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Date:      Tue, 18 Jul 2000 14:10:03 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Ben Smithurst <ben@FreeBSD.org>
To:        freebsd-doc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: docs/20009: [PATCH] the FAQ needs an entry on bikesheds
Message-ID:  <200007182110.OAA20353@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR docs/20009; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Ben Smithurst <ben@FreeBSD.org>
To: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: docs/20009: [PATCH] the FAQ needs an entry on bikesheds
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 20:42:58 +0100

 Brooks Davis wrote:
 
 > I'm almost certain it was decided to do it the other way so quote
 > characters would be automagicaly matched and localized properly.
 
 yep, you're right.  I just checked some CVS logs.  That means a couple
 of things I added recently are wrong.
 
 I guess I could put &[lr]dquo; -> <quote></quote> on my list of things
 to cleanup in the FAQ then.  As well as "foo", 'foo', `foo', ``foo'',
 and $DEITY only knows how many other quoting styles are used.
 
 >>> +	      paying attention, that he is *here*.</para>
 >> 
 >> Perhaps <emphasis>foo</emphasis> instead of *foo*, or something.  The
 >> FAQ isn't limited to ASCII text like email is. :-)
 > 
 > I though of doing that, but it's quoted text.  We could do that, but
 > I'd want to be sure that the * (or similar) emphasis marks where being
 > added in the text version.  I don't know what w3m does.
 
 It doesn't add "*" in the text version.  How important is that?  I'd
 argue that removing that is just changing formatting and is no worse
 than re-wrapping the lines or changing "foo" to <quote>foo</quote>.
 *foo* is going to come out real ugly in HTML. :-(
 
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