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From: "Aniko & Paul" <>
Subject: Re: Printing Special Characters
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 1997 13:43:22 -0500


There is no solid dot over any letters in the Hungarian alphabet.
Assuming you are unsing an english keyboard, here are the following ALT+ you
can use:
alt+ 130= é
alt+144=É
alt+148=ö
alt+153=Ö
alt+129=ü
alt+154=Ü
alt+160=á
alt+161=í
alt+162=ó
alt+163=ú
you cannot make the u and i's with the double long dashes (like alt+163, but
2 of them). You would probably have to indicate it with u" or o".

Hope this helps

Aniko
>Good evening all!
>
>I am having a bit of a dilema. I am just learning the different
>"characters" that I can use on my computer which will allow me to spell
>Hungarian, German, etc., words correctly. I am trying to help myself,
>and I am trying to use different translators so that I can try and read
>a little Hungarian. However I am not having any luck. I don't want to
>use the control panel to set the languages because I don't understand
>that well enough to use it. And I don't see Hungarian listed as one of
>the languages. For now I'd rather use the ALT key. I am a newbie:)
>
>I can seem to get many of the letters I need, however I am either
>unable to get some correctly. I am wondering if someone can assist me,
>or direct me to a site that would have more information on doing this
>available.
>
>My main reason for doing this is because my gr grandparent's came from
>the villages of Tåp (example of 1 problem...I know it should be a solid
>dot over the "a"), and Ete. My cousin recently returned from Budapest,
>and these villages trying to dig up information and grave sites. She
>took many pictures. One which shows the Tåp sign, and one of a sign on
>a church; the only church in Tåp. It appears that there are a few words
>and a double, long column of a list of names. I can see everything
>fairly well, so I'd like to try and translate it. The problem is, like
>with the word Tåp, I can not make the right symbols, or I am not seeing
>the correct symbol above the letter in order to make a translation with
>any translator as of yet. The "a"'s appear to have one solid dot above
>them, but I can not find a ALT code that makes that sign.
>
>If anyone would like to, or can help me, I would deeply appreciate it.
>Just so you know I have tried the sites, "The Translator's Guide,
>Dictsearch, Web of Online Dictionaries, Magyar-English Dictionary,
>(since my gr grandparent's were Maygar), and several others. I'm just
>sure, for ine it's because I am entering something wrong, becuse I don't
>have all the right characters.
>
>Have a great night and weekend everyone...thanks a bunch!
>
>Wendy in WI
>
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