On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 17:26:48 -0500 (EST) Aditya Mahajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sat, 8 Dec 2007, Mojca Miklavec wrote: > > > just wondering: how many ConTeXt-ers depend on ligatures such as: > > '' (double quote) and '' (two single quotes) -> right double quote > > `` -> left double quote > > In some old documents. In newer documents I use \quote and \quotation. > Then there are documents that need to move back and forth between latex > and context but for them I can easily define appropriate macros in latex. > > > ,, -> DOUBLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK We should jeep them for old times sake although I prefer quote and quotation in my document because this is more flexible (change with the language and I can also change the quotation style). > > or even more weird ones: > > !` -> inverted exclam > > ?` -> inverted question > > << -> LEFT POINTING GUILLEMET (never heard of that ligature) > > >> -> RIGHT POINTING GUILLEMET > > I have never used them. The two spain ligatures should vanish, I tried once to write [...]?`` in one of my documents and hated this behaviour. The other two ligatures for guillemets another odd things because I < in my document for every < in my source not a replacement. > > Some ligatures are handy indeed: > > -- -> endash > > --- -> emdash > > I use them all the time. Even though the utf encoded values can work here, > my editor (vim) using fixed width fonts, so it is easy to miss the > difference between hypehn, endash, and emdash (in the markup). So, I would > prefer them to be present. Keep them, they are to usefull. I could also agree to Aditya's explanation. > > ' -> right single quote (I'm, isn't etc.) > > I can automate the conversion of ' to the corresponding utf character > inside vim, so this is not really essential. However, IMO this should not > change. > > Aditya I nearly never need this in my documents but it is very usefull in I don't want to select the right character. This is also on of the points Word and Powerpoint users select the wrong character but TeX has always the right character :-) Wolfgang ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________
