Paul Smith
Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:08:58 -0800
On Thu, 2011-12-22 at 21:54 -0800, Paul Eggert wrote:
> On 12/22/11 17:08, Karl Berry wrote:
> > +In the C locale, the output of GNU programs should stick to plain
> > +ASCII for quotation characters in messages to users: preferably 0x22
> > +(@samp{"}) or 0x27 (@samp{'}) for both opening and closing quotes.
> ...
> > +
> > +That's for the output. In source files, you should stick to ASCII and
> > +use the ASCII character 0x60 (@samp{`}) for opening quotes.
>
> Unfortunately I see some problems with this advice.
Me, too... have I been misunderstanding how gettext works for all these years? My point in my previous email was that you _can't_ use one style of quoting in "the C locale" and a different style of quoting "in source files", because they are exactly the same thing. The C locale IS the strings in the source files with no translation. Isn't it? -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <psm...@gnu.org> Find some GNU make tips at: http://www.gnu.org http://make.mad-scientist.net "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist