the offer was originally scheduled to end on 01-Apr-92. Upgrade coupons are available from dealers, or send the required information to:

AppleShare Server 3.0 Upgrade
Apple Computer, Inc.
P.O. Box 59337
Minneapolis, MN 55459-0037

Customers who purchased AppleShare File Server 2.0 between 15-Oct-91 and 31-Dec-91 are entitled to a free upgrade. They should send their original, dated sales invoice, and their original Server Installer diskette, to the above address.

Those who purchased the File Server software before 15-Oct-91 may upgrade by sending $299 for each upgrade, their original Server Installer diskette(s), and $7 for shipping and handling for each upgrade.

Anyone who purchased both File Server and Printer Server software before 15-Oct-91 may upgrade by sending $199 for each upgrade, their original File Server and Printer Server Installer diskettes, and $7 for shipping and handling for each upgrade.

 

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