Hello Nicolas,
Thanks for your response.
>> However, I could customize `org-export-smart-quotes-alist' to export
>> outer quotes using single quote marks and inner quotes using double
>> quote marks.
>>
>> Is that about right?
>
> Correct. However, `org-export-smart-quotes-alist' aims to be
> typographically correct for all handled languages, so it is not
> customizable.
In British English, I believe standard typographical style uses single
quotation marks for normal quotations, and double quotation marks for inner
quotations.
I can obtain this behaviour with Org 8.3 by evaluating the following form in
*scratch*:
(push
'("en-GB"
(opening-single-quote :utf-8 "“" :html "“" :latex "``" :texinfo
"``")
(closing-single-quote :utf-8 "”" :html "”" :latex "''" :texinfo
"''")
(opening-double-quote :utf-8 "‘" :html "‘" :latex "`" :texinfo "`")
(closing-double-quote :utf-8 "’" :html "’" :latex "'" :texinfo "'")
(apostrophe :utf-8 "’" :html "’"))
org-export-smart-quotes-alist)
and then adding #+LANGUAGE: en-GB to my input org-mode file (sample input and
output below).
Would a patch to this effect be acceptable for a future Org release? (I would
also be happy to contribute a documentation patch for the manual).
Thanks,
Jonathan
==========
test.org input:
==========
#+OPTIONS: ':t
#+LANGUAGE: en-GB
This is "a quotation."
This is "a quotation with 'an inner quotation'".
This sentence doesn't contain a contraction.
This quotation "doesn't" contain a contraction.
This "nested quotation 'doesn't' contain a contraction."
This "nested quotation 'doesn't contain' a contraction."
==========
UTF-8 output:
==========
This is ‘a quotation.’
This is ‘a quotation with “an inner quotation”’.
This sentence doesn’t contain a contraction.
This quotation ‘doesn’t’ contain a contraction.
This ‘nested quotation “doesn’t” contain a contraction.’
This ‘nested quotation “doesn’t contain” a contraction.’
> Also, this variable predates the new algorithm, so it introduces some
> confusion in its entries: there, "opening-double-quote" should be
> understood as "opening-outer-quote" and "opening-single-quote" as
> "opening-inner-quote", or some such.
>
> Regards,
