Talk:Compé
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::::Also, you can make it by entering é. It shows up in the Wikicode as that, but it looks like é on the page. Some people's editors have been known to do bad things with unusual characters and translate them into gibberish or "normal" characters, so this method should generally be safer; it used to be the standard here, but that may have changed. So be extra careful of people accidentally turning "Compé" into "Compe" or "Comp&53" or something like that; "Compé" shouldn't have that problem. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:08, 3 August 2009 (UTC) | ::::Also, you can make it by entering é. It shows up in the Wikicode as that, but it looks like é on the page. Some people's editors have been known to do bad things with unusual characters and translate them into gibberish or "normal" characters, so this method should generally be safer; it used to be the standard here, but that may have changed. So be extra careful of people accidentally turning "Compé" into "Compe" or "Comp&53" or something like that; "Compé" shouldn't have that problem. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:08, 3 August 2009 (UTC) | ||
::::PS. While it's obviously unsuitable for the name of the page, the "é" version of é should be link-friendly, like this: [[Compé]]. --still {{User:Jay/sig}} 19:12, 3 August 2009 (UTC) | ::::PS. While it's obviously unsuitable for the name of the page, the "é" version of é should be link-friendly, like this: [[Compé]]. --still {{User:Jay/sig}} 19:12, 3 August 2009 (UTC) | ||
| + | :::::Jay, that's the one method i really don't want to see on the wiki. it takes up 8 times the amount of space the other one does. Everyone else: Let it be known that if you use that method, it will likely be changed to the real é. (i would anyway, and i [http://www.hrwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Comp%C3%A9&diff=prev&oldid=665352 have] on this page already.) Another thing you can do is Alt-0233 on the keypad. not sure why there are two different keypad systems, or why one is much bigger than the other... {{User:The Knights Who Say Ni/sig}} 19:39, 3 August 2009 (UTC) | ||
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Tip: Since it will probably be necessary in the near futuré, you can type the é by holding Alt, typing 130 on your numeric keypad, and releasing Alt. This beats having to hunt it down to copy/pasté. --Emtu 17:23, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
- Or try pressing Ctrl and Shift at the same time, and then pressing the / key. Result: é. To switch back to the standard keyboard mode, press Ctrl and Shift at the same time until pressing / results in /.
That'sBupkis! 17:44, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
- Bupkis, that method's not working for me. i'm pretty sure Alt-130 is the best way. (this has to be on the keypad, it doesn't work on the numbers above the letters)
The Knights Who Say Ni 
17:48, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
- Well, my keyboard lacks a keypad, so the Crtl and Shift method was likely made as an alternative. That'sBupkis! 17:54, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
- Also, you can make it by entering é. It shows up in the Wikicode as that, but it looks like é on the page. Some people's editors have been known to do bad things with unusual characters and translate them into gibberish or "normal" characters, so this method should generally be safer; it used to be the standard here, but that may have changed. So be extra careful of people accidentally turning "Compé" into "Compe" or "Comp&53" or something like that; "Compé" shouldn't have that problem. --Jay (Gobble) 19:08, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
- PS. While it's obviously unsuitable for the name of the page, the "é" version of é should be link-friendly, like this: Compé. --still Jay (Gobble) 19:12, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
- Jay, that's the one method i really don't want to see on the wiki. it takes up 8 times the amount of space the other one does. Everyone else: Let it be known that if you use that method, it will likely be changed to the real é. (i would anyway, and i have on this page already.) Another thing you can do is Alt-0233 on the keypad. not sure why there are two different keypad systems, or why one is much bigger than the other... The Knights Who Say Ni 19:39, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
- Jay, that's the one method i really don't want to see on the wiki. it takes up 8 times the amount of space the other one does. Everyone else: Let it be known that if you use that method, it will likely be changed to the real é. (i would anyway, and i have on this page already.) Another thing you can do is Alt-0233 on the keypad. not sure why there are two different keypad systems, or why one is much bigger than the other...
- Well, my keyboard lacks a keypad, so the Crtl and Shift method was likely made as an alternative.
- Bupkis, that method's not working for me. i'm pretty sure Alt-130 is the best way. (this has to be on the keypad, it doesn't work on the numbers above the letters)
