[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #4491: Quoted text ending in number foils "smart" quotes

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Tue Jun 19 19:24:52 GMT 2007


#4491: Quoted text ending in number foils "smart" quotes
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 Reporter:  cherylontheweb  |        Owner:  anonymous   
     Type:  defect          |       Status:  new         
 Priority:  lowest          |    Milestone:  2.4 (future)
Component:  Administration  |      Version:  2.2         
 Severity:  minor           |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:                  |  
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Comment (by Otto42):

 After a number, it converts a quote into a "double prime" character, which
 is usually used to represent inches.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_(symbol)

 This is done by wptexturize(), and there's probably not a particularly
 good solution for it.

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