[Rockhounds] Subscript notations in e-mails

Tue Mar 11 17:27:29 PDT 2008

My word, this has gotten arcane!  Thank goodness most of the time the  
numbers can be understood in context without sub/superscripts, or  
other alternatives are available, such as kg/km sq or H2SO4.

There are good reasons why the list is limited to text only.  We'll  
just have to talk out any confusion that may result from that  
limitation.

Cheers,
Pete Richards

On Mar 11, 2008, at 5:03 PM, Clyde Phillips wrote:

> Sorry for the previous post, I was just testing whether  
> superscripts can be
> made on the list. The answer is yes, but only for the numbers 1,2  
> and 3 as
> they are 'text'.  While not as pleasing as subscripts, they might  
> be used to
> convey the thought easier. To use them, use your numeric pad only  
> and type
> the following number sequence while holding the ALT key till  
> completed. 1 =
> 0185  2 = 0178  3 = 0179   If you can't use the numeric pad, then  
> you will
> have to cut/paste from the Character Map in Windows.
>
> Clyde
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com
> [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] On Behalf Of Clyde  
> Phillips
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 4:44 PM
> To: 'Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem  
> collectors'
> Subject: RE: ADMIN: {was: Re: [Rockhounds] Subscript notations in e- 
> mails}
>
> e=mc²¸H²O
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com
> [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] On Behalf Of Brenda  
> Van Dyke
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 7:52 AM
> To: Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors
> Subject: Re: ADMIN: {was: Re: [Rockhounds] Subscript notations in e- 
> mails}
>
> same here...tilda only
>
> On 3/11/08, Kreigh Tomaszewski <Kreigh at tomaszewski.net> wrote:
>>
>> The list only accepts text formats to prevent the spread of malware.
>>
>> Kreigh
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> pmodreski at aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Stephen,
>>> As I viewed your post to the listserv, there are no subscripts or
>> superscripts coming thorugh in it, just plain text (nor were there  
>> in what
> I
>> had posted earlier, though my tilda in Cañon City came out OK).   
>> Is this
> the
>> way it appeared to you and to everyone else, too?
>>>
>>> Pete
>>>
>>> "My car is comprised of two yds3 of Fe3O4" This is superscript.  
>>> This is
>>> ubscript
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: CCFMS Web Admin <web_admin at ccfms.ca>
>>> To: 'Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem  
>>> collectors'
>> <rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
>>> Sent: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:47 am
>>> Subject: RE: [Rockhounds] Subscript notations in e-mails
>>>
>>> When you send email from MS Outlook, you have the option of  
>>> sending it
>>> s plain text, rich text, or html. When you want to use formatting
>>> ptions such as subscripts or superscripts choose to send the  
>>> email via
>>> tml.
>>>
>>> int --> If the superscript and subscript buttons do not appear in  
>>> your
>>> ormatting toolbar, add a button to it and select what you would  
>>> like,
>>> uch like MS Word.
>>>
>>> he problem may lie when you send your email to the listserver. I  
>>> know
>>> ome mailing lists (mine at the CCFMS included) accept text only and
>>> annot properly interpret the subscript or superscript options.
>>>
>>> 'll put my theory to the test with the following line of text:
>>>
>>> My car is comprised of two yds3 of Fe3O4" This is superscript.  
>>> This is
>>> ubscript
>>>
>>> heers,
>>> tephen Douglas
>>> CFMS Communications Director & Web Admin
>>> eb_admin at ccfms.ca
>>> ttp://www.ccfms.ca/
>>>
>>> ----Original Message-----
>>> rom: rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com
>>> mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] On Behalf Of  
>>> Lawrence Rush
>>> ent: Monday, March 10, 2008 10:22 AM
>>> o: Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem  
>>> collectors
>>> ubject: [Rockhounds] Subscript notations in e-mails
>>>
>>> fter re-reading my recent e-mail,and getting Pete's this morning, I
>>> ealized that the chemical formulas in e-mails would be a lot  
>>> easier to
>>> ead
>>> f subscripts were used.
>>> Fe3O4, etc.)
>>>
>>> UT, I haven't been able to find an easy way to do this! I can do  
>>> it in
>>> ord, but not in Outlook Express.
>>>
>>> oes anyone know an easy way to do this?
>>>
>>> arry
>>>
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R. Peter Richards
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Morphological crystallographer

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