H. Has anyone any idea why 'non-standard' characters on the AVSIM Home page are not showing properly in Firefox (v.3.5.5)? Even apostrophes don't show - they are all replaced by a small square with FF in the top half and FD in the lower half.The page looks good in IE8, and as far as I can see it's only the Home Page that has a problem - everywhere else I have browsed to on AVSIM seems OK.Martin

Thanks for mentioning this , i just downloaded FireFox ( 3.5.6 ) to take a look and couldn

Maybe this thread is OT: http://forums1.avsim.net/index.php?showtopic=269797

Updated the Firefox, but the odd characters are still there. Thanks for the link - it's no big deal and if it is a pain for AVSIM for fix, as the post says it si, I can of course live with it!Martin

None of the Editorial Staff could see this , could you ( or anyone ) tell us the News or Review item that isn't displaying properly ?

The Home page, http://avsim.net/This is what it looks like, from the current Home Page (20/12) - though I am not sure it will come out right, copying and pasting here: the odd rectangle is between the word "ATCsimulator" and the number 2.ATCsimulator�2 is the premier Air Traffic Control simulation on the market for the PC.ATCsimulator� has been at the forefront of ATC simulation since Feb/2001, and is still going strong.ATCsimulator�2allows you to immerse yourself in the mysterious world of air trafficcontrol. This is as close to the REAL THING! as you can get. This is a SERIOUS SIMULATION (er..game)! But, it can also be FUN!ATCsimulator�2Martin

The Home page, http://avsim.net/This is what it looks like, from the current Home Page (20/12) - though I am not sure it will come out right, copying and pasting here: the odd rectangle is between the word "ATCsimulator" and the number 2.ATCsimulator�2 is the premier Air Traffic Control simulation on the market for the PC.ATCsimulator� has been at the forefront of ATC simulation since Feb/2001, and is still going strong.ATCsimulator�2allows you to immerse yourself in the mysterious world of air trafficcontrol. This is as close to the REAL THING! as you can get. This is a SERIOUS SIMULATION (er..game)! But, it can also be FUN!ATCsimulator�2Martin

I have been noticing this at other places too. I wonder if it has to do with nonstandard characters being used and the way web browsers try to decipher them?

ATC Simulator 2 now available as a download at the Avsim storePosted: Friday, December 18, 2009 - 18:13ATCsimulator

Still the same for me, no change (Firefox 3.5.6).M.

The registered tradmark symbol

Thanks for the help on this , i removed the offending symbol and all is well .C.Jodry Managing Editor Avsim.com

Not for me I'm afraid - the 'R' symbol is only one of several that doesn't display correctly in Firefox: apostrophes, repeated dots (...) and quotation marks are replaced by the same little square (FF/FD). Maybe other punctuation characters too (below) - I can look more closely if it's helpful. Or maybe ytou have better things to do just before Christmas!! :-)Kevin �Gibbage� Miller. Stephen �Stitz� Barstow recompiled the SU model for FSX, ....."Well�there isn�t any 2D panel; Martin

Thanks Martin , i reposted that with the formatting removed and hope it did the trick, seems fine with Firefox 3.5.6.

Sorry to report I still have the AVSIM home page with a lot of FF/FD squares - seems to be apostrophes and speech marks ( " ). Also (from comparing with the same page on IE8), the copyright sign (encircled c), & the superscripted TM (trademark).. maybe some others I didn't spot.

Looks fine for me with Firefox v3.5.6Martin, did you by any chance change your default font for FF?Try changing fonts - Tools>Options...>content tab.regards,Joe