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Post by nickf on Dec 25, 2012 10:06:03 GMT
Can anyone settle a tiny thing that is nagging at me? Do digital numerical displays in Europe (such as station clocks) show the number 7 with a crossbar? I can't remember seeing it, and perhaps such displays are manufactured mainly in countries, such as the USA and Japan, that don't have the crossbar.
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Post by Chris M on Dec 25, 2012 11:05:58 GMT
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Post by nickf on Dec 25, 2012 11:33:00 GMT
Thanks for that, Chris M.
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Post by crusty54 on Dec 26, 2012 19:10:19 GMT
The stroke is used for handwritten 7s to distinguish them from 1s.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2012 19:55:37 GMT
The stroke is used for handwritten 7s to distinguish them from 1s. Absolutely right. And it's particularly pertinent in Germany where the 1 is always written with a serif which, when hand written, can be very long. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2012 21:40:39 GMT
Ohmslaw - you are correct, of course - we get a lot of parts shipped from Germany (our company HQ is there) and lots of handwritten numbers include 1s with leading serifs the reach almost to the base line (like a very tight upside-down V). Hence all the handwritten 7s do have the crossbars.
When I was a computer programmer in a previous life, we always put a crossbar through 7s, and Zs and a slash through the 0s (zeroes).
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Post by Tomcakes on Dec 28, 2012 21:57:30 GMT
I always put bars on 7s and strokes through 0s, but that's because my handwriting is appalling!
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Post by railtechnician on Dec 28, 2012 22:21:55 GMT
Ohmslaw - you are correct, of course - we get a lot of parts shipped from Germany (our company HQ is there) and lots of handwritten numbers include 1s with leading serifs the reach almost to the base line (like a very tight upside-down V). Hence all the handwritten 7s do have the crossbars. When I was a computer programmer in a previous life, we always put a crossbar through 7s, and Zs and a slash through the 0s (zeroes). For many years I have always written 1 with a serif, 7 with a bar and 0 with a slash especially on official paperwork where any confusion can cause real headaches if what is written is misread. I've never used a bar with Z though as it is distinctly different from 2 in my hand. |
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