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Is it a Unicode Font?

To determine if your font is Unicode-compliant, with all its characters coded and mapped correctly, choose the Font in any program (or in Font Book, set the preview area to Custom (Preview > Custom), and type Option-Shift-2.

If you get a euro character (a sort of uppercase C with two horizontal lines through its midsection), it's 99.9 percent certain the font is Unicode-compliant. If you get a graphic character that's gray rounded-rectangle frame with a euro character inside it, the font is definitely not Unicode-compliant. (The fact that the image has a euro sign in it is only coincidental: it's the image used for any missing currency sign.)

This assumes that you're using U.S. input keyboard, which is a little ironic when the euro symbol is the test. With the British keyboard, for instance, Option-2 produces the euro symbol if it's part of the font.

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Firefox 6.0.2

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Mozilla has released Firefox 6.0.2 to remove additional DigiNotar-issued SSL certificates. According to a Mozilla blog post, DigiNotar, the Dutch certificate authority that was used by an Iranian hacker to issue fraudulent SSL certificates, also issued some certificates used by the Dutch government. The Dutch government’s initial assessment indicated that those certificates were still trustworthy, so Mozilla exempted them from Firefox 6.0.1’s removal of DigiNotar root certificates. After an audit of DigiNotar, the Dutch government rescinded that initial assessment of trust, so Mozilla has now removed all DigiNotar certificates from Firefox. Google has updated Chrome (which happens automatically), and Apple has now released Security Update 2011-005 to protect Safari users (it’s also possible to excise the DigiNotar certificates from your base keychain if you’re not yet in a position to apply Apple’s update). Firefox users should update to 6.0.2 to avoid the real-world exploits based on these fraudulent certificates. (Free, 28.1 MB, release notes)

 

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