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| == First steps == | == Browsers == Every modern Browser should be fine. I suggest the latest Firefox for best results. |
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| Read [[FrontPage/AboutTheWiki|About]], HelpOnEditing and [[SpecialCharacters|displaying APL characters and editing APL code]] before you start. == Browsers == |
APL Characters
In theory, you should see APL characters with any ordinary font: nowadays any system font should contain those characters. It might not look nice, but it should work.
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is. Experience shows that some fonts are buggy: they contain most APL characters but not all.
However, for best results we suggest to install the APL385 Unicode font anyway. Download here: http://www.dyalog.com/download/unicode/apl385.ttf This font does not only have all APL characters, it also looks nice.
Browsers
Every modern Browser should be fine. I suggest the latest Firefox for best results.
If you use Internet Explorer, make sure that it is version 7 or better. Everything else is a nightmare.