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Re: ascii quotes in Program cell

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  • Subject: [mg116123] Re: ascii quotes in Program cell
  • From: Mark Fisher <particlefilter at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 05:27:03 -0500 (EST)

On 2/2/2011 8:37 AM, John Fultz wrote:
> On Wed, 2 Feb 2011 06:07:46 -0500 (EST), Mark Fisher wrote:
>> When I try to type ascii double quotes in a Program cell (default
>> style sheet, Version 8, Windows) they are automatically converted into
>> \[OpenCurlyDoubleQuote] etc. How can I override this behavior? I am
>> flummoxed. (Also, can someone explain why this is the default behavior
>> for "programs"?)
>>
>> --Mark
>
> It was an oversight.  Thanks for pointing it out.  I just fixed it in the
> development version, so future versions shouldn't have this problem.
>
> You can fix this on your system by doing the following:
>
> * In a new notebook, Format->Edit Stylesheet
>
> * Paste and interpret the following cell expression at the end of the
> stylesheet:
>
> Cell[StyleData["Program"],
>   AutoQuoteCharacters->{},
>   PasteAutoQuoteCharacters->{}]
>
> * Click Install Stylesheet...
>
> * Choose Default.nb as the stylesheet name and press OK.
>
> * Quit and restart Mathematica.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> John Fultz
> jfultz at wolfram.com
> User Interface Group
> Wolfram Research, Inc.

Thanks.


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