On Aug 6, 2011, at 11:54 AM, Joe Zeff wrote:
> On 08/06/2011 10:23 AM, John Ghormley KJ4UFG wrote: >> I suppose if you want quote marks that curve from the top in toward the >> quote on both ends there is more than one keystroke on each end involved. I >> totally eschew those marks as tedious and a bit old fashioned, but to each >> his own. Using them would slightly complicate the matter by adding two more >> keystrokes. > > Yes. That's what smart quotes, AKA "curly quotes" are. Some people like > them, you don't. The OP wasn't suggesting that Scribus convert all quotation > marks to them, but that they be an option. It occurs to me that it might be > best to make them a part of paragraph styles, so that it happens > automatically, without extra keystrokes, but only if you specify that you > want them. Personally, I'd have little if any need for them, but I see no > reason not to have them available for those who like them. I use them in all my documents and it's a pain in Scribus. It's easy in MS Office because you can simply set a preference to use smart quotes and then all you need to physically type is a double-quote " and Office automatically converts it for you (if the preference setting is turned on).
