Backquotes look like regular quotes in TDPL?

2010-06-28 Thread Jacob Carlborg
Is it just me or are the backquotes looking like regular quotes in TDPL? They're introduced on page 36, section 2.2.5.1. -- /Jacob Carlborg

Re: Backquotes look like regular quotes in TDPL?

2010-06-28 Thread Tyro[a.c.edwards]
== Quote from Jacob Carlborg (d...@me.com)'s article > Is it just me or are the backquotes looking like regular quotes in TDPL? > They're introduced on page 36, section 2.2.5.1. It's not you, they do in fact look like regular quotes. That however, is a byproduct of the font chosen. Look closely at

Re: Backquotes look like regular quotes in TDPL?

2010-06-28 Thread Jacob Carlborg
On 2010-06-28 12:50, Tyro[a.c.edwards] wrote: == Quote from Jacob Carlborg (d...@me.com)'s article Is it just me or are the backquotes looking like regular quotes in TDPL? They're introduced on page 36, section 2.2.5.1. It's not you, they do in fact look like regular quotes. That however, is

Re: Backquotes look like regular quotes in TDPL?

2010-06-29 Thread Stewart Gordon
Tyro[a.c.edwards] wrote: It's not you, they do in fact look like regular quotes. That however, is a byproduct of the font chosen. Therein lies the point - a good designer would have chosen a font that clearly distinguishes the various characters that the language uses. Stewart.

Re: Backquotes look like regular quotes in TDPL?

2010-06-29 Thread bearophile
This is how it looks at the normal size, are those backquotes good enough for you? http://tinyurl.com/398t3qu Bye, bearophile

Re: Backquotes look like regular quotes in TDPL?

2010-06-29 Thread bearophile
Stewart Gordon: > a good designer would have chosen a font that > clearly distinguishes the various characters that the language uses. Finding such font is so hard that I have modified a font (Inconsolata, creating Inconsolata-g) to see well the chars used in D and Python code, but it lacks a b

Re: Backquotes look like regular quotes in TDPL?

2010-06-29 Thread Justin Johansson
bearophile wrote: Stewart Gordon: a good designer would have chosen a font that clearly distinguishes the various characters that the language uses. Finding such font is so hard that I have modified a font (Inconsolata, creating Inconsolata-g) to see well the chars used in D and Python code,

Re: Backquotes look like regular quotes in TDPL?

2010-06-29 Thread strtr
== Quote from bearophile (bearophileh...@lycos.com)'s article > Stewart Gordon: > > a good designer would have chosen a font that > > clearly distinguishes the various characters that the language uses. > Finding such font is so hard that I have modified a font (Inconsolata, > creating Inconsolata

Re: Backquotes look like regular quotes in TDPL?

2010-06-29 Thread bearophile
strtr > I haven't found any such problems with Consolas. (Not that I use that many > different languages) I see some problems in Consolas (I see such problems even if I use it to program in D only), time ago here I have given the URL of a list of them that I have written. In my opinion Inconsola

Re: Backquotes look like regular quotes in TDPL?

2010-06-30 Thread KennyTM~
On Jun 30, 10 07:12, bearophile wrote: strtr I haven't found any such problems with Consolas. (Not that I use that many different languages) I see some problems in Consolas (I see such problems even if I use it to program in D only), time ago here I have given the URL of a list of them that I

Re: Backquotes look like regular quotes in TDPL?

2010-06-30 Thread bearophile
KennyTM~: > Isn't it Nimbus Mono (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimbus_Mono_L)? I don't know. Probably the name of the font used is written on the second cover page, or Andrei can tell you. I didn't know about Nimbus Mono, it looks a lot like Courier New. Bye, bearophile

Re: Backquotes look like regular quotes in TDPL?

2010-06-30 Thread KennyTM~
On Jun 30, 10 17:53, bearophile wrote: KennyTM~: Isn't it Nimbus Mono (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimbus_Mono_L)? I don't know. Probably the name of the font used is written on the second cover page, or Andrei can tell you. I didn't know about Nimbus Mono, it looks a lot like Courier New.

Re: Backquotes look like regular quotes in TDPL?

2010-06-30 Thread Jacob Carlborg
On 2010-06-29 23.57, bearophile wrote: This is how it looks at the normal size, are those backquotes good enough for you? http://tinyurl.com/398t3qu Bye, bearophile Yes, those are good enough, they actually look like backquotes :) -- Jacob Carlborg

Re: Backquotes look like regular quotes in TDPL?

2010-06-30 Thread strtr
== Quote from bearophile (bearophileh...@lycos.com)'s article > strtr > > I haven't found any such problems with Consolas. (Not that I use that many > > different languages) > I see some problems in Consolas (I see such problems even if I use it to > program in D only), time ago here I have given

Re: Backquotes look like regular quotes in TDPL?

2010-06-30 Thread Andrei Alexandrescu
KennyTM~ wrote: On Jun 30, 10 07:12, bearophile wrote: strtr I haven't found any such problems with Consolas. (Not that I use that many different languages) I see some problems in Consolas (I see such problems even if I use it to program in D only), time ago here I have given the URL of a l

Re: Backquotes look like regular quotes in TDPL?

2010-06-30 Thread bearophile
strtr: > Searched for "consolas" but couldn't find the link :( Info on Consolas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolas Some comments on Inconsolata: http://tinyurl.com/348vw7n Bye, bearophile