On Mon, 17 Oct 2005, A. Pagaltzis wrote: > If it was the terminal then the character would show up screwy, > but it wouldn't get mangled in your reply.
Okay, I'll have to trust you on that. > What I'm using *is* a smart quote, I just think that's a stupid > name. > > The straight quotes were a typewriter invention, along with > monospace fonts. Someday computers will catch up to all the > features that paper had about 400 years ago. All typography is a relatively recent invention; hell, punctuation itself isn't all that old, relative to typewriters, and certainly any sort of established standard is painfully recent, so specifically using a more annoying form of punctuation because of bitterness towards typewriters seems unjustifiably cruel to those of us who have to suffer through them. > PS.: this mail with straight quotes for your pleasure. And it is much appreciated. -- If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity. --Bill Vaughan --------------------------------------------------------------------- Luke Kanies | http://reductivelabs.com | http://madstop.com
