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

[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, eg I believe
guillemets are used in French.

Hope this helps.

Denis

On Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:09:07 +0100
Bertrand Garrigues <address@hidden> wrote:

> 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 safely use 2 double-quotes in any
> string argument ?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Bertrand Garrigues
> 
> 
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