Den 25. aug. 2010 16:46, skrev John Culleton: (...) > My "trick" when editing a text file (in Gvim) where the quotes are > actually inch symbols like those I have used in this sentence is to > search for the string: > <space>" > and substitute the TeX convention for opening quote, and then search > for the string > "<space> > and substitute the TeX convention for a closing quote. (...)
Actually it is a bit more complex, I think. space + quote = start quote, is ok quote + space = end quote, is ok But at the start of a paragraph just a start quote might occur (without a space before it). Also you will have to replace things like: quote + : = end quote quote + ; = end quote quote + . = end quote quote + , = end quote quote + ! = end quote quote + ? = end quote etc. I have made a macro in OOo that converts wrong quotation marks to the Norwegian ones automatically. Easy to do and very useful when you have to correct many texts. On the same route: I also have macros that corrects space + - + space = space + -- + space (-- meaning a short dash) space + space = space space + space + space = space space + space + space + space = space (actually I just run the first one a couple of times to accomplish the cases where spaces are used in stead of tabs etc. Scribus dont very much like tabs, so I use a style for it). ... = ... (that last one being one sign, not three dots) ' = single quote / apostrophe etc. In short: I do not correct those in Scribus (unless I forget to remove them at an earlier stage) but in OOo. All the best Axel Bojer
