Re: [icon-users] Smart quotes.

  • From: Richard Ashbery <riscos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: icon-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:52:16 +0000 (GMT)

In article <bcf2142453.martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Martin Wuerthner
<lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In message <5323c9555edaves@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Dave Stratford
>           <daves@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > 2) How can I change all existing 'sexed' quotes, and apostrophes,
> > into neutral quotes or apostrophes.

> This is easy using the ordinary search and replace mechanism.
> Please note that while "Smart quotes" is on, they affect keyboard
> input into the search and replace dialogue box, too, so you cannot
> easily enter the unsexed quote to replace with. Once you have
> switched "Smart quotes" off you can enter the smart quote to
> search for using a character picker like !Chars.

Clever - what a brilliant bit of lateral thinking! It would simplify
the procedure I posted. I prefer your XChars.

Best regards

Richard

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