Mighty Favog Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 I know it the "about" or "approximate" sign but sometimes when I cruise the net I'll find an icon (windows symbol) on my desktop that is of very minimal size (a few bytes). Any idea what this thing is from?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 It's a connect symbol meaning there is more text than what is visable. I think. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Warren Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 ---------------- On 2/7/2005 3:11:36 PM Tom Blasing wrote: I know it the "about" or "approximate" sign but sometimes when I cruise the net I'll find an icon (windows symbol) on my desktop that is of very minimal size (a few bytes). Any idea what this thing is from?? ---------------- It's called a "tilday" and it means what you think, it indicates that an approximation "follows". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumpelstiltskin Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 I used to get it too. Now I don't. Don't know why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 It's called the 'squiggle' key and is usually used in a vertical formation with other squiggle logos on highway signs to indicate 'ALL SQUIGGLE RIGHT' or 'ALL SQUIGGLE LEFT', really. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenratboy Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 ---------------- On 2/7/2005 5:22:30 PM John Warren wrote: It's called a "tilday" and it means what you think, it indicates that an approximation "follows". ---------------- Yes, this is the correct answer. For example: "In my room, at 30 Hz., I am getting ~120 dB. of output" The "~120 dB." means 'approximatly' or 'about' 120 dB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WS65711 Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 ---------------- On 2/7/2005 5:51:50 PM kenratboy wrote: ---------------- On 2/7/2005 5:22:30 PM John Warren wrote: It's called a "tilday" and it means what you think, it indicates that an approximation "follows". ---------------- Yes, this is the correct answer. For example: "In my room, at 30 Hz., I am getting ~120 dB. of output" The "~120 dB." means 'approximatly' or 'about' 120 dB. ---------------- Except that it is spelled tilde . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSport Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 I do "accept" that it's spelled tilde... Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluless Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 In windows, the tilde icons are usually associated with temporary files, or files left over when an application crashes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted February 8, 2005 Author Share Posted February 8, 2005 Does it make any difference when the name of the icon no other name than "~" ? I can understand that there may be more to the name than that symbol but this is the only character in the title of the icon. On my computer it isn't always the result of an application crash, it just pops up sometimes after going through certain sites. I'll have to keep a closer eye on what those sites are that generate such a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluless Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Tom, I've never seen one with only the single character filename. I really don't know what's up with that. Sounds like some websites are leaving doo doo on your machine. cluless (again) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted February 8, 2005 Author Share Posted February 8, 2005 I agree with ya Clue. I've just been deleating them and it doesn't do anything bad to the machine. Mayvbe next tiem I get one I'll run AdAware and see if it points to that one with a source. That would be cool. BTW Clue! I was at Target the other day and they were selling sew-on patches in a packet. The top one said "CLUELESS". Thought you need one of those.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phips25 Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 I remembered I had the same problem with this and found the fix here. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;830921 Hope this helps. Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-MAN Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 The ~ character is spelled as "tilde". It is pronounced "tilda" as in Matilda. In computers, it is ascii character 126 (or 7E in hex, for all you hexidecimally-inclined math nuts). The character is used in certain texts to describe an omission, or as a diacritic character above others characters (like spanish) to denote a particular nasal sound. In math, I have no blooming idea what it means. Some operating systems will forcably shorten (or truncate) file names that are too long using this character as shorthand. DM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 it is a symbol or can I get a tilde from the keyboard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-MAN Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 It is a key on the keyboard, if that is your question. But it can be system-created, which is a truncation or substitution notice. DM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 mm, which key? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryC Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 On my last two keyboards, it is the furthest key to the left, in the top row, just to the left of the 1/! key. It's the "upper case" character on that key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 oh god, silly me, I knew it was on the keyboard ~ somewhere, but could not find it! I am ~ as blind as a bat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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