>>>>> "Juergen" == Juergen Spitzmueller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Juergen> JMarc, The attached *.fd-files are a first try to modify the Juergen> dialogs for the new quotation marks we discussed yesterday. Wow! You've been fast! Juergen> Is this what you are thinking of? I'm not sure what I am thinking of, actually... There are 2 types of quote that can be parametrized: normal (e.g. outer) and alternate (e.g. inner). For each of these, I see three cases: - use the default type for the language (this means that the same quote will change aspect if you change the language of the paragraph which contains it). Most people will do that. - use a default type which is the same over all the document (set in document popup, and exisiting quotes change when the doc default is changed) - use a hardcoded type which will never change after the quote has been inserted (this is what we have now) For each of these, the right quote and left quote can be set separately (a quote <<like that'' is stupid but possible, for example). A quote is defined by the following parameters: - a character in "`'<>," - a multiplicity (single, double) - maybe something indicating that there is space on the left or on the right (this is useful for french) The GUI should be able to show an example of quoting with the parameters chosen. Juergen> In Preferences->Language, you can chose one of the language Juergen> specific quotation marks (if there are more than one) as Juergen> default (I think this should be done there and saved in the Juergen> lyxrc file). Then Pref->language should be able to change settings for _any_ language, which is not the case now AFAIK. Juergen> In Document, you can chose either "Language Juergen> Default", then the settings from preferences become valid, or Juergen> "Custom", where you can chose from any possible style for the Juergen> current document. Juergen> I have deleted the "single" and "double" checkboxes, as they Juergen> become obsolete IMHO if you can access them directly via Juergen> keyboard. No, because you have two types of quotes, which are not necessarily in double/single pair. For example, french would be << a quote ``and another one'' >> Juergen> BTW: Have I got you right: You can only chose one style per Juergen> document, and if you switch, all quote insets will be Juergen> changed? (I hope so, because I think this fits good into the Juergen> LyX philosophy; it's bad typography to mix quotation mark Juergen> styles like it is bad to mix different font families). I think I addressed this above. Tell me if it is clear enough. I knw that what I am proposing is rather complicated (in terms of GUI and implementation), so tell me if it is overdone, and I'll gladly simplify it :) JMarc
