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FYI For a long time GNU coding standards prescribed using the grave accent, but this changed some years ago now https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Qu
by ratmice 9y ago
FYI For a long time GNU coding standards prescribed using the grave accent, but this changed some years ago now
https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Quote-Characters.html#Quote-Characters https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Quote-Character...
- josteink 9y agoFrom the link: > Although GNU programs traditionally used 0x60 (‘`’) for opening and 0x27 (‘'’) for closing quotes, nowadays quotes ‘`like this'’ are typically rendered asymmetrically, so quoting ‘"like this"’ or ‘'like this'’ typically looks better. Is this link saying I can quit using `QUOTES' in my Emacs-documentation? That style always struck me as odd :)
- lottin 9y agoCurved single quotes (‘...’) are recommended now: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Documentation-Tips.html https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Do...
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