Odds and Ends: Another Eudora text bug workaround; Complaints about Apple Cinema Display 23"
Odds and Ends: Another Eudora text bug workaround; Complaints about Apple Cinema Display 23"
Another Eudora text bug workaround Yesterday we noted that Eudora 6.2 does not show the accented characters of capital letters on the Subject field (or other heading fields) and on the body of eMail messages. Examples: á, é, í, ó, ú do show accented. Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú do not show accented (show just as A, E, I, O, U; that is, not accented) before sending the message. We also noted a workaround that involves copying and pasting the text into a word processor to see accented characters.
Now MacFixIt reader Rob Jorgenson report another workaround that uses an AppleScript:
"Just select the text in question and then run this AppleScript script. It will display the selected text with properly accented characters. When installed in Eudora's Scripts folder, the script can be run from the menu and it can be attached to/executed by a button on Eudora's toolbar. Tested with Mac OS X 10.3.5 and Eudora 6.2.
"Suggestion: Don't select a huge amount of text since the dialog has limits. If a huge amount of text is selected, the dialog's button may be forced out of sight. If this happens, hit the return/enter key to dismiss the dialog.
trytell application "Eudora" to ¬
set s to selected text of window 1
on error e
return display dialog e buttons ¬
{"OK"} default button 1 with icon 0
end try
if s is not "" then
display dialog s buttons ¬
{"OK"} default button 1
else
display dialog "No text selected in window 1." buttons ¬
{"OK"} default button 1 with icon 1
end if
Complaints about Apple Cinema Display 23" MacFixIt reader David DeCristoforo reports some issues with the Apple Cinema Display 23" for which we are seeking confirmation:
"I am the owner of one of the new Apple 23" Cinema Displays. I purchased this $2,000 piece of hardware based almost solely on the basis of the information contained in Apple's Technology Overview published on their web site:
"It is apparent to even the most casual observer that the 23" displays do not measure up to the high standards established by this document. The backlighting is uneven in degrees that vary from slight banding to extreme 'striped' effects. The edges of the displays exhibit 'dingy' bands of discoloration that have the effect of making the edges of the screen seem dirty. These discolored edge 'bands' vary in width from .5 to 1.5 inches and appear more prominent on the left edge. The displays also exhibit a strong magenta 'overtone' that, in many cases cannot be completely removed by color calibration and that often "re-emerges" even after being "calibrated" out. In addition to these issues, a number of users have reported having various problems related to the USB and FW connections.
"These flaws are not anomalous. The internet is rife with reports from buyers who are seeing one or more of these conditions on their new displays and Apple's own online support forums are aflame with protests."
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