By kkaefer on
Hello,
I would like to suggest using typographically correct quotation marks in the German translation:
The " character means Inch and is not a quotation mark. The correct German quotation marks are „Wort“.
Alternatively we could also use the inverted French style: »Wort«.
And if one day someone doesn't want these anymore, it is quite easy to replace all occurrences of these characters with the inch " character.
Regards,
timcn
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Yes, please
Although it isn't possible right now for me to help translating, as I am stuck in Ireland without internet connection, I support this idea. It looks much cleaner with typographically correct quotation marks.
ACK, but we should IMHO use
ACK, but we should IMHO use „Wort“ (not the French version). Post patches, I'll happily apply ;) If you have CVS access feel free to modify the files directly.
Uwe.
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Hooray for „Gänsefüßchen“!
I totally agree. This would make texts make a much more proffessional impression.
The Wikipedia entry for „Anführungszeichen“ should be obligatory reading for any contributor (and it is quite interesting, too).
Windows users:
A minor remark...
Servus.
It's great to get some feedback on translations, but the closinng character quoted isn't correct.
It shouldn't be “ but ”... Quotes should read
„Das ist ein Zitat”
Sorry not having the Windows codes at hand, but on the Mac it's Option-Shift-W („) and Option-Shift-2 (”).
However, in .po files you should use HTML characters anyway, so that's
& #8221; or ” right double quotation mark
& #8222; or „ double low-9 quotation mark
I'll try to remember next time I do a translation :)
Norbert
-- form follows function
Norbert
-- form follows function
Duden
Hi,
you should have a look at this link for the DUDEN rules regarding quotation marks:
http://www.duden.de/rechtschreibregeln/anfuehrungszeichen
Here the end quotes are always outward.
Kind regards,
Annette
Same here :(
Same here :(
I have the same
I have the same question..