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A judicious correction by Cindou on the word choir that I had written choir (the o followed by the e) suggested the following remarks.
The problem, anecdotal for this particular word, also arises for others, such as oeuvre, œillet or the word cœur, by far the most frequent in titles.
On the site today, there are 15 results with heart correctly spelled, and 14 pages of titles with heart written the o followed by the e.
It's understandable, many people don't know how to type it, and I myself was following the ox, thinking that the problem is the same when someone does a search.
So, first of all, how do you get the o in the e œ?
On Macs and, I'm told, in most modern versions of Word, you have to press Alt o (or Shift Alt o for Œ).
For those where that doesn't work, you can refer to the "e in the o" article on Wikipedia.
And those who know more would be welcome to share their experience.
Secondly, Cindou is right to respect the spelling, but it would be Dantesque to try to correct everything that already exists on the site.
So one advice for those who want to do an exhaustive search: for those who know how to type œ, do it with œ and with the o followed by the e. For the others, there is no other way than to learn how to type it.
Finally, I would be happy to have Slade's opinion on a possible computer solution, if it is not too cumbersome for a rather minor problem.
(P.S. The question also arises for æ (Æ). But besides the fact that it is rare (not many nævus or supernovae in songs), the problem seems infinitely more complicated in terms of coding).
The problem, anecdotal for this particular word, also arises for others, such as oeuvre, œillet or the word cœur, by far the most frequent in titles.
On the site today, there are 15 results with heart correctly spelled, and 14 pages of titles with heart written the o followed by the e.
It's understandable, many people don't know how to type it, and I myself was following the ox, thinking that the problem is the same when someone does a search.
So, first of all, how do you get the o in the e œ?
On Macs and, I'm told, in most modern versions of Word, you have to press Alt o (or Shift Alt o for Œ).
For those where that doesn't work, you can refer to the "e in the o" article on Wikipedia.
And those who know more would be welcome to share their experience.
Secondly, Cindou is right to respect the spelling, but it would be Dantesque to try to correct everything that already exists on the site.
So one advice for those who want to do an exhaustive search: for those who know how to type œ, do it with œ and with the o followed by the e. For the others, there is no other way than to learn how to type it.
Finally, I would be happy to have Slade's opinion on a possible computer solution, if it is not too cumbersome for a rather minor problem.
(P.S. The question also arises for æ (Æ). But besides the fact that it is rare (not many nævus or supernovae in songs), the problem seems infinitely more complicated in terms of coding).
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slade
09/06/2016
Hi bacdam, thanks for this highly informative post :)It is indeed possible to rename all the oe's directly with the right character.
I will do that tonight.
I will do that tonight.
bacdam
09/06/2016
Hello Slade,
Thanks a lot for this valuable information.
I'll be sure to report other similar issues, if they are obviously useful to everyone (for example, my % doesn't work in search, Mac keyboard, but I didn't worry about that).
For other questions, like what is the use of "remember..." in the login (my Mac doesn't remember anything, unlike other sites), or what is the use of the "accordion-chromatic..etc" list in the score proposal procedure (if it's specifying an instrument, there are quite a few missing, flute, choirs, voices,...), where and to whom should I write?
Thanks a lot for this valuable information.
I'll be sure to report other similar issues, if they are obviously useful to everyone (for example, my % doesn't work in search, Mac keyboard, but I didn't worry about that).
For other questions, like what is the use of "remember..." in the login (my Mac doesn't remember anything, unlike other sites), or what is the use of the "accordion-chromatic..etc" list in the score proposal procedure (if it's specifying an instrument, there are quite a few missing, flute, choirs, voices,...), where and to whom should I write?
Cavag31
10/06/2016
Hello,
For information, on PC : ALT + 0156
Cavag31
For information, on PC : ALT + 0156
Cavag31
slade
10/06/2016
The heart is set. some others too.for the choice of category it is indeed the categories of instruments. To remember, it sets a cookie on your computer that will automatically connect you. Strange that it doesn't work on your computer. Does your browser accept cookies?
bacdam
10/06/2016
Thank you for this clarification.
Normally my mac stores cookies, I have a list of them.
What is the name of the one from PA for "remembering"?
Normally my mac stores cookies, I have a list of them.
What is the name of the one from PA for "remembering"?
