[Groff] [mom] string arguments and double quotes

2012-12-27 Thread Bertrand Garrigues
Hi, I need to put double quotes within string arguments, for example a HEADING. According to the documentation, inline escapes \(lq and \(rq should be used. However I found out that using (two double-quotes) works fine too, and I find it more convenient. Is that just by chance or can I

Re: [Groff] [mom] string arguments and double quotes

2012-12-27 Thread Denis M. Wilson
Yes, you can use a double quote in a macro argument (it is documented and has been there forever). But it gives you the ASCII quote mark, not the typographical open and close quotes which are use in typesetting English (\[lq] and \[rq]). What special symbols you use would depend on the language,

Re: [Groff] [mom] string arguments and double quotes

2012-12-27 Thread Peter Schaffter
On Thu, Dec 27, 2012, Denis M. Wilson wrote: Yes, you can use a double quote in a macro argument (it is documented and has been there forever). But it gives you the ASCII quote mark, not the typographical open and close quotes which are use in typesetting English (\[lq] and \[rq]). If