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Subject: Re: DOCBOOK: Use of “ and ” (fwd)
On Fri, Jan 28, 2000 at 11:34:52AM -0500, Norman Walsh wrote: > / Jorge Godoy <godoy@conectiva.com.br> was heard to say: > | > 2. Use <quote>phrase</quote> instead of “ and ” > | > | It's not a quotation. I'd like to represent the double quotes. For > | some languages the quotation marks are represented in different forms > | (<< instead of " for example). > > That's one point of <quote>...</quote>, it can use > locale-specific quotation marks. Ok... I've re-read the documentation. It does automatically what I was doing by hand. :-) > | > 3. Add <!ENTITY ldquo '"'> and <!ENTITY rdquo '"'> to your documents > | > or a customized version of DocBook. > | > | That is, IMHO, the best approach. But, for TeX compatibility, I think > | that <!entity ldquo "``"> and <!entity rdquo "''"> are the right > | ones. > > Ok. > > | What about fixing it in DocBook by itself? At least for the HTML > | version of DocBook. > > There's no HTML version of DocBook. Where are you suggesting > that it be fixed? I was speaking abou the HTML version of DocBook.dsl. But, I'll use <quote> and </quote>. IMHO, it's a bug of mine... ;-) Sorry and thanks, -- Godoy. <godoy@conectiva.com.br> GPG Fingerprint 851B B620 626D 2AD0 E783 "Ser poeta não é minha ambição, E932 1330 BE6D A4A3 0625 é minha maneira de estar sozinho" - Fernando Pessoa. Publicações @ Conectiva S.A. Except where explicitly stated I speak on my own behalf. Exceto onde explicitado as declarações aqui feitas são apenas minhas.
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