On 02/11/2018 12:09 PM, Howard Johnson wrote:
Hi,
In the m4 documentation web page, for example at
https://www.gnu.org/software/m4/manual/m4.html#Comments
<mailto:bug-m4@gnu.org>, the character used for an opening single quote
displays incorrectly. Here is a snapshot:
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Your snapshot did not render correctly in plain text.
I'm pretty sure what is meant is that the same character is used both
before and after *quoted text* above.
No, that is NOT what is meant.
But what appears is a slanted
tick and then a straight tick.
Yes, that is correct.
I think this should read:
$m4
'quoted text' # 'commented text'
Wrong.
The default m4 quoting strings are back-tick (`, ASCII 96) for opening
quote, and single-quote (', ASCII 39) for closing quote. Yes, they are
asymmetrical, and that is intentional.
...
If I disable the style sheet I still see them wrong, so it's not a css
thing:
Also this is not dependent on browser, i.e. Firefox and Chrome both
display this the same.
Good - because that's what they are supposed to display.
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