re: an odd browser problem: Firefox

"ergo_sum" <collegiate@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> I'm editing a translation

As usual, posting the URL (perhaps after uploading the do***ent, if it's 
not on the web yet) would help All to help you.

> I've come across an odd problem; it only
> occurs in Firefox.  All ellipses (...) and accented vowels (á,é, etc)
> appear as small black diamonds with question marks ON THE BROWSER. 

It might be a problem in your installation of Firefox.

> Clearly this is unacceptable.  I've briefly checked the source and
> found the accented vowels also appear accented.  I believe the correct
> way to signify accents is as follows:
> 
> &aacute; = á
> &Aacute; = Á

It is _a_ correct way in HTML. There is in general no reason to use the 
entity references, when you correctly specify the character encoding, as 
you should.

But which way have you used?

> However, the ellipses (...) are part of the text,

I cannot decipher this statement.

P.S. Please do not start a Subject with "re: ", since "Re: " by convention
indicates a followup article in Usenet.

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