More options for the typographic quotes pref.

[Mr. K]

Here's an example of typical text in my document. I have dimensions and quoted text. Dimensions need straight " marks, and the text needs curly “ quotes. I'm not sure there's a way to make a 100% accurate pref to handle this, but if there is, then It would be helpful. I made the changes you see here manually.

[Old Bruce]

49 minutes ago, Mr. K said:

I'm not sure there's a way to make a 100% accurate pref to handle this, but if there is, then It would be helpful.

This could easily be handled by GREP. Please can we have GREP in Find and Replace.

 

[Alfred]

52 minutes ago, Mr. K said:

Dimensions need straight " marks

Ideally you would use proper inch marks (with a slight slope) if the font includes them:

straight quote "
curly quote ”
inch mark ″

[MikeW]

Just now, αℓƒяє∂ said:

Ideally you would use proper inch marks (with a slight slope) if the font includes them:

straight quote "
curly quote ”
inch mark ″

Can I get a Prime?

The name, Smart Quotes,  was always a lie. If they were "smart" they would know whether they are beside a numeral or not...

It's an easy thing to do in a font. A few of mine are that way. GREP Styles would be nice, as well as GREP find/replace.

[Seneca]

2 minutes ago, MikeW said:

GREP Styles would be nice, as well as GREP find/replace.

[Mr. K]

I found the override key combination:  Shift + Control + "

[lowerider]

1 hour ago, Mr. K said:

I found the override key combination:  Shift + Control + "

Nothing happened when I used the key combination with artistic or frame text.

[Mr. K]

Do you have the pref set to typographic quotes? Are you using a Mac? Here's with " first and shift/command/" next. (Should be shift/control/")

[Alfred]

2 minutes ago, Mr. K said:

Are you using a Mac? Here's with " first and shift/command/" next.

In your previous post you wrote:

Quote

Shift + Control + "

(Windows keyboards don’t have a ⌘ Command key.)

[Mr. K]

6 minutes ago, αℓƒяє∂ said:

In your previous post you wrote:

(Windows keyboards don’t have a ⌘ Command key.)

Sorry I meant shift/control/". I suspect there's some key combo that will work for you. I tried all combinations until I hit on the one that worked.

[Alfred]

Just now, Mr. K said:

Sorry I meant shift/control/". I suspect there's some key combo that will work for you. I tried all combinations until I hit on the one that worked.

Thanks. There may well be a key combo that works for most Windows users, but Control on a Mac is usually replaced by an awkward combination of mouse button presses which (because of the design of the touchpad) is useless to me on my Windows laptop.

[walt.farrell]

I'm not sure what Shift+Ctrl+" is doing on a Mac, but if it's something in Text > Insert > Quotation Marks > ... there are no shortcut keys assigned to any of those by default on Windows.