Re: Automatic Smart Quotes for Language

[Stefan Petrucha <petrucha@xxxxxxxx>]

Dmitri Yunov wrote:

> ; SmartQuotes=\xd4\xd5\xd2\xd3 ;  USA, Great Britain
> ; SmartQuotes=\xe3\xd2\xc7\xc8 ;  Russia, and most former U.S.S.R. republics
> ; SmartQuotes=\xd4\xd5\xc7\xc8 ;  Russia, and most former U.S.S.R. republics
> in some scientific publications
> ; SmartQuotes=\xdc\xdd\xc7\xc8 ;  Switzerland 1
> ; SmartQuotes=\xdc\xdd\xe3\xd2 ;  Switzerland 2
> ; SmartQuotes=\xdd\xdc\xe3\xd2 ;  Austria
> ; SmartQuotes=\xdd\xdc\xe3\xd2 ;  Germany 1
> ; SmartQuotes=\xc8\xc7\xe3\xd2 ;  Germany 2
> ; SmartQuotes=\xe2\xd4\xe3\xd2 ;  Germany 3
> ; SmartQuotes=\xdc\xdd\xc7\xc8 ;  France <= extra space should be used
> between the cited text and both alternative and main quote characters
> ; SmartQuotes=\xd3\xd3\xc8\xc8 ;  Sweden
> ; SmartQuotes=\xe3\xd2\xc8\xc7 ;  Denmark
> ; SmartQuotes=\xd2\xe3\xc7\xc8 ;  Italy  <= extra space should be used
> between the cited text and main quote characters
> ; SmartQuotes=\xc7\xc8\xd2\xd3 ;  Spain
> ; SmartQuotes=\xe3\xd2\xc7\xc8 ;  Norway
> ; SmartQuotes=\xd2\xd3\xc7\xc8 ;  Portugal
> ; SmartQuotes=\xe3\xd3\xd3\xd3 ;  the Netherlands
> 
> I'll be glad to hear about the use of Smart Quotes in Central European area,
> as well as some comments about my table above.
> The national style sign Number (Nş) differentials are very interesting to
> know here too.

According to a czech book on typography quotes as in Germany3 are
appropriate, and single quotes should occur within double quoted text
only. In some rare cases french double quotes are allowed.

There is no special sign Number, letter c with check accent followed by
a period is used instead.

These rules apply to Slovak Republic too.


Regards.

Stefan Petrucha
-- 
Publishing Automation
& Technical Documentation
http://www.isnet.sk/petrucha


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