[Scribus] Question on the Insert menu in 1.3.x
Louis Desjardins
louisdesjardins
Tue Mar 7 18:21:31 CET 2006
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>On Tuesday 07 March 2006 17:24, Louis Desjardins wrote:
>> Hi Team!
>>
>> Is there a particular reason why in the new Insert menu we find the 2
>> first options :
>>
>> Apostrophe [ ' ] (straight apostrophe)
>> Straight double [ " ] (straight quotation mark)
>>
>> I am asking this question for 2 reasons:
>>
>> 1. These glyphs are readily accessible from many keyboard layouts (at
>> least the ones I know).
>>
>> 2. The so-called "apostrophe" has been a typographic nightmare ever
>> since DTP was born and even in the notes from Unicode officials, it
>> is said that the recommended apostrophe in typography is the curved
>> one. So why insist on that wrong apostrophe that is so easily
>> accessible from the keyboard anyways? The same reason applies for the
>> Straight double which is often used as quotes (guillemets) ... and is
>> also a typographic nightmare!
>>
>> Say we take them out, the menu will look more attractive (less
>> crowded) AND we will help users develop their taste for nice
>> typography... :)
>>
>> Any thoughts? Maybe I'm missing something obvious or I look at this
>> from my too narrow point of view (french typography) ?!
>
>
>Basically for completeness, because I have never seen an Arabic, Indic,
>Russian, Thai etc keyboard. For that matter, I've never seen a Polish,
>Portuguese, etc etc.. and FWIW, I REALLY REALLY hate the French keyboard :)
You're gonna hurt yourself! Don't hate like this! French might not be
so easy, but the keyboard is! We'll be happy to show you how it works
when we're in Lyon! :) :) :)
Louis
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