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| − | + | == Usage == | |
The {{tl|" ' "}} (or {{tl|Double single double}} in long form) template is for use a) at the beginning of a "double-quoted" quotation that begins a 'single-quoted' quotation that in turn begins an enclosing "double-quoted" quotation, or b) at the end of a "double-quoted" quotation that ends a 'single-quoted' quotation that in turn ends an enclosing "double-quoted" quotation. Its purpose is to slightly space the single and double quotation marks apart for legibility, without actually inserting a space character. It does this with [[Cascading style sheets|CSS]], and does so because the insertion of extraneous space characters of any kind would be a violation of the [[Semantic web|semantic integrity of the web content]] of the article or other page in which it appeared. | The {{tl|" ' "}} (or {{tl|Double single double}} in long form) template is for use a) at the beginning of a "double-quoted" quotation that begins a 'single-quoted' quotation that in turn begins an enclosing "double-quoted" quotation, or b) at the end of a "double-quoted" quotation that ends a 'single-quoted' quotation that in turn ends an enclosing "double-quoted" quotation. Its purpose is to slightly space the single and double quotation marks apart for legibility, without actually inserting a space character. It does this with [[Cascading style sheets|CSS]], and does so because the insertion of extraneous space characters of any kind would be a violation of the [[Semantic web|semantic integrity of the web content]] of the article or other page in which it appeared. | ||
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:Kwan was quoted as saying, "She disputed his statement that 'Voltaire never said "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.<span style="color:red;">" ' "</span> | :Kwan was quoted as saying, "She disputed his statement that 'Voltaire never said "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.<span style="color:red;">" ' "</span> | ||
| − | :When rendered, the non-breaking-spaced version looks the same as the template version, but improperly mixes content and presentation. | + | :When rendered, the non-breaking-spaced version looks similar to or the same as the template version, but improperly mixes content and presentation. |
| − | + | ==Mozilla/Firefox note== | |
On some Mozilla-based browsers, the spacing is not perfectly even on both sides of the single-quote. There isn't anything we can do about this without making it look equally imperfect in most or all other browsers. This is a Mozilla bug, not a MediaWiki bug. | On some Mozilla-based browsers, the spacing is not perfectly even on both sides of the single-quote. There isn't anything we can do about this without making it look equally imperfect in most or all other browsers. This is a Mozilla bug, not a MediaWiki bug. | ||
| − | + | == See also == | |
*[[Template:' "]] ([[Template:Single double]]) | *[[Template:' "]] ([[Template:Single double]]) | ||
*[[Template:" ']] ([[Template:Double single]]) | *[[Template:" ']] ([[Template:Double single]]) | ||
<!--*[[Template:" ' "]] ([[Template:Double single double]])--> | <!--*[[Template:" ' "]] ([[Template:Double single double]])--> | ||
| + | *[[Template:-"]] ([[Template:Space double]]) | ||
*[[Template:']] ([[Template:Apostrophe]]) | *[[Template:']] ([[Template:Apostrophe]]) | ||
*[[Template:'s]] | *[[Template:'s]] | ||
Revision as of 07:38, 11 December 2009
| This is a documentation subpage for Template:Double+single+double. It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
Usage
The {{" ' "}} (or {{Double single double}} in long form) template is for use a) at the beginning of a "double-quoted" quotation that begins a 'single-quoted' quotation that in turn begins an enclosing "double-quoted" quotation, or b) at the end of a "double-quoted" quotation that ends a 'single-quoted' quotation that in turn ends an enclosing "double-quoted" quotation. Its purpose is to slightly space the single and double quotation marks apart for legibility, without actually inserting a space character. It does this with CSS, and does so because the insertion of extraneous space characters of any kind would be a violation of the semantic integrity of the web content of the article or other page in which it appeared.
- Example (with highlighting added for clarity)
- Using the template:
Kwan was quoted as saying, "She disputed his statement that 'Voltaire never said "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.{{" ' "}}
- Kwan was quoted as saying, "She disputed his statement that 'Voltaire never said "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."'"
- For comparison, here is the completely unspaced version:
Kwan was quoted as saying, "She disputed his statement that 'Voltaire never said "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."'"
- Kwan was quoted as saying, "She disputed his statement that 'Voltaire never said "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."'"
- And here is the version with a semantically incorrect non-breaking space character:
Kwan was quoted as saying, "She disputed his statement that 'Voltaire never said "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." ' "
- Kwan was quoted as saying, "She disputed his statement that 'Voltaire never said "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." ' "
- When rendered, the non-breaking-spaced version looks similar to or the same as the template version, but improperly mixes content and presentation.
Mozilla/Firefox note
On some Mozilla-based browsers, the spacing is not perfectly even on both sides of the single-quote. There isn't anything we can do about this without making it look equally imperfect in most or all other browsers. This is a Mozilla bug, not a MediaWiki bug.
See also
- Template:' " (Template:Single double)
- Template:" ' (Template:Double single)
- Template:-" (Template:Space double)
- Template:' (Template:Apostrophe)
- Template:'s
- Template:! (Template:Pipe, for escaping the "|" symbol)