[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 6503] content property doesn't support quotes

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6503





--- Comment #43 from Carol Szabo <carol.szabo at nokia.com>  2011-02-21 07:56:17 PST ---
(In reply to comment #34)
> (In reply to comment #33)
> I'm opposed to the simpleQuotes default, and feel that the UA's preferred locale should be the default, or englishQuotes if this is not possible (which possibly should be changed to latinQuotes). {"'} isn't that appropriate in a case where the start and end of the quote are both known.

I believe the default is a minor issue, a matter of preference. The quotes you do not like are used only when the language of the page cannot be determined. I feel that simple ASCII characters, which are available on most systems, should be an option.
The way the code is designed, any implementor of a WebKit based browser can change this default easily. My goal is to provide basic support for quotes and compliance with the standard. The defaults are not specified in the standard, so the only reason why I included a relatively elaborate logic for defaults is so that my patch gets approved by reviewers. I would have considered such a logic out of scope for now.
If you want a different default wait for my patch to be landed and make your proposal. See if reviewers approve it.

As far as the englishQuotes vs. latinQuotes part of your comment I have no idea what you mean. I come from a culture based on a Latin language, very close to Italian and we use different quotes; so even with my limited knowledge of correct orthography in different cultures, I do not find latinQuotes an appropriate name for the quotes used customarily in English texts. Please explain.

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