[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #17671: Twenty Eleven: Quotes

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#17671: Twenty Eleven: Quotes
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 Reporter:  knutsp          |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)    |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Graphic Design  |     Version:  3.2
 Severity:  minor           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                  |
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Changes (by toscho):

 * cc: info@… (added)


Comment:

 There is no way to get quotes right in all languages. Plus, some current
 web browsers cannot handle CSS quotes very well: Firefox and Webkit for
 example omit the quotes when the reader copies some text. There are issues
 with selections in Webkit and Opera too.

 Twenty Eleven has no chance to do the right thing because `q` is currently
 broken nearly everywhere. Create a child theme with proper quotes for your
 target audience or better: don’t use `q` and insert the quotation marks as
 real text like you do it with question marks. This way, users with a
 browser that doesn’t understand `q` at all (IE < 9) still understand what
 you have written.

 Recommended reading: [http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-html-
 editor/2004JulSep/0087.html Masayasu Ishikawa: Why the quote element
 doesn't add quotes by default] – from 2004 but still in many parts
 relevant.

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