Re: [Docutils-develop] Re: LaTeX/PDF critique

[Simon B. <Sim...@un...>]

gr...@us... (gr...@us...) wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Nov 2002, David Goodger wrote:
> > * Since TeX uses curly quotes (which it expresses ``thusly''), perhaps
> >   the LaTeX writer could convert regular double-quotes to TeX-style
> >   quotes?  Or can TeX/LaTeX do that automatically?  Currently all
> >   double-quotes look like (just blur your eyes a bit ;)::
> >
> >       99    99
> >         this
> >
> >   whereas they should look like this::
> >
> >       66    99
> >         this
> >
> >   If it's not feasible to get proper curly quotes, then the Writer
> >   should use straight quotes.  Better to be ugly (straight quotes)
> >   than wrong (bad curlies).
> 
> is in the todo (latex2e-README.txt (someday i wipe my sand/dustbox))

Whee! Typographically correct quotes!

I'd just like to point out, that this is something that differs a bit
in different languages. In Germany the following is used:

                 66
            this
         99

Also there are the options

          >> this <<    (german)

and       << this >>    (french IIRC)

It would be *very* cool if one could select this somehow.  :-)


Bye,
        Simon

PS: I am very happy about the inline target stuff. Thanks David!

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