* Selecting a different codepage
Possible codepages are 437 (International), 850 (Multilingual), 852 (Slavic), 860 (Portuguese), 863 (Candian, French), 865 (Scandinavian).
In practice there are only two codepages to choose from: 437 and 850.
Many TIM users in Belgium prefer to use Codepage 437 (International) instead of 850 (Multilingual) because it displays the symbol (Ø) «correctly» as a diameter sign. Codepage 850 displays it as Ý (an uppercase accented Y). TIM users in Estonia prefer codepage 850 because it has the characters õ and Õ (o and O with tilde) which is not available in codepage 437. Also the superscript 3 (³, Alt-252) exists only in codepage 850.
| Symbol | cp437 | cp850 |
| Diameter (Ø) | Alt-237 | - |
| Sigma (Σ) | Alt-228 | - |
| superscript 3 (³) | - | Alt-252 |
| õ and Õ | - | Alt-228 |
On Win2K, Windows NT and Windows XP you can switch from one codepage to the other by simply typing chcp 850 (or chcp 437) in a DOS prompt. This quick switching works only when your DOS prompt is in fullscreen mode.
«Only the OEM code page installed with Windows NT will display correctly in a command prompt window using Raster fonts. Other code pages will display correctly only in full-screen mode or command prompt windows that are using TrueType fonts.» (*)
If you want a windowed TIM to use another codepage, then you should specify to use a TrueType font for the TIM window: click the Window menu of a running TIM and change this property, also for future calls.
If you really need to see your preferred codepage also using a raster font when TIM is in a non-fullscreen window, then it seems that you must edit the Windows Registry in a very dangerous place. sites.inka.de/sites/rwi/nt-tips/codepage.html This last trick is not tested. Don't do this manually. Find somebody who knows more than me. scilnet.fortlewis.edu/tech/NT-Server/registry.htm
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