17-03-2016, 01:46 PM
(17-03-2016, 10:20 AM)Helmut Winkler wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.(16-03-2016, 10:07 PM)Anton wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.There is the "arc" symbol in the VMS represented as extended EVA &163. (There is also &140, I'm not sure what's the difference between the two, but it seems that &163 is the one I am referring to).The arc symbol is used again and again and most likely denotes an abbreviation, similar to the horizontal stroke. No insult meant, but all of you should read the Cappelli introduction some time.
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I am well acquainted with Cappelli and in Latin (and several other languages), the arc/cap is definitely an abbreviation but I'm not sure it is used that way in the VMS. It might be. The odd thing is that the plain bench character behaves in much the same way as the capped bench char. It shows up in the same positions in approximately the same ratios. I haven't had time to analyze it more specifically (I wish I had more hours in the day) but it doesn't jump out as being different.