how to force a straight quote () ??

2006-02-08 Thread Kevin Pfeiffer
Hi all, (in a bit of a panic here) How do I force straight quote marks? As in: 5'-0 I used the Insert - Special Character - Ordinary Quote ... and this worked fine in a simple test doc, but while checking the last book proof I discovered that these (which are inside a table) were converted

Re: how to force a straight quote () ??

2006-02-08 Thread Kevin Pfeiffer
Kevin Pfeiffer writes: How do I force straight quote marks? As in: 5'-0 I used the Insert - Special Character - Ordinary Quote ... and this worked fine in a simple test doc, but while checking the last book proof I discovered that these (which are inside a table) were converted

Re: how to force a straight quote () ??

2006-02-08 Thread Karsten Heymann
Hi Kevin, Kevin Pfeiffer wrote: Kevin Pfeiffer writes: How do I force straight quote marks? As in: 5'-0 Found! \verb++ Maybe better (\verb is not allowed everywhere): \dq{} in ERT Yours, Karsten

Re: how to force a straight quote () ??

2006-02-08 Thread Stephen Buonopane
On Feb 8, 2006, at 11:37 AM, Kevin Pfeiffer wrote: Hi all, (in a bit of a panic here) How do I force straight quote marks? As in: 5'-0 I used the Insert - Special Character - Ordinary Quote ... and this worked fine in a simple test doc, but while checking the last book proof I discovered

Re: how to force a straight quote () ??

2006-02-08 Thread Juergen Spitzmueller
Kevin Pfeiffer wrote: How do I force straight quote marks? As in:   5'-0 In LyX: String+Shift+ Jürgen

Re: how to force a straight quote () ??

2006-02-08 Thread Karsten Heymann
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Karsten Heymann schrieb: | Kevin Pfeiffer wrote: | \verb++ | Maybe better (\verb is not allowed everywhere): \dq{} in ERT I have to correct myself: \dq is definded only for (n)german. Better use \textquotedbl as suggested by the other posters.

Re: how to force a straight quote () ??

2006-02-08 Thread Kevin Pfeiffer
Juergen Spitzmueller writes: Kevin Pfeiffer wrote: How do I force straight quote marks? As in:   5'-0 In LyX: String+Shift+ String = Streng ? i.e. Ctrl+Shift+ ? (well, I guess I could go try this) Thanks to all who posted! -K -- Kevin Pfeiffer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tiros

Re: how to force a straight quote () ??

2006-02-08 Thread Juergen Spitzmueller
Kevin Pfeiffer wrote: String = Streng   ? i.e. Ctrl+Shift+ Yes, sorry. Ctrl (Strg on my German keyboard). Jürgen

how to force a straight quote () ??

2006-02-08 Thread Kevin Pfeiffer
Hi all, (in a bit of a panic here) How do I force straight quote marks? As in: 5'-0 I used the Insert - Special Character - Ordinary Quote ... and this worked fine in a simple test doc, but while checking the last book proof I discovered that these (which are inside a table) were converted

Re: how to force a straight quote () ??

2006-02-08 Thread Kevin Pfeiffer
Kevin Pfeiffer writes: How do I force straight quote marks? As in: 5'-0 I used the Insert - Special Character - Ordinary Quote ... and this worked fine in a simple test doc, but while checking the last book proof I discovered that these (which are inside a table) were converted

Re: how to force a straight quote () ??

2006-02-08 Thread Karsten Heymann
Hi Kevin, Kevin Pfeiffer wrote: Kevin Pfeiffer writes: How do I force straight quote marks? As in: 5'-0 Found! \verb++ Maybe better (\verb is not allowed everywhere): \dq{} in ERT Yours, Karsten

Re: how to force a straight quote () ??

2006-02-08 Thread Stephen Buonopane
On Feb 8, 2006, at 11:37 AM, Kevin Pfeiffer wrote: Hi all, (in a bit of a panic here) How do I force straight quote marks? As in: 5'-0 I used the Insert - Special Character - Ordinary Quote ... and this worked fine in a simple test doc, but while checking the last book proof I discovered

Re: how to force a straight quote () ??

2006-02-08 Thread Juergen Spitzmueller
Kevin Pfeiffer wrote: How do I force straight quote marks? As in:   5'-0 In LyX: String+Shift+ Jürgen

Re: how to force a straight quote () ??

2006-02-08 Thread Karsten Heymann
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Karsten Heymann schrieb: | Kevin Pfeiffer wrote: | \verb++ | Maybe better (\verb is not allowed everywhere): \dq{} in ERT I have to correct myself: \dq is definded only for (n)german. Better use \textquotedbl as suggested by the other posters.

Re: how to force a straight quote () ??

2006-02-08 Thread Kevin Pfeiffer
Juergen Spitzmueller writes: Kevin Pfeiffer wrote: How do I force straight quote marks? As in:   5'-0 In LyX: String+Shift+ String = Streng ? i.e. Ctrl+Shift+ ? (well, I guess I could go try this) Thanks to all who posted! -K -- Kevin Pfeiffer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tiros

Re: how to force a straight quote () ??

2006-02-08 Thread Juergen Spitzmueller
Kevin Pfeiffer wrote: String = Streng   ? i.e. Ctrl+Shift+ Yes, sorry. Ctrl (Strg on my German keyboard). Jürgen

how to force a straight quote (") ??

2006-02-08 Thread Kevin Pfeiffer
Hi all, (in a bit of a panic here) How do I force straight quote marks? As in: 5'-0" I used the Insert -> Special Character -> Ordinary Quote ... and this worked fine in a simple test doc, but while checking the last book proof I discovered that these (which are inside a

Re: how to force a straight quote (") ??

2006-02-08 Thread Kevin Pfeiffer
Kevin Pfeiffer writes: > How do I force straight quote marks? As in: 5'-0" > > I used the Insert -> Special Character -> Ordinary Quote > > ... and this worked fine in a simple test doc, but while checking the > last book proof I discovered that these (which are ins

Re: how to force a straight quote (") ??

2006-02-08 Thread Karsten Heymann
Hi Kevin, Kevin Pfeiffer wrote: Kevin Pfeiffer writes: How do I force straight quote marks? As in: 5'-0" Found! \verb+"+ Maybe better (\verb is not allowed everywhere): \dq{} in ERT Yours, Karsten

Re: how to force a straight quote (") ??

2006-02-08 Thread Stephen Buonopane
On Feb 8, 2006, at 11:37 AM, Kevin Pfeiffer wrote: Hi all, (in a bit of a panic here) How do I force straight quote marks? As in: 5'-0" I used the Insert -> Special Character -> Ordinary Quote ... and this worked fine in a simple test doc, but while checking the last b

Re: how to force a straight quote (") ??

2006-02-08 Thread Juergen Spitzmueller
Kevin Pfeiffer wrote: > How do I force straight quote marks? As in:   5'-0" In LyX: String+Shift+" Jürgen

Re: how to force a straight quote (") ??

2006-02-08 Thread Karsten Heymann
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Karsten Heymann schrieb: | Kevin Pfeiffer wrote: |> \verb+"+ | Maybe better (\verb is not allowed everywhere): \dq{} in ERT I have to correct myself: \dq is definded only for (n)german. Better use \textquotedbl as suggested by the other posters.

Re: how to force a straight quote (") ??

2006-02-08 Thread Kevin Pfeiffer
Juergen Spitzmueller writes: > Kevin Pfeiffer wrote: > > How do I force straight quote marks? As in:   5'-0" > > In LyX: String+Shift+" String = Streng ? i.e. Ctrl+Shift+" ? (well, I guess I could go try this) Thanks to all who posted! -K -- Kevin Pfei

Re: how to force a straight quote (") ??

2006-02-08 Thread Juergen Spitzmueller
Kevin Pfeiffer wrote: > String = Streng   ? > > i.e. Ctrl+Shift+" Yes, sorry. Ctrl ("Strg" on my German keyboard). Jürgen